Apprenticeships

Level 7 apprenticeship age restrictions are ridiculous barrier to growth

Age-based restrictions on Level 7 apprenticeships funding defy logic—leaving the NHS and industrial strategy in jeopardy while failing to...

Jessica Hill
Mandy Crawford-Lee
Apprenticeships

Cutting apprenticeship support risks leaving a generation behind

Transformative opportunities for young people will be harder to achieve if initiatives like the ASK programme continue to lose...

Jessica Hill
Dan Sandhu
T Levels

We’re haunted by the ghosts of failed curriculum reforms

By entrenching class divides, T levels are becoming the new 11-plus. Becky Francis’ review must challenge Lord Sainsbury’s outdated...

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Apprenticeships

Beyond numbers: What supervisors really think about apprenticeships

Competent management of apprentices is vital to their success. Here’s seven ways to do it

Jessica Hill
Jonathan Bourne
Ofsted

London mega college bumped up to ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

‘Diverse’ New City College commended for ‘thriving’ education across seven campuses

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, English and maths

Adult functional skills axe makes change for under-19s more vital

There’s already evidence of employers favouring over-19s so we must look now at improving the functional skills offer for...

Jessica Hill
Kerry Boffey
16-19, Careers

‘Short-sighted’: DfE controversially cuts ASK careers scheme funding

Providers say the programme has helped thousands of young people understand their career options

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Replace level 2s with foundation apprenticeships, says report

Uni VC claims 'many' level 2 apprenticeships have 'not offered high-quality training, nor been sufficiently accessible to potential learners'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Screening for the cognitive needs of apprentices is essential – does it matter if the process is engaging?

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