Augar Reviewed: why post-18 education in England is still broken, and how to fix it
The dominance of universities over colleges and apprenticeships must come to an end With the new Government yet to set out their plans for funding…
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EDSK: Replace GCSEs with ‘digital SATs’ for 14-year-olds and launch a new Baccalaureate
EDSK launch Evolution and revolution report recommending SATs and GCSEs should be scrapped in favour of regular online tests from ages 5-14 along with a…
The next government should press ‘reset’ on the system of academies and local authority schools
On the anniversary of former Education Secretary Michael Gove declaring in 2011 that all new schools in England should be ‘academies’, a report from education…
‘Ladder of opportunity’ is now broken for hundreds of thousands of young people every year
Ahead of the ONS statistics on youth employment next week, a new research report from the education think tank EDSK finds that young people who…
New think tank report on the debate over VAT on private school fees
As the debate over private (‘independent’) schools in England continues to attract political attention, a new research paper from the education think tank EDSK finds…
What does ChatGPT mean for the future of assessment?
ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools have opened the floodgates for plagiarism in assessment, particularly for tasks completed without supervision. Written exams protect against…
ChatGPT has undermined calls to replace written exams with coursework
As students return from their Easter break and prepare for this summer’s exams, a new report from the education think tank EDSK finds that the…
Government figures show that almost half of all apprentices are now dropping out of their course
Ten years on from a major government review into the quality of apprenticeships (‘the Richard Review’), there are worrying signs that too many apprentices are…
New think tank report finds over 100,000 apprentices dropping out each year
Exactly ten years after the publication of a major government review into the quality of apprenticeships in England, a new report from the education think…
Why we need to create a new culture around investing in skills
In the recent ‘Mini Budget’, the Government set out its ambition to achieve an economic growth rate of 2.5 per cent, through “a concentrated effort,…