My work has largely centred on helping adults develop the digital skills they need to move towards further learning and employment. Alongside my professional practice...
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...
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Attempting to design and build a car capable of travelling at over 1,000 mph (1,600 kph) may seem crass during a recession and when other…
The further education and skills sector faces a paradox. It needs to develop confident and skilled learners who can enable different sectors to climb out…
On Tuesday 11 May 2010, the very day that leaders of our three main political parties were deep in deliberations about the formation of a…
It is too late to save Becta now that the new Conservative-Liberal coalition has signed the warrant. But what can and should be rescued and…
The day Lord Browne’s Review took further evidence to support its work in developing recommendations on Higher Education fees and student finance happened to coincide…
Yesterday the Chancellor George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws enlightened us on the Coalition’s plans for £6bn worth of public sector…
The FE community holds the key to ensuring the future prosperity of the UK as it fulfils a crucial role in supplying the diverse skills…
It is fast approaching two years since I was asked to be the East of England World Skills UK Regional Champion. I have a great…
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have published a joint document detailing the coalition deal struck between both parties. The document, The Coalition: our programme for…
Widening participation has increasingly become a critical theme for FE providers, with most organisations facing challenging operational and marketing targets to broaden the scope and…
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