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AAT Connect returns with community powered event to upskill, celebrate and bring members together

The flagship member event took place at the Brewery in central London and brings together AAT’s member community to build skills and forge new professional networks. The one-day experience concluded with the AAT Impact…

ACT training advisor celebrates chartered status after a decade of work-based learning

Throughout her journey, which last week found her heading to Westminster as a recent qualification graduate, has seen her progress from learner to advisor. This experience of learning on the job continues to be central…

Tell us: did you move to the countryside for retirement and come to regret it?

He urged people to think carefully about the challenges of rural life as they get older, including poor access to healthcare, limited public transport and the risk of becoming isolated or dependent on others. We want to…

Healthcare professional gains management insight through apprenticeship

But moving into management meant taking on a new set of responsibilities that were unfamiliar to her. “I had been comfortable in what I was doing, using all the skills university had prepared me for,” Nicola explained.…

Aalto University and Bocconi University to offer double degree in creative marketing

The first cohort will begin in Autumn 2027, with 20 students admitted through Aalto and Bocconi for the inaugural cohort. Students will be selected based on GPA, a motivation letter and an application video demonstrating…

Exeter College’s new £5.3m RISE Centre opens to support learners with SEND

The Re-engagement, Inclusion, Skills and Education Centre (The RISE) received £5.3 million from Devon County Council’s Safety Value and High Needs Block Capital Funding grants. It was officially opened by the Chair of…

Ex-forces personnel to start new engineering careers as veterans training programme launches

Every learner successfully completing the programme is guaranteed a job interview on the final day, giving them a direct route from training into employment. In addition to the formal training, learners are assigned…

Parents and teachers decry Google pledge to yank Search if schools block AI: ‘This threat is nothing but extortion’

Google announced last week a range of new AI tools for schools and classrooms, alongside options allowing teachers and administrators to restrict their use. The company said schools should have control over whether…

Education Partnership North East hailed as national example of inclusion by ETF

The college group, which includes Sunderland College, Northumberland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form Colleges, has been featured in an ETF national case study highlighting its growing contribution to improving SEND…

1 in 2 review – compassionate film about dealing with bowel cancer is a personal plea on behalf of the young

Now he reveals that he was in fact battling stage four bowel cancer throughout its making, and this new and very personal film is now about his own condition, a film in which the director is front and centre, speaking…