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1 month ago | wonkhe.com | Jim Dickinson |Andrew Bolt

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Apprenticeships are not an "alternative" to uni, they're alt-uni

1 month ago | wonkhe.com | Andrew Bolt |Jim Dickinson |Mark Leach

On the first Sunday in July, Ipswich runs a free music festival at Christchurch Park. It’s a great experience for Ipswich – it’s one of few times in a year where the town is full and busy. Anyone from an Ipswich secondary school will likely have fond memories – meeting their friends on Hippie Hill – seeing multiple people you know all at once, getting into mosh pits, going on the Booster. The list goes on. But despite my advocacy for Ipswich, I once found myself anxious to attend.
A treatise on the culture of apprenticeships

1 month ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow36 min read·--When considering apprenticeship culture, the focus is often placed on employment culture more generally. That is, how to integrate apprenticeships into the workforce by making them feel welcome and how to employ good strategies for attraction and retentionWhilst there is value in this approach, this treatise will focus elsewhere. Specifically, on how apprenticeships are depicted in culture, both by themselves and by others.
Yes, I also loved the words module

1 month ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow6 min read·--This module aims to provide an understanding of the issues, opportunities and problems which have arisen as a result of the computerisation of wide areas of human activity. It is designed to enhance reflective thinking for computer science specialists and others, and is a key part of the programme of professional development for those seeking to embody professional values and approaches in the IT and computing fields.
Cardinal Wolsey’s College: A vision for civic pride in 21st Century Ipswich

1 month ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow20 min read·--Painting, gouache (?) on board, Wolsey’s Gate, Ipswich, Suffolk, by Lance Cattermole, 1956The painting above was composed by Lance Cattermole, as part of his work on British Rail posters. It was created in 1956 for Ipswich, showing Cardinal Wolsey discussing the plans for his College outside of its water gate (“Wolsey’s Gate”) in 1527. From this initial scene, it is possible to infer that the town of Ipswich is known across the UK for its outstanding college.
I actually loved Enterprise Analytics

1 month ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow4 min read·--This module is essential to develop a solid background and confidence in mathematical techniques and analysis, to enable study on a degree programme in technology or engineering studies. The module will help students to critically analyse the analytics of the business domain, also to assess their existing mathematical skills and sympathetically enable them to remedy any basic deficiencies.
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2 months ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow4 min read·--I am autistic. Given that I am a degree apprentice, this is something of a massive achievement. Considering the employment part of my apprenticeship, I represent one of only 22% of autistic people in full-time paid work . The National Autistic Society have also commissioned a report on employment, which can be found here.
On Brightness

2 months ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow8 min read·--This is an archival article originally published on LinkedIn on the 15th January 2024. After an exciting 2023, during which I started this series of articles on apprenticeships, I am glad to have published my first article of 2024. When I first approached the theme of #ThinkBIG, it was during the 2023 A-Level results day.
College Day: how we can do something about Cardinal Wolsey’s Ipswich College

2 months ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow2 min read·--When I met with Thomas Wolsey 550 on Tuesday, I was told that Cardinal Wolsey had a big budget and national reach in sharp contrast to our budget and outreach today. And that this is why we have not become an intellectual and cultural centre. I would argue that, as a town, imagination must come before any talk of a budget. People need to have a vision for the future that justifies long-term investment.
How to manage employee well-being

2 months ago | medium.com | Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt·Follow3 min read·--This is an article based on my experience of well-being in the workplace. I am not a qualified mental health professional, but I have found that the following lessons are essential for good mental health at work. The attitude with which employees arrive to work is very important for well-being. If the prevailing culture is that work is ‘just a job’, then the only focus is only on doing that job.