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As we beef up the IfA, don’t knock down AOs

The government should be wary of diminishing the role of awarding organisations in its T-level proposals, argues Julie Hyde,...

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How can we get more adults to learn?

We are already looking at the supply of skills training, writes Fiona Aldridge. Now we need to encourage people...

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Hitting the targets, missing the point

While apprenticeship starts have risen for ethnic minorities and those with learning difficulties, much of their progress has been...

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Colleges’ Ofsted bounce-back should be acknowledged

Three weeks ago we reported that by the end of the last academic year, college performance had dipped to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Prevent is preventing education

The crude imposition of Prevent in colleges has created a with-us-or-against-us mentality, running roughshod over the British value of...

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Apprenticeships must not accredit existing knowledge

The apprenticeship levy was a brave move for a Conservative government. But unless it gets to grips with apprenticeships...

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Industrial strategy: what’s missing is what matters

Given the challenges the UK’s society and economy now faces, the industrial strategy is a rather small, faltering step,...

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Maths GCSE investment adds up

The extra £48.5m in the budget to support college students pass their GCSE maths is to be celebrated – and it’s...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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How to increase apprenticeship starts

The levy has had more than its share of teething problems, but it’s not time to bin it yet, says Kathleen...

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