The publication of Common findings from funding assurance work on post-16 education providers: 2024 to 2025 assurance year provides a useful snapshot of the compliance...
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...
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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...
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Behind every UK WorldSkills competitor there is a dedicated and supportive training manager and WorldSkills expert. This individual oversees all aspects of the technical training…
Further Education was once described as "the neglected middle child of education". It’s a crying shame that so much of its work goes unnoticed and…
John Denham has become Labour’s new Communities Secretary after Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) will merge with…
The economic downturn is affecting teachers’ and trainers’ practice throughout the further education and skills sector in a number of different ways. Recessions are not…
Barnfield College in Luton will host the national final of the WorldSkills UK beauty and related therapies national competition this Saturday. The event is being…
The Points Based System represents the biggest shake up to immigration in 45 years. The new system allows the UK Border Agency to control migration…
Reform of 14-19 learning has been a leading government policy objective for some time. David Blunkett signalled Government interest in this area in a keynote…
It has been over two months since I first announced the 60 members of Squad UK, all hoping to make it into Team UK who…
David Collins’ recent piece on quangos, For Richer, for Poorer, begs the question that if the Government has to cut spending, would it be best…
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