Part Three of three on children, social media and the ban. The first piece asked how we arrived here. The second asked what we should...
As AI adoption outpaces the systems meant to recognise it, the question for the sector is not how to teach AI, but how to certify...
There is a phrase that gets used a lot in education technology right now, and it rarely means what people think it means. "AI-powered" has...
Burnham’s push for No 10 North and a devolved 14–19 offer promises new routes for young people; whether the MBacc becomes the model is now...
The longer I spend working as an independent governance, risk and compliance consultant, the more I find myself thinking that many organisations aren't actually managing...
We know that attendance remains one of the most closely monitored metrics in education. Still, for those working across further education, inclusion, and youth participation,...
From the end of 2023, until the beginning of 2025, I was leading a piece of research titled Appreciating and Supporting Neurodiversity for the New...
Further Education colleges are already driving innovation every day, yet their contribution remains largely invisible in national policy. Elaine Baxter explores why recognising, supporting and...
Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
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This week, presenter Tom Bewick, looks at the issue of apprenticeship reform in England since 2012; and asks whether the scheme is working properly. Overall…
Pupils in the most disadvantaged schools will benefit from high quality, specialised STEM teaching following a £60 million investment to attract and retain the top…
This week’s State Opening of Parliament brought talks of levelling up opportunities for all and a reform to education, offering promises of helping “every child…
The Department for Education has published a provisional list of 160 Level 3 Qualifications that overlap with T-levels. These qualifications are set to be scrapped…
The Schools Bill is set to deliver on the government’s mission to raise standards across the country, increasing attendance and improve safeguarding for children wherever…
INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE £10m to extend senior mental health lead training to more schools and colleges. The £10 million…
Some teachers call the top spot in a school the revolving door. Every new principal has a different take on what the school should focus.…
We are reforming the post-16 system, which at level 3 means improving the quality of both technical and academic qualifications on offer. We want A…
Students looking to study technical qualifications when they’ve completed their GCSEs will have clearer training options that help them get high-skilled, high-paid jobs, as more…
With the release of Edge’s 10th skills shortage bulletin, we’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Few could have predicted the impacts of Covid-19 and Brexit,…
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