What can FE expect from a Truss premiership?
Tom Bewick provides his expert analysis on what a change in prime minister could mean for the sector. You have to go back to 1885,…
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The Highs and Lows of England’s Apprenticeship Program: Lessons for policymakers and practitioners in the USA and Britain
Urban Institute Seminar: The Highs and Lows of England’s Apprenticeship Program Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2-3 p.m. EST Presented by: Prof. Tom Bewick, Chief Executive…
Minister Burghart risks flunking the first lesson in the history of English qualifications reform
For months the qualifications reform programme has felt like driving in thick fog. Awarding Organisations have known they are on a journey to rationalisation. But…
What went wrong with the Apprenticeship Levy?
Tom Bewick argues that the Treasury needs to go back to first principles of taxation and deal with the many design flaws in the original…
Why it’s time to reboot apprenticeship policy!
#NationalApprenticeshipWeek – We should celebrate England’s apprentices. But it’s also time to call out policymakers for their many failings since the decade-old Richard Review, argues…
New year, new challenges for the FE and awarding sector, says Tom Bewick
February 1st will see the commencement of Chinese New Year. Which means we’ll be able to wish each other Happy New Year all over again.…
Why we love connecting the world of FE!
Skills World Live presenter and FAB chief exec, Tom Bewick, talks about how the radio show launched as a result of the pandemic; its online success;…
Five things Nadhim Zahawi needs to immediately get a grip on
Deeds not words will mark out whether the new education secretary, Nadim Zahawi, is any good, says Tom Bewick: The Great Leader is no more!…
Ensuring qualifications alignment with the needs on the ground
@TomBewick, chief executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies (@AwardingBodies ) Keynote speech to the Westminster Education Forum (@WeFEvents), 30 June 2021 Thanks for inviting me to this event today…
Does FE have a blind spot when it comes to talking about the attainment gap amongst the white working class?
It’s time for FE to have a proper conversation about white working class students falling behind, argues @TomBewick The further education sector has a blind…