You Cannot be Serious
Consequences of policy decisions are often unintended but they can be foreseen by those with experience of implementing them. Better still, we can use starting…
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AI in Education and the Journey Ahead
As the DfE’s call for evidence in relation to generative AI draws to a close, Patrick Giles considers the opportunities and concerns with technology in…
Children test mapping apps for National Education Nature Park
Emotion mapping helps young people understand their connection to nature Children from pilot schools tested innovative activities for the National Education Nature Park last week,…
Reforming Post-16 Education
The recent publication of the Education Select Committee’s report into reform of post-16 education deserves careful consideration. In this article, Simon Ashworth sets out his…
ONS reclassification: A college’s guide to special payments
Last year the Office for National Statistics announced that it had reclassified further education and sixth form college corporations, and their subsidiaries, into the public…
Last week’s funding rules announcement shows collaboration is starting to pay off
Over the last year, AELP has made it a strategic priority to work much more closely with the Department of Education (DfE) to make it…
What are the employment law implications of the ONS reclassification of colleges?
On 29 November 2022, the Office for National Statistics announced that it had reclassified further education and sixth form college corporations, and their subsidiaries, into…
Esri UK provides mapping expertise for Department for Education’s major new climate project
Nature Park project will map grounds of every school, creating one vast nature park roughly twice the size of Birmingham The Department for Education (DfE)…
West Yorkshire Colleges secure £2.6million DfE investment for green skills
The West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC) will be part of the Government’s plans to boost the nation’s skills and make sure more people can…
Improving teaching standards and student experience through collaboration – FE Catalyst Learning
A pilot project managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges has enabled staff from eight colleges in the region to strengthen their professional development…