Is the Battle for Level 3 Lost?
In this edition, we are analysing the government's moves to reform level 3 qualifications and diving into the battle between ministers and education leaders over the future funding of...
Council tax hikes and care cap delay. What does it mean for care?
Our February edition discusses the impact of the decision by the Chancellor to delay the social care cap and to allow local authorities to increase council tax to allow more funding to be made...
Does Rishi Sunak’s Maths to 18 Plan need recalculating?
In this edition, we are taking stock of the government's announced ambition to make young people study maths up to 18. We spoke with Anne Longfield, Former Children's Commissioner and...
Tackling the social care recruitment crisis
Our Christmas edition is focused on the ongoing social care recruitment crisis and, more specifically, the Health and Care Secretary's call for the care sector to plug the gap by recruiting...
Will reclassification be a Christmas gift or a sack of coal for colleges?
In this edition, we are reviewing the decision of the Office of National Statistics to reclassify colleges as part of the public sector. To take stock of this decision, we interviewed Mark...
The Future of EdTech
In this edition, we are diving into the future of education technology to understand how it can help learners and staff, even after a pandemic where learning was forced online. As part of this...
Behold the dawn of the CareTech revolution
In this edition, we train our sights on CareTech. With the social care sector facing unprecedented funding and workforce constraints, technological developments offer hope of respite from these...
Conservatives and Labour Outline Education Plans
In this edition, we are reviewing FE and skills policies announced by the Conservatives and Labour during the recent leadership elections and party conferences. Sizing up the parties'...
New Prime Minister, new chapter for social care?
This edition was originally intended to examine the implications of incoming PM, Liz Truss, and her administration for the social care sector. However, rapidly unfolding events in Westminster...
Norwich Provider Roundtable with Peter Aldous MP
This month, we are examining Britain's skills needs in a post-Brexit, post-pandemic world and building off the findings of a roundtable discussion which Grade Communications held in Norwich...
The Health and Social Care Committe: Solutions for a workforce in crisis
This month, we examine the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s report into the state of the health and social care workforce. The Committee’s report has been published at a time...
Three Years of Adult Education Budget Devolution
In this edition, we are reviewing the last three years of adult education devolution. This includes how devolved authorities have found commissioning skills programmes and how providers have...
What’s on the new Education Secretary’s Desk
In this edition, we look at the challenges facing the Department for Education once a new Prime Minister has been chosen. This includes implementing the Skills Act and dealing with the labour...
The Census and the Future of Adult Social Care
This month, we assess what the adult social care sector can take from the 2021 census data which was released on the 28th of June. The data revealed that the total number of people aged 65 and...
Will the Health and Care Act Help Solve the Care Crisis?
This month’s edition focuses on the government’s Health and Care Act, which received royal assent on the 28th of April. We examined the Health and Care Bill back in September...
How is the cost of living crisis impacting social care?
In this edition we look at the impact the cost of living crisis has had on social care, both in terms of people able to pay for provision and the ability of providers to continue their...
Colleges and apprenticeships changing track
In this edition, we look at the changes in government policy and direction regarding further education. This includes implementing the Skills and Post-16 Education Act of 2022 and Higher...
DfE releases new sustainability and climate change strategy
In this edition, we look at the challenges facing the Department for Education once a new Prime Minister has been chosen. This includes implementing the Skills Act and dealing with the labour...