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While employers are increasingly urged to build AI capability, many overlook a fundamental point: data literacy depends on understanding both an organisation’s processes and the data those processes generate. Current UK research reinforces this, suggesting that much of the projected growth in AI-related work will arise through the transformation of existing roles rather than the…
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For all the regulatory emphasis placed on inclusion in further education, our quality assurance mechanisms often remain frustratingly retroactive. We audit whether an assessment met the standard, but we rarely measure how that assessment was designed to accommodate the cognitive and accessibility needs of the learner. When adjustments are made, they are usually reactive rather than designed-in. To shift from tick-box…
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As artificial intelligence (AI) begins to reshape entry-level employment in tech-heavy fields, new research suggests a counterintuitive safe haven in an unlikely place: cultural heritage. A recent study from Stanford University researchers Brynjolfsson, Chandar and Chen (2026) finds that early-career workers (ages 22–25) in occupations most at risk of replacement by AI, such as software…
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When people hear “heritage apprenticeship,” they tend to picture stonemasonry, carpentry, or conservation—vital yet endangered skills, but only a fraction of what the sector truly relies on. Another common misconception is that apprenticeships belong mainly to the big legacy brands like English Heritage or the National Trust. In reality, any organisation, no matter how small,…
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Having spent over a decade of my career working with various apprenticeship providers, I have seen how work-based learning can create routes into skilled professions that conventional academic pathways do not always provide. I have also seen how policy and funding decisions can determine who gets access to those opportunities. Since January 2026, however, government…
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One of the best parts of my role on the editorial team for Leadership Connected magazine is getting to sit down with people who are genuinely rethinking how education and leadership works in practice. A little while back, I had exactly that kind of conversation with Mark Pritchard, Director of Education at Pioneer Educational Trust, and I came…
Discontinuous Thinking for Longer Lives & Uncertain Futures
