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...
The government's plans for young people will go further if they are built around the colleges already providing technical pathways, work placements and apprenticeships, argues...
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why...
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...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
“ Cue deep, throaty voice in a distinctly US accent”¦ “¦In the year 2006, FE colleges around the country were coming to a cataclysmic end.…
“ Sunshine! Ah, finally, the sun is beating down mercilessly on the ground outside, and at long last it feels like the kind of weather…
“ The Association of Colleges has launched a campaign to address the funding gap between school sixth forms and local sixth forms/general further education colleges,…
“New strategies for helping disabled students make the transition from education into sustainable employment work came under the spotlight in the Midlands this month.Remploy, provider…
“Hampshire County Council is to offer young offenders the chance to work for them. In an innovative project, which will receive funding from the Learning…
“The RNIB College at Loughborough has been short-listed for a National Training Award for its Work Transition programme. The residential college caters for people with…
“ULRs have all chosen to take up a very rewarding challenge within their working lives. One that won”t reward them financially, but will reward them…
“People seeking to start or develop their careers in food manufacturing can boost their chances of getting ahead through new vocationally linked qualifications launching in…
Ministers from both DIUS and DWP will be at the Association of Learning Providers” autumn conference this week to hear calls to look seriously at…
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