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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Excellent approaches to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion were shared at two LSIS dissemination events taking place in June and July. These highlighted some of…
The Association for Learning Technology functions partly as a learned society. As such we have a peer-reviewed journal Research in Learning Technology which is currently…
It can be surprising how little attention the FE sector receives from the mainstream media considering all that goes on. One of the things we…
Michael Davis, the former Chairman of Leicester College and new Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills explains how his organisation is…
One of the key points raised again and again by employers is the suitability of training courses for the career paths that they are intended…
The ‘Big Society’ idea is a major force behind government policy and is likely to feature strongly in the forthcoming consultation on the reform of…
There are days in the world of FE when the bureaucracy of systems and approaches start to wear me down. Why you ask? Well, in…
In Baroness Sharp’s interim report of the Independent Commission on Colleges in their Communities, the vision is that colleges should be the “dynamic nucleus” of…
The Government is encouraging Apprenticeships, which is to be applauded. But this is combined with the rise in Apprenticeship requirements and the drop of up…
At a time when public sector funding cuts are commonplace, the government’s commitment to increasing apprenticeships – and the £250m set aside to fund this…
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