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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Commenting as the government publishes its Inclusive Britain report, a response to its Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school…
The long-awaited Levelling Up white paper was finally released a couple of weeks back. And although the white paper included some very welcome proposals on…
The long overdue Levelling Up white paper contains ambitions that are hard to dispute. A policy to transform the UK economy through a place-based approach,…
#TheOnlineSafetyBill will be introduced in Parliament today to help protect young people and clamp down on racist abuse online, while safeguarding freedom of expression. World-first…
Between the ages of 16-19 students’ time at sixth form, colleges and independent training providers is the crucial, final stage of education. It is the…
The truth is that, in England, we have a good education system, but frankly it isn’t yet good enough for every child from every background.…
The Office for Students (@OfficeStudents) has today (17 Mar) launched a review of blended learning, amidst concerns that the poor quality of the online experience…
It is a truth widely acknowledged that an election-winning slogan must become a White Paper. Since a promise to ‘Level Up’ helped the Conservatives sweep…
As the White Paper reminds us, ‘While talent is spread equally across our country, opportunity is not.’ This is certainly true in the West Midlands.…
Finishing secondary education can be a daunting prospect for many young people. Although a large percentage of students will head off to college or sixth…
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