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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On the 15th March 2022, the All–Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Employment (APPG for Youth Employment) presented their report from an inquiry into ‘The impact…
Ironically, given the title, the Levelling Up White Paper is oddly unbalanced. The twelve ‘missions’ set out within it, and to be achieved by 2030,…
Dr Jo Saxton’s speech at 2022 ASCL conference Yesterday, I was 12 miles up the road in Walsall. It was a powerful afternoon talking to…
Estimates of employment, unemployment, inactivity, average weekly earnings, vacancies and other labour market related statistics for the UK. This release also includes latest estimates of…
When Sally Ann Hart, MP for Hastings, asked the Department for Education and Skills about discussions with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, about…
To get more students studying #STEM, we need to engage them and demonstrate the real-world applications of science, argues Sean O’Sullivan from biotechnology company Illumina.…
Developments in digital mapping are allowing universities to make buildings smarter and introduce new efficiencies in how they operate. Here, Dr Addy Pope, examines the…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Weekly Journal Edition #635 It has been a busy one this week. There have been eight, yes EIGHT major announcements this…
Last week it was announced that National Tutoring Programme (NTP) has removed the target to focus on disadvantaged pupils. An email which was sent to…
Last week, the Department for Education published its evidence to the independent pay review body for teacher pay. This includes proposals for teacher pay in…
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