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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What does the Chief Stage Electrician for Opera North, the Executive Director at Skillscene, and the Operations and Facilities Manager at Bristol’s Colston Hall have…
I recently spent a couple of stimulating hours with the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong, John Hayes, celebrating Adult Learners’ Week with a…
An Education on Cloud Using technology to become more competitive, more responsive to change and able to deliver a more immersive learning experience is essential…
There are many reasons for our historic national shortcomings in vocational education and skills training. One major blockage has been the reluctance to allow expert…
It will not have escaped most of you that the latest series of Alan Sugar’s attempt to find an “Apprentice” has just begun on TV.…
This week sees the start of Adult Learners’ Week (ALW) as well as the Learning at Work (LAW) day on Thursday. Up and down the…
The National Curriculum for both primary and secondary schools is currently undergoing a major review – launched by Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education,…
Not long ago I visited my old secondary school, and was struck by how much it had changed and improved since I was there. Yet…
More than ever, communication within an organisation is the key to dealing with the current Further Education agenda. As colleges attempt to embrace the rapidity…
Following the outcomes of the Wolf Report and the stated priorities of the coalition government, we need to focus more than ever on the relevance…
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