skills The industrial strategy is quietly remaking skills policy We should get used to priority sectors getting first dibs on limited new skills funding, writes Mike Crowhurst Shane Chowen 4mo Mike Crowhurst 4mo Apprenticeships I know how apprenticeships can fail… these reforms can fix that Changes to funding rules are to be applauded but employers and providers must embrace their spirit Jessica Hill 4mo James Kimble 4mo EDI How FE can be a force for hope in an increasingly polarised world Teachers should acknowledge the influences students face and provide safe spaces for dialogue Jessica Hill 4mo Ellisha Soanes 4mo Skills reform Questions remain over industrial strategy skills pledge Skills are mentioned 140 times in the industrial strategy – proof of their pivotal role in UK competitiveness. But… Jessica Hill 4mo Fiona Aldridge 4mo Apprenticeships Ofqual’s apprenticeship assessment reforms: A bold shift with big implications While greater flexibility and innovation are welcome, challenges around cost, consistency, and transition remain Jessica Hill 4mo Daniel Green 4mo Assessment, English and maths Lance the Boyle of English exam papers that baffle learners Neurodivergent or foreign students are hampered when teaching demands familiarity with Ant and Dec or Susan Boyle’s BGT audition Jessica Hill 4mo Amanda Blinkhorn and Jacqueline Forrester 4mo Skills reform Skills excellence is the missing ingredient in the UK’s industrial strategy Skills excellence – not just skills – will drive the UK’s economic future, so don’t overlook it Jessica Hill 4mo Ben Blackledge 4mo Colleges No room to learn: The data behind the post-16 squeeze Rising teenage populations require local authorities and training providers to crunch the data so they can prepare for the… Jessica Hill 4mo James Farr 4mo Training Providers The country needs us so why treat ITPs as second-class providers? Independent training providers are treated unfairly with unequal access to funds so it’s time funding followed the learner, not… Jessica Hill 4mo Stuart Allen 4mo AI The AI hallucination: Why tech will add problems, not solve them The government’s AI ‘initiatives’ are little more than shiny distractions – the tech could increase burdens and threaten jobs Jessica Hill 4mo Andrew Otty 4mo Apprenticeships What England can learn from apprenticeships run overseas From minimum durations to volunteer coaches, international examples show us the way forward on apprenticeships Jessica Hill 4mo Dr Rebecca Montacute 4mo Adult education For Access to HE students, bills now matter more than books Data shows economic pressures are the biggest barriers to learning but the tools we developed during Covid offer a… Jessica Hill 4mo Ken Duckett 4mo Newer 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 247 Older
