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Where will all the T-level teachers come from?

The ambitious plans for T-levels will surely fail unless more well-qualified staff can be attracted to the sector, warns...

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SIMON MARTIN
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Can UTCs fit in the technical education jigsaw?

The government should think again on UTCs, and consider moving admissions to 16, says Gerard Dominguez-Reig Technical education is prone...

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GERARD DOMINGUEZ-REIG
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Three cheers for the Institute for Apprenticeships!

Maritime Skills Alliance sticks up for the maligned IfA for creating two wholly new port operative apprenticeships in a complex...

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IAIN MACKINNON
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The global skills race will be won by the country that can colonise skills systems

With the Germans exporting their entire skills model to countries in their global value chain, the UK needs to...

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ROB MAY
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‘Colleges have a grander ambition for their students’

Colleges have a unique role to play in the new industrial revolution, ensuring that every citizen is able to thrive,...

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DAVID HUGHES
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How will reducing low-skill foreign workers impact FE?

The UK has long relied on EU workers. Now employers must improve the training of homegrown staff, says Tom...

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TOM RICHMOND
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Does the IfA really believe in degree apprenticeship?

The IfA’s review of the DTSP will be a key test of whether it really listens to employers (and...

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MANDY CRAWFORD-LEE
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Why getting QTLS is on teachers’ to-do lists

When it comes to developing their careers, more teachers and trainers in further education are opting to gain QTLS...

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The chancellor’s levy transfer increase – a ‘package of reforms’, or mere tinkering?

Selling the increase in the amount levy-paying employers can transfer to small companies as a “package of reforms” is...

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TONY ALLEN