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Closing the digital divide: Beyond devices to true inclusion

Covid forced colleges online overnight. But years later, too many still confuse digital access with digital inclusion, and learners are paying the price

Helping every learner use AI responsibly

AI didn’t wait to be invited into the classroom. It burst in mid-lesson. Across UK colleges, learners are already using AI to plan assignments, summarise sources, tidy up grammar and spelling, and even generate whole essays – often with varying levels of guidance from their tutors.

Teaching digital skills is vital given the risks teenagers face

Our study revealed under-19s are more likely to lack basic digital skills than over-60s yet teaching such skills remains optional

Skills Bootcamps Are Changing – What FE Colleges Must Know

Skills Bootcamps are evolving as funding moves to local control and digital skills trends shift. Code Institute, an Ofsted Outstanding provider, is hosting a webinar with FE college leaders from Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) and City of Bristol College (COBC) to discuss what these changes mean in practice from those successfully navigating this changing landscape.

The Role of Further Education Colleges in Bridging the UK’s Digital Skills Gap

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the UK faces a pressing challenge: a significant shortage of digital skills within its workforce. According to the UK government’s Digital Strategy, there is a clear need to work with educational institutions to deliver the digital skills that the economy requires. Watch our on-demand webinar, featuring Gateway Qualifications and New City College Group, as we explore how FE colleges are helping learners progress into graduate-level tech roles.

Hello Future: How we in FE can shape our own AI revolution

As AI transforms FE, we stand at a crossroads where those who lean in can influence the future and thrive, while those who hesitate could be left behind

Curriculum planning to meet skills needs

In recent months, the UK Government made a big push towards matching colleges’ provision with that of the Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs). The DfE first launched a new pilot initiative to get more FE colleges to deliver skills bootcamps by streamlining the delivery process. Most recently, its Unit for Future Skills (UFS) published a prototype dashboard on local skills supply/demand to support colleges tie in their curriculum planning with LSIPs. Watch our on-demand webinar with our academic partners sharing best practice about how they have embedded high quality Full-Stack Software Developer Skills Bootcamp delivery using very different delivery models.

The Importance of Digital Skills in Adult Education & Employment

We discuss the value of digital skills in our communities and how these can be embedded into adult learning.

We must dispel the image of a male coder sitting in a dark room all night

A career in tech isn’t all about coding – there are multiple other roles for young people too, writes Sukvinder Kathuria I am proud to say that I teach a diverse group of skilled people. Among my college students are young adults who are also holding down jobs, who are carers, young mothers and adults […]