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It is time for joined-up thinking on adult education

Much of the talk about adult education has been around the devolved budget and whether it’s being spent effectively….

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VICKY DUCKWORTH
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Our new approach to funding apprenticeships will provide better value for money

A new approach to funding apprenticeships will provide better value for money so that people can benefit from the…

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ANNE MILTON
Opinion

The funding band reviews are a good model for the future

Following the success of the funding band reviews, the Institute for Apprenticeships will use the same collaborative approach to…

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SIR GERRY BERRAGAN
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We need three post-16 pathways: A-levels, T-levels and applied generals

Two post-16 education pathways are not enough: we need an academic route, an occupational route and a career route, argues…

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ROD BRISTOW
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Ensuring young people have the ‘best possible’ careers advice

As the Department for Education announces plans to take action against schools that aren’t complying with the ‘Baker clause’,…

Anne Milton
ANNE MILTON
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The ‘transformational bridge’ of continued adult education

Everyone, from business people to politicians agree that infrastructure makes a huge difference to economic performance. Digital, transport links…

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We must tell the chancellor FE needs more, not less funding

Further education is being asked to find more cuts, despite already being under-funded. Let’s fight back by insisting on fair…

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JAMES KEWIN
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New quality assurance rules will create a tiered apprenticeship system

The latest announcements on quality assurance of end-point assessments are a game-changer for assessment organisations – some standards will…

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TERRY FENNELL
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Post-16 segregation threatens ‘parity of esteem’ for technical education

Post-16 pathways are increasingly segregated, which risks damaging the government’s ambitions for technical education to be treated with parity…

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DAVID ROBINSON
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Why good governance is crucial for ITPs

The AELP’s new code of governance is a chance for training providers big and small to think about how…

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NICHOLA HAY
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A milestone month for the Institute for Apprenticeships!

The publication of the 300th apprenticeship standard is a sign of real change with tangible outcomes, says Sir Gerry…

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SIR GERRY BERRAGAN
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Are apprenticeship funding bands being set deliberately low?

Are funding bands deliberately being set below cost to restrict the supply of some high-cost apprenticeship standards? Mandy Crawford-Lee…

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MANDY CRAWFORD-LEE