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A member of the Curriculum and Assessment Review team recently described the interim report as primarily “problem diagnosis and definition”. It focuses on the evidence...
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In the first article in this series of three, I explored the disability employment gap (DEG), highlighting the systemic barriers, hiring biases, and workplace inaccessibility...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 793: 19th April 2025 | Can we achieve an 80% Employment rate with Systems Thinking...
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AI has the potential to revolutionise education, but only when it’s designed with educators at its core. Rather than simply...
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Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 792: 12th April 2025 | Do we need to look to Wales for the Youth...
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