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Andy Forbes, May 25

The Apprenticeships Debate Rumbles On

By Lifelong Education Institute

The debate on apprenticeships at the Lifelong Education Institute’s Annual Conference brought together four leading voices to assess the state of England’s apprenticeship system. With major...

Mike Greene Exclusive

From Curriculum to Capability: How Apprenticeships Must Evolve to Solve the Skills Crisis

By Mike Greene

The UK is facing a growing skills crisis, not due to a lack of ambition or talent, but because too few young people are leaving...

Prof Rosa Wells, Professor of Technical Education, University College Birmingham, and Chair, The National Network of Institutes of Technology

Institutes of Technology: Empowering Learners, Powering the UK Economy 

By Gatsby Charitable Foundation

To build a stronger, fairer economy, we must start with people—by giving learners access to high-quality technical education that’s rooted in local opportunity. Institutes of...

Skills Strategy: Three Crucial Balances Need to Be Struck

By Dr Ann Limb CBE DL

The panel discussion I chaired on Growth, Skills and Place at the Lifelong Education Institute’s Annual Conference in April brought together a prominent Labour politician...

Jamie O'Halloran

Why Investing in Children Today, Secures Britain’s Future

By The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

In January 2024, then Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer, pledged that a Labour government would end the scandal of worsening child health. There would be...

Sam Holland Exclusive

AI Isn’t the Enemy of Critical Thinking, It Might Be the Best Way to Teach It

By Sam Holland

As generative AI tools become embedded in education and training, we must stop asking if they replace thinking and start asking how they can sharpen...

Thomas Burton

The Sacrificial Lamb: The End of Public Funding for the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship

By Thomas Burton

The Cost of Pragmatism A sacrificial lamb is a symbolic offering, not necessarily the one most deserving of blame, but the one most politically or...

Gareth John

Employers Urge Government to Extend Level 7 Apprenticeship Funding Beyond Age 21

By First Intuition

It has been over 8 months since we first heard the Government’s plan to remove funding for a large number of Level 7 apprenticeships. Since...

Anne Nicholls Exclusive

The Circular Nature of Skills Policy: A Groundhog Day Experience

By Anne Nicholls

There’s lots happening in the world of further education and lifelong learning… as always. Skills England has been launched, the apprenticeship levy is being replaced...

John Yarham

The Updated Gatsby Benchmarks are a Golden Opportunity

By The Careers & Enterprise Company

The updated Gatsby Benchmarks of good career guidance, recalibrated in Statutory Guidance this month, offer a unique moment to reflect on England’s careers education system,...

Andy Forbes, May 25

The Apprenticeships Debate Rumbles On

By Lifelong Education Institute

The debate on apprenticeships at the Lifelong Education Institute’s Annual Conference brought together four leading voices to assess the state of England’s apprenticeship system. With major...

Mike Greene Exclusive

From Curriculum to Capability: How Apprenticeships Must Evolve to Solve the Skills Crisis

By Mike Greene

The UK is facing a growing skills crisis, not due to a lack of ambition or talent, but because too few young people are leaving...

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