To continue the camping theme from part one in this series, even if you think you have all the equipment and have predicted all the...
ICAEW's research into mid-tier accountancy firms found that, while firms expect AI to reduce demand for some early-career tasks, most do not anticipate an overall...
Party conference season is one of the few points in the political calendar when politicians, policymakers, employers, think tanks and organisations from across the public...
The government's plans for young people will go further if they are built around the colleges already providing technical pathways, work placements and apprenticeships, argues...
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why...
I’m writing this just before heading off on a family camping trip to Yorkshire, which means the house is currently a chaotic blend of optimism,...
There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
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Launching New Challenges, New Chances recently John Hayes made it clear that the document sets the course for FE and skills for the rest of…
Geoff Russell, Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency, welcomes the new Innovation Code, the jewel in the crown of the Skills Investment Statement. Perhaps…
We now know the outlook for the UK economy after the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his autumn statement. It will have come as no…
Official figures released recently show that the number of young people not in education, employment or training has risen to a record high of 1.16 million. One…
Now that the dust has settled on the Association of Colleges Conference, all of those who attended have had a chance to reflect on the…
The absence of any mention of technology-supported learning in relation to the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is a major omission from the Ofsted…
We will have all noticed how the language we use as a sector keeps changing with policy drives and fads. I remember writing bids, reports…
Early indications show that we are heading for yet another economic downturn. The drastic cuts have left many young people in desperate need of effective…
I was delighted when Stephen Twigg MP agreed to deliver his first keynote speech as Shadow Education Secretary at the second Edge Annual Lecture on…
You may have noticed that Christmas is nearly upon us. The annual descent into wintery scenes on the TV – surely you’ve not missed the…
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