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17 July 2026

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To fix apprenticeships we must back employers, not just fund them

Charlotte Bosworth

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5h | Apprenticeships
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The career ladder is missing its first rung

Luke Bocock

5h | Careers
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AI might accelerate processes, but it can’t sit with ambiguity

Mitzi Danielson-Kaslik

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Our new vocational model could shape future ESOL

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Burnham could create a new dawn for further education and lifelong learning

Peter Scales

5h | Adult education
Peter Scales

Hybrid assessment models are becoming essential for modern learners

Dr James Gupta

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Tutoring can help GCSE resit learners – but only if they turn up

Kathryn Davies

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England’s apprenticeship rethink should look across the Atlantic

Bruno V. Manno

7d | Apprenticeships

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AI’s biggest threat is to those trying to get their careers started

Dr Nikos Savvas

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System needs to catch up with young people’s growing appetite for technical education

John Yarham

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FE has lost something primary schools get right

Grace England

7d | The Staffroom - opinion

Rushing qualification reform risks deepening NEET crisis

Tim Bennett-Hart

1w | Awarding
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A pair of shoes taught me more about NEETs than any policy paper

Joe Crossley

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Jobs we dismiss are often the ones that shape us

Luqman Ahmed

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Luqman Ahmed
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Employer sign-off on behaviours is a chance to strengthen apprenticeships

Leanne Poole

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Burnham’s devolution agenda could transform the youth guarantee

Laura-Jane Rawlings

2w | Skills reform
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Reform funding bands, but don’t sacrifice transparency

Sam Callear

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Manufacturing SMEs are being squeezed out of apprenticeships

Cathryn Moses-Stone

2w | Skills reform

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Co-investment cost hike ‘will turn firms off apprenticeships’

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Watchdogs on the lookout for AI experts

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To fix apprenticeships we must back employers, not just fund them

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The career ladder is missing its first rung

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Our new vocational model could shape future ESOL
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AI might accelerate processes, but it can’t sit with ambiguity
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Burnham could create a new dawn for further education and lifelong learning
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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape
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