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23 April 2026

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Apprenticeship reform is squeezing the very SMEs it needs most

Simon Ashworth

Simon Ashworth

1h | Apprenticeships
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When CAMHS fails, the classroom becomes the front line

David Murray

1h | The Staffroom - opinion
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Vocational reform will only work if people trust it

Catherine Large

1h | Skills reform
Catherine Large
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AI translation tools are reshaping ESOL, but not for the better

Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed

1h | Teaching
Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed
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NEET rise raises the stakes for qualification reform

Julie Hyde

1h | Skills reform
Julie Hyde
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Manufacturing has moved on, and so has our training

Martin Jenkins

8h | Training Providers
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Learning doesn’t fit neatly into hours, so why do we force it to?

Matthew Reynolds

7d | Teaching
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We don’t need new apprenticeship metrics, we need to use the ones we have

Harry Hobbs

7d | Apprenticeships

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For the first time in forever – fund SEND properly in colleges

Sharon Ryan

7d | Inclusion
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Speaking and listening exams are failing Gen Z’s anxious learners, it’s time for a rethink

Pete Middleton

7d | The Staffroom - opinion
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Engineering’s entry point is disappearing

Dr Benjamin Silverstone

7d | Apprenticeships
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Providers aren’t failing by accident, they’re designed to fail

Joseph Aspinall

7d | Apprenticeships

I passed my exam, but the SEND system in FE failed me

Shahab Ahmad

7d | Inclusion
Shahab Ahmad

Access to HE can play a key role in driving social mobility

Kim Laughton

1w | Higher education
Kim Laughton

Teenagers aren’t googling your organisation, they’re asking AI

Ruth Sparkes

1w | Young people

This ESOL review is a rare chance – let’s not waste it

Diana Sutton

1w | Skills reform

Funding boost for youth opportunity, but employers will lead the way

Nishi Mayor

1w | Apprenticeships

ChatGPT will never know enough for marking educational assessments

Dr Rajeshwari Iyer

2w | Assessment

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Cheap means nasty for apprenticeship units, say providers

1h | Apprenticeships
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NOCN lays foundations for ‘skills passport’ fight

1h | Awarding
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Regulator probes collapse of engineering trainer

1h | Apprenticeships
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Secrecy for seven ends as devolution budgets revealed

1h | Devolution
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Vocational reform will only work if people trust it
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Movers & Shakers: Edition 530
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From clawbacks to giving back: David Withey, SGS College
1h | Colleges
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Manufacturing has moved on, and so has our training
8h | Training Providers