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Mark Dawe
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How can we make online learning a long-term success?
This crisis forced us into online learning – but more needs to be done to build a system for the future, says Mark Dawe
23 September 2020
Why it feels like déjà vu with Gavin Williamson
On post-16 education, Gavin Williamson sounds like a scratched record played by his predecessors, writes Mark Dawe
17 July 2020
If our PM ‘gets’ apprenticeships, where is the support?
As apprenticeship starts plummet, it’s clearer now more than ever that apprenticeship providers must be supported
29 May 2020
What the skills system really needs this Christmas
Mark Dawe considers the changes the government needs to make to the skills system to ensure success in 2020
24 December 2019
‘Soul-destroying GCSE resits are a national scandal’
More than 180,000 students missed out on a grade 4 in English and maths in 2018. Enough is enough, says Mark Dawe
20 August 2019
The July EPA deadline risks harming apprenticeships?
A summer bottleneck would damage the reputation of apprenticeships, writes Mark Dawe – but there is a pragmatic solution
5 June 2019