Level 7 apprenticeship age restrictions are ridiculous barrier to growth Age-based restrictions on Level 7 apprenticeships funding defy logic—leaving the NHS and industrial strategy in jeopardy while failing to address real skills gaps
Cutting apprenticeship support risks leaving a generation behind Transformative opportunities for young people will be harder to achieve if initiatives like the ASK programme continue to lose funding
Timetables, talks and trust – how we’re getting students to show up Rigid timetables and punitive measures failed. So we tried something different, and it’s transformed student attitudes to attendance
We’re haunted by the ghosts of failed curriculum reforms By entrenching class divides, T levels are becoming the new 11-plus. Becky Francis’ review must challenge Lord Sainsbury’s outdated vision before it’s too late
Beyond numbers: What supervisors really think about apprenticeships Competent management of apprentices is vital to their success. Here’s seven ways to do it
End of the road for Turing? As the future of the post-Brexit Turing programme looks uncertain amid DfE cost cuts, we examine its impact on the lives of FE students who used it to travel the world
Adult functional skills axe makes change for under-19s more vital There’s already evidence of employers favouring over-19s so we must look now at improving the functional skills offer for 16-18s
Don’t believe the hype – Skills England isn’t doomed to failure Skills England has been dismissed as ‘stillborn’ but with collaboration between educators and employers it could be transformative
We had to face facts, our college didn’t deliver what it needed to Colleges around the country shared their experience to allow SCCB to refocus and bounce back