Author: JL Dutaut

If we are to embed the increasing digital skills that industry demands in our teaching staff, colleges and businesses need to collaborate with a much more flexible and supportive approach. I see first-hand, day-to-day how the world of work is changing. As executive chair at Weber Shandwick, I advise organisations from large international FTSE100s to […]

Colleges must put sustainability at the heart of their teaching – and that means far more than tweaking the curriculum, says Cerian Ayres Recent protests around the world demonstrate that communities are unifying on the need for sustainability in how we interact with our environment. But how should education respond, and what does this mean […]

Prospects and public perception would be improved by reducing the gap between funding rates for young people in techinal and vocational education and those on more academic pathways.   It may come as a surprise, but UK adults are among the most positive in Europe about vocational education. Of 28 European countries, the UK ranks third […]

The apprenticeship levy has driven new behaviours and rapid improvement among apprenticeship employment providers, writes Sharon Blyfield, but policy makers must heed their feedback to sustain the charge The apprenticeship levy is not going away and, if used well, it should be a positive enabler to continuous development of all multi-generational organisations. However, some key […]

With Ofsted focusing on curriculum intent, implementation and impact, colleges must be able to show they are truly responsive to local needs, says John Gray Ofsted’s education inspection framework sets out three basic criteria by which a college’s curriculum will be assessed: intent, implementation and impact. Of these, intent is critical because it determines everything […]

The government looks likely to miss its apprenticeships target while running out of the money it set aside to meet it. Action is needed now, says Joe Dromey, because bigger problems are lurking Two years ago the government introduced the apprenticeship levy in an effort to boost employer investment in skills and deliver their target […]

It’s time to stop thinking of a technological revolution and start planning for the technological transition, says Paul Feldman Colleges don’t compete for the basics. No principal has to think carefully about students’ access to hot running water or electricity. Once upon a time, those things seemed revolutionary. Today, we can’t imagine life without them. […]