Navigating the Climate Curriculum Challenge
Steve Frampton, climate commissioner for the further and higher education sector, measures up the pros and cons of the DfE's climate change strategy....
Health and Social Care Levy feels an opportunity missed
Janine Tregelles CBE, CEO of Revitalise and Chair of Access Social Care, explains why the Health and Social Care Levy is inadequate and what needs to be done instead to protect adult social...
Health and Social Care Integration must be backed by resources and funding
Councillor David Fothergill, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board and Leader of Somerset Council, writes that the goals of the Government’s White Paper are...
The Critical Quest for Future-Proof Skills
Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard discusses NFER's new five-year programme which is looking into future skills needs, including training needed for employment.
Apprenticeship Levy: A Taxing Problem or a Solution Misfired?
Tom Bewick, the chief executive of the Federation of Awarding Bodies, discusses how the apprenticeship levy went wrong and what can be done about it.
Devolution may not be the silver bullet we've been led to believe
Jim Carley, Managing Director of Carley Consult discusses how devolution could affect bidding for skills funding going forward.
Domiciliary care workers should not be forgotten in wellbeing discourse
In February’s edition of The Home Page, Professor Mike Robling, Director of Population Health Trials, Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University, argues that domiciliary care workers...
National Apprenticeship Week has been a Launchpad for Collaboration
After a week where apprenticeships were firmly in the spotlight, Amazing Apprenticeships director Anna Morrison CBE writes about how we can keep the nation’s focus and drive...
Navigating the Shift from Ambitions to Realities for T Levels
Simon Connell, CEO of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, argues while T Levels have moved from their original intent,...
People should be encouraged to develop career in social care
Professor Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work at Kings College London and Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, explores the current staffing...
Ensuring Fairness in Vocational Assessments is Essential
In this edition, the Association of Colleges' Senior Policy Manager for FE Cath Sezen discusses how January exams are top of the agenda for colleges and regulators.
The Urgent Need to Rethink Exams
In December’s edition of The Mark, Tom Richmond, founder and director of EDSK, outlines three key issues with the current exam system,...
A Care cap is a reassuring step, but geographical inequalities must be avoided
Damian Green MP, Conservative MP for Ashford, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Adult Social Care,...
The Urgent Need for Lifelong Learning and Flexibility
The November edition’s second opinion comes from Kirstie Donnelly, Chief Executive of the City & Guilds Group, who argues the...
Lifelong Education is Essential in the Digital Age
In the first of two opinions for the November edition of The Mark, Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of...
Revitalizing the Social Care Workforce in the Face of Growing Demands
For the November edition of The Home Page, Adam Purnell, Director of Social Care at the Institute for Health...
Further Education Funding is in a Critical State
This month, Imran Tahir, Research Economist for the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and co-author of the IFS’ recent research into FE and Sixth Form spending in England, argues that the...
Fostering Integration in Health and Social Care Through Technology
Our opinion this month comes from Julian David, Chief Executive of