‘Spelling It Out, Making It Count’ investigates the current state of Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs) in English and maths in the UK following their reform in 2019. Read the report here:
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'It describes one of the characters as having a proud nose.'

James O'Brien reads from a book evoking great levels of 'anti-Semitism', including 'Jewish oligarchs fiddling with election figures', before revealing it wasn't written by a Labour candidate but former PM Boris Johnson.

We hope you enjoyed National Apprenticeship Week!🌟

Thank you to all the AELP staff for all your hard work and to everyone involved for celebrating with us!🎉

Here's a photo of us celebrating👀✨

#WeLoveApprenticeship #NAW2024

Tory MP Elliot Colburn MP spoke movingly of his own mental health difficulties and attempted suicide.

What was the first thing Starmer did at the end of #PMQs ? Crossed the aisle to offer a gesture of praise and support.

Bravo to both. We must be human beings above all else. ~AA

Stunning venue at Mansion House for jt #NAW24 UCAS Association of Apprentices event. Lindsay Conroy and Emily Rock kicking off what looks like is going to be a good say.

Churchill wrote to his foreign secretary, Anthony Eden, on 21 October 1942:

'Hard as it is to say now.. I look forward to a United States of Europe, in which the barriers between the nations will be greatly minimised and unrestricted travel will be possible.'

Let me tell you about a boy in our school. He struggles with literacy and numeracy. But, boy can he play piano very well. And the drums. And sing. And read music. And work stuff out by ear. In schools that neglect music, he would be a boy who struggles with literacy and numeracy.

🚨 New research published today from AELP Warwick IER supported by Edge and Gatsby Education poses real questions about the strength of 2019 reforms to Functional Skills Qualifications & offers 7 practical recommendations to make these quals work for learners, providers and employers

Interesting piece of work from AELP . Functional skills are vital for life & work so we need to make sure they’re integral to learning for those that will benefit from them, well designed & fairly funded.

The DfE-funded AWD programme is now accepting applications for a new round of Collaborative projects, against one of five key themes, with up to £40,000 grant funding (per project). Want to know more?

This is Berlin today. Calling for resistance against the Far Right.

All around Germany, people took to the streets in the last days.

History tells us:

We cannot wait until it is too late and Fascists are in power.

We have to stand up to them.

NOW.

I read an article this week about employers avoiding hiring Gen Z because they are (and choose your cliche) lazy, unprofessional, want to work from home, are too sensitive and too easily offended, don’t put in long hours. And more.

It’s garbage.

I love young people, they give

In the last fortnight, I’ve chaired over 20 professorial interview panels where we’ve sent out the questions 72 hours in advance, just part of our inclusive recruitment policy Buckinghamshire New University and the interviews were better as a result.

The responses were rich, reflective, rooted in

Calling all Early Years Providers!

We’d like your help to shape a new bespoke cluster CPD offer, to be delivered between February and the end of March, as part of the DfE-funded AWD programme.

Please respond to the survey by COB on 25 Jan!
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Absolutely deserves to go viral.

Brexit goes beyond economics.
Remain voters are by nature open hearted, inclusive and welcoming.
A Remain world is one where we enjoy our similarities, celebrate and learn from our differences and work out the remainder over a cup of coffee.

What do Leave voters offer?

Isabelle Oakeshott on #bbclaurak , again.

Why is this woman such a frequent guest on BBC Politics shows?

She's never been elected by anyone & she's not even an 'independent' journalist, her partner being the leader of a far-right party.

Why so few Green guests on these shows?

Hi BBC.

I have a question: Why is Richard Tice, who has his own show on GB 'News', & leads a party with ZERO MPs, being platformed on a flagship BBCPolitics show ( #bbcaq ) AGAIN?

He's been on #bbcqt FIVE times, & his partner Isabel Oakeshott, 15 times.

WHO CHOOSES THE GUESTS?

Luke de Pulford It appears that Michael Keegan, husband of Tory Education Minister Gillian Keegan MP, was the UK Chief Executive & Chair of Fujitsu, the firm behind the Horizon computer system during #PostOfficeScandal . I wonder why the Tories have failed to press for #justiceforsubpostmasters ?

Leaders, be human. Bring your real self to work. Laugh. Admit mistakes. Let people know about your life outside of work. Be sad. Be happy.

Be righteously angry. Let people know when things are tough. Admit when you don’t know the answer. Share stories.

Talk about things other