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...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
Recently, while on safari in Mauritius, I found myself staring at a zebra and thinking about autism, which is perhaps not the most conventional response...
Experience isn't enough to make graduates employable. Why experience must be designed by providers to be in line with the government's skills reforms, rather than...
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...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
“ A report released by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) last week examined the range and efficiency of existing provisions for financial education.…
“ Along with the sciences and engineering, language learning is being neglected, and the numbers of students studying languages is falling. In a global economy,…
“ As usual, this summer the relative merits of vocational and academic education have been the focus of debate in the wake of the recent…
“ A conference in Hull in October is expected to demonstrate the power and influence of adult learning across Europe. The role of international adult…
“ Up to a staggering 75% of the new income from university top-up fees will go unaccounted for; and according to the University & College…
“ Bernard Herzberg last week became the UK’s oldest student. The 96 year old from East Finchley in London was cast England’s Oldest Learner following…
“ A fully active, indeed a fully interactive website has been added to their careers information service by SkillsActive this month. The original provision was…
“ It is my birthday today. Not so many happy returns, as another England washout threatens to ruin my entire week. As I sit here…
“ The British Learning and Development sector is to be represented at a conference in Berlin this November by the British Learning Association (BLA). The…
“ “Have you ever wondered how your Further Education College could benefit from a new resource searching tool? Well wonder no more viewer, as you…
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