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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At the end of July, I was delighted to receive confirmation that New College Durham’s application to be one of the first FE colleges in…
Recent uncertainties about Adult Learner Responsive funding caused much anxiety among training providers right across the country, especially as it took so long for the…
This year’s annual technology conference for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers saw a step-change in the level of activity from FE delegates – and next year…
As the summer campaigning season comes to an end and enrolments are being counted, marketing campaigns are coming under scrutiny. Did we spend enough? Did…
This is a defining week for LSIS. We have published two important new documents for improvement in the sector New Freedoms: New Focus and our Strategic Intentions…
With the public purse strings stretched ever-tighter, FE is feeling the pinch. Colleges, many of whom already have enviable reputations for their financial innovation and…
It’s that time of year again, just as we all return from those long deserved breaks, long walks, lying on the beach and catching up…
Geoff Russell, chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency, considers what’s been going on behind the scenes ahead of the start of term. It’s that…
I doubt that there will be anyone working in education and skills who would not agree that for a strong and growing economy we must…
Today school and college leavers around the country will nervously pick up their A Level results, followed a week later by their counterparts at schools…
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