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The inevitable rise of the Forgotten Third
With cognitive skills no longer scarce, the case for holding people back on a maths grade has collapsed.
Oct 10
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David Jaffa
What to do about the creaking first rung of the career ladder?
Working out which skills count now is the point.
Oct 7
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David Jaffa
Why the skills sector keeps missing Portable Skills
The eight business functions every organisation needs, and why we teach around them.
Oct 5
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David Jaffa
A field guide to work-readiness provision
How participants differ across FE, school and NEET groups, and what that means for designing and delivering provision.
Oct 3
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David Jaffa
Fixing work-readiness is easier than it looks
What's missing isn't learner aspiration. It's knowing how business works, and it fits in an hour a week.
Oct 1
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David Jaffa
September 2026
Why I'm writing After the Ladder
Which skills count now?
Sep 30
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David Jaffa
Downloadable Frameworks
The skills that count now, and the frameworks behind them.
Sep 22
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