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I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
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The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
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Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 778: 4th January 2025 | Kicking off 2025 This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095.…
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