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Developing a Technical Education System that Helps Fill Skill Gaps
20% of all apprenticeship starts are in technical fields highlights their critical role in sustaining and advancing the UK’s economic growth. We welcomed Sam Callear, Deputy Director of Policy at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, to our Apprenticeships Conference 2024, where he provided insights into the crucial work undertaken by this non-departmental public body.
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APPG Strategies to Promote Inclusion in Schools
We were privileged to welcome L’myah Sherae, Founder of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Race Equality in Education and Enact Equality, to our Diversity and Inclusion in Schools Conference 2024. With ethnic minority students making up 37.0% of all students (Gov, 2024), all across the education sector need to be aware of the issues faced by these students.
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Future of Apprenticeships in the UK: CMI’s Analysis
With 73% of organisations facing skills shortages in 2023, the impact on business quality and public services is profound. We were pleased to welcome Anthony Painter, Director of Policy and External Affairs, at Chartered Management Institute (CMI), to our Apprenticeships Conference 2024.
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Blended Learning: A Modern Approach to Education
Blended learning, the integration of traditional face-to-face instruction with online educational materials has become a transformative approach to education, especially since Covid-19. However, this comes with some challenges.
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Navigating the Future of SEND and Alternative Provision with Nasen
We were very proud to welcome Anna Marie Hassell, Chief Executive of NASEN, to our SEND in Schools Conference, where she presented an overview of the current state and future directions of the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and the Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan.
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Providing Equal STEM Opportunities to Inspire Students
Maria Rossini, head of education at the British Science Association, spoke at our recent STEM in Schools Conference about equal opportunities to inspire all students into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).
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Educating Young People on Sexting and Online Safety
According to The UK Council for Child Internet Safety, the prevalence of children engaging in creating and sharing indecent images of themselves is a growing concern. In this video, Herabans Kaur from The Queen Mary University discusses the action of Spite for Schools, a community project that educates students on the issue and illegality of distributing intimate images through a holistic approach.
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Building Confidence in Adult Learners with English as a Second Language
7.1% of people stated they did not speak English as their main language in the 2021 UK Census. In this video Hilda Koon, the Assistant Principal at Manchester College discusses the ESOL curriculum they have in place in the college and the benefits of a holistic curriculum for improving career opportunities.
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Outlining the Long-term Effects of Image-based Abuse and its Impact on Victim’s Lives
Between 2020 and 2022, over 60,000 pieces of sexual content were reported to the Revenge Porn Helpline. In this video Folami Prehaye, Founder of Victims of Image Based Crime shares her own experiences of image based abuse and highlights both long and short term impacts on victims to illustrate how organisations can provide trauma-informed support.
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Building Confidence in Newly Qualified Teachers to Manage Difficult Behaviour
Managing difficult behaviour is often one of the main challenges that newly qualified teachers face in schools. In this video, Dr Kulvarn Atwal, Headteacher of Highlands Primary School in East London, discusses how early career teachers can build their confidence through a whole school approach to behaviour, ensuring both excellence and consistency of practice in their classrooms.
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