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Toxic? Online learning can be better than the classroom

Effective teaching need not be confined to the classroom or the physical presence of a teacher, argues Mark Bremner, no matter what online learning critics say

Opinion, Online learning

Sunak to replace A-levels and T Levels with ‘Advanced British Standard’ qualification

PM wants to merge A-levels and T Levels under plan for sixth formers to study five subjects including ‘some form’ of English and maths

News, Party Conferences 2023

Keegan ‘focussed’ on ‘wasteful’ apprenticeship drop outs

‘I can’t understand why they [completion rates] are not 99%. Who would give up that opportunity?’

News, Apprenticeships, Party Conferences 2023

Why young asylum seekers and refugees are struggling to access college courses

Young people fleeing conflict, oppression and destitution in their home countries are arriving in England in record numbers. In the year to June 2023, 4,513 16 to 17-year-olds applied for asylum, up 7 per cent on last year. Eighty-three per cent were unaccompanied. Another 72,391 adults sought asylum, up 19 per cent on last year. […]

Feature, News, investigation, Long read

‘Shocking’ teacher training proposals could force provider closures

DfE also criticised for questioning ‘quality and value for money’ at private provider

News, Colleges, Teacher training

Apprenticeship levy turns into Treasury ‘cash cow’

Transparency demands mount amid skills crisis

News, Apprenticeships

£40m fund launched to fix ‘market failures’ in degree apprenticeships

Unlike previous funds, providers new to degree apprenticeships can bid for a slice

News, Apprenticeships, Higher education

Why it’s easier than ever for employers to take on apprentices

Rupert Crossland digests the apprenticehip rule changes for this year and finds an emerging trend

Opinion, Funding

If your skills strategy isn’t funding – it’s not worth talking about

However good a national skills strategy looks on paper, it simply can’t be delivered by a system on the brink of financial collapse, says Mark Dawe

Opinion, Funding