English and maths

Finally, a real stepping stone for GCSE English and maths learners

After years of watching students struggle through endless GCSE resits, this reform could be the breakthrough they’ve been waiting...

Jessica Hill
Dr Alice Eardley
V Levels

V Levels are an opportunity to bring coherence, if we get it right

V Levels could finally give vocational education the credibility it deserves, but only if they’re designed with clarity, consistency...

Jessica Hill
Dr Fiona Aldridge
Skills reform

We’ll end qualification confusion and build confidence in FE

For too long, young people have faced a maze of qualifications with no clear direction. Our new V Levels...

Jessica Hill
Jacqui Smith
digital skills

Closing the digital divide: Beyond devices to true inclusion

Covid forced colleges online overnight. But years later, too many still confuse digital access with digital inclusion, and learners...

Jessica Hill
Imran Mir
Ofsted

Thriving providers are the ones who’ve stopped performing for Ofsted

Too many providers let data sit in dashboards instead of using it to shape strategy. National Grid’s forensic, forward-looking...

Jessica Hill
Kerry Boffey and Daniel Tingle
AI

AI is reshaping our minds, not just our jobs

AI is reshaping the very fabric of human cognition and unless leaders act, workers will face a crisis of...

Jessica Hill
Perry Perrott
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships can staff from front desk to the front line of digital

Apprenticeships give businesses a cost-effective way to upskill admin workers into digital and social media roles

Jessica Hill
Lexie Cheesewright
Awarding

Creating a City & Guilds fit for the fourth industrial revolution

City & Guilds’ landmark sale isn’t just a business move, but an act of stewardship to futureproof the skills...

Shane Chowen
Dame Ann Limb and Kirstie Donnelly
Skills reform

We saved a social care workforce pathway cut off by level 3 reforms

Around 31,000 learners were potentially left without a route into social care, but NCFE’s intervention could be the lifeline...

Jessica Hill
David Rowley