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Six ways technology can boost productivity in FE

The further education sector plays an important role in England’s education system. In 2017/18, the country’s 266 colleges provided...

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Building a National Education Service: What’s Labour’s vision for skills?

Labour has taken two years to flesh out its National Education Service plans – so what do they mean...

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JOE DROMEY
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The fallacy of our ‘employer-led’ skills system

If employers are to be given the driving seat in workforce development, they have to be given the keys...

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TOM BEWICK
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Complexity is a strength of FE, not a weakness

We shouldn’t be ashamed of the complexity of FE – we must embrace it and start explaining it to...

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DAME RUTH SILVER
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How Team UK can do even better in EuroSkills

We still have some way to go before we will be on a par with other European countries –...

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BEN BLACKLEDGE
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What can we learn from vocational training in Germany?

As the Education Secretary tours the German technical education system, what might he learn that would be relevant to...

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EWART KEEP
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Applied general qualifications: should they stay or should they go?

What’s the future of applied general qualifications – should they stay or go? Lee Hunt shares his thoughts on...

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LEE HUNT MBE
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T-Levels: the challenges for employers

The T-level placement is an awkward length and requires new thinking, says Jenny Taylor, who is involved in designing...

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JENNY TAYLOR
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We urgently need a long-term funding strategy for FE

Further education has an important role supporting the economy, says Chris Todd, but the government sees it as an...

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CHRIS TODD