Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Former students of Union Institute & University, an online university based in Cincinnati that closed over the summer, say they cannot access their transcripts, causing problems for those hoping to pursue further education.

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The PIE News

APRIL 22, 2024

England’s further education sector could make a greater contribution to UK education exports if data collection on internationalisation activities in colleges were improved, the leading voice for colleges in the country has suggested. New trade agreements should also include more reciprocal youth mobility schemes.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Inspection covered cross-college issues and day-to-day teaching and management. Every sixth-form college and FE college was supported by a nominated full-time FEFC inspector, visiting at least once a term. The visits would focus on issues of concern to the college or the inspectorate. Continue reading.

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The PIE News

MARCH 19, 2025

The Welsh government recently announced further funding for Wales innovative Global Wales programme, to support transition to a new approach under Medr. Global Wales plays a prominent role in enabling further education colleges and universities to access broader international partnerships and funding opportunities.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The IFS’s annual look at education spending reveals that further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship, with rising numbers of students after steep cuts in funding until 2019, which have only been partially reversed by the government. Continue reading.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I understand the appeal – the community college system and the transferable nature of credit are much more embedded within the United States than in the UK, even if each state takes a slightly different approach. Finding a way forward feels particularly pertinent right now.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Planet Education Networks , a network of universities, partners and affiliates, said this deal will not only broaden its portfolio but significantly bolster the offering available to local and international students in Ireland.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The students attending Regent College London told investigators from England’s higher education regulator that teaching staff changed frequently, including one cover tutor who “arrived almost half an hour late” to host an online class and “was clearly travelling or in a public place”. Continue reading.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 9, 2025

In a 2024 Lumina Foundation/Gallup survey on the state of higher education, prospective adult students cited cost, work conflicts, emotional stress, and lack of remote learning opportunities as their top barriers to enrolling in a college program. Personalize your tactics. What other information and encouragement can we provide?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The burden of student loan debt limits future finances of graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). As such, college education is not fulfilling the promise of being a great equalizer and closing wealth gaps, according to a recent report.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 30, 2024

As well as rejoining the scheme, Erasmus+ funding should be reinstated to further education colleges and community organisations. The Conservative government said it would raise immigration fees – including for international students – to fund public sector pay rises last year.

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Coursera blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

How taking one course paved the path toward a masters degree In todays ever-changing world, the pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong journey, and Steve Reeves educational path is proof. Steves educational journey began decades ago at the University of Cincinnati, where he was just four classes shy of completing his degree.

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University Business

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act requires schools to identify and serve children who need tailored support to succeed academically, and to “prepare them for further education, employment and independent living.” of charter school special education students and 3.4% Read more at The74.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Scottish government has released its first comprehensive International Education Strategy, promising plans to attract more staff and activity to promote universities and colleges internationally. “Scotland already has more top universities per head of population than any other country in the world,” Dey said.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

When the Tories committed to cutting spending on higher education through increasing tuition fees, why did they not use some of the money saved to increase spending on further education (technical and vocational education) and nursery education?

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

. “This is to ensure that universities and colleges have robust governance and oversight of these arrangements, in the interests of ensuring positive outcomes for students and taxpayers, and the reputation of the higher education sector,” its report said.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As the Treasury attempts to balance the budget, government departments are on standby to identify spending cuts, but the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said any attempt to reduce spending in the 16-18 sector would “sit uncomfortably” with the government’s stated commitment to focus on skills and economic growth.

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The PIE News

MAY 29, 2023

In a joint statement , Cambridge University and the Cambridge branch of the University and College Union, warned that academic strikes could mean that international students are unable to apply for post-study graduate visas on completion of their course. “It The issue was discussed in Scottish parliament on May 18.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

But, after the Scottish government reversed a decision to allocate £46m to colleges and universities “without warning” on May 3, there is pressure on the government – and its new leader Humza Yousaf – to release a plan on how it plans to fund higher education in Scotland.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This blog has been kindly written by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher, the representative body for more than 40 universities and higher education colleges across the capital.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A permanent solution was outlined in the higher education white Paper of 2011, Students at the Heart of the System. This promised to: ‘remove the regulatory barriers that are preventing a level playing field for higher education providers of all types, including further education colleges and other alternative providers.’

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I spent nearly 40 years working in further education colleges and Birkbeck was my role model for second-chance learners. Four years later, I had my degree and a PGCE. From 1980, I was developing access courses to break down the barriers for adults to get to university.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The vice principal for curriculum at RNN Group, which runs three colleges in and around Rotherham in the UK, details the impact on students he has enrolled on esports courses. And the opportunity has already been picked up by international education. At least 170 colleges and universities in the US now have esports options.

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HEPI

JANUARY 31, 2025

Where a delivery partner is already regulated, state-funded schools or further education colleges, for example, the Government proposes they would not also need to register with the OfS. There are questions here too about the detail of implementation.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Discussions have been had with local colleges, particularly around what students on further education programs are studying and how the launch of the new campus can work to complement that. “We wanted to go somewhere where we could build up a relationship with the local community.

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HEPI

APRIL 30, 2025

To meet these needs on both national and local levels, Russell Group universities are building on their existing partnerships with colleges, businesses and local authorities to make sure education remains as relevant and responsive as possible for graduates and employers alike.

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HEPI

APRIL 1, 2024

Tony Blair’s commitment that his Labour government would achieve 50 per cent participation in higher education was made in 1999, although the participation rate did not start rising substantially until the coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats ended England’s student number controls in 2013. It is long overdue.

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The PIE News

JULY 3, 2023

This study demonstrates the increasing importance of international schools and agents Some 12% of applicants applied through agents, while around 6% of non-UK domiciled applicants applied through schools or further education colleges in the UK and a further 4% were studying at UK pathway programs, according to UCAS data.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We’ve done this at London South Bank University (LSBU) over the past three years by creating LSBU Group which for the first time created a partnership between a university, a further education college, a University Technical College (14-19 year-olds) and a University Academy (11-19 year-olds).

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Those whose views were sought came from a further education college (FEC) located in the East Midlands. Yet, their HE progression rates are typically lower than those reported by schools and sixth form colleges ( GOV.UK, 2023 ). Online sources of information were also discussed, including the UCAS website.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. While the current educational landscape for incarcerated students may be sparse, this wasn’t always the case.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If there is another 0.25% increase in the base rate, as is widely anticipated, this will place government and university finances under further pressure over the next few years with significant negative implications for HE students, the UK Government’s education budget in general and the further education college budget in particular.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Calls for a one-year extension and greater transparency, in a letter from 455 college heads , have been rebuffed with proforma responses, and the plans have been hived off from the wider and more public curriculum review being led by Prof Becky Francis, with a panel of experts.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 28, 2025

After graduating from The University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia, Charlotte accepted a teaching position at a further education college in Northeast England. Where it began Charlotte has been at Cengage Group for eight years.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

OfS will register providers without degree-awarding powers or ‘university title’, and may include ‘academies’ for 16-19 year-olds and Further Education Colleges. The Further Education and Training Act (2007) s.19 19 permitted FE colleges (but only FE colleges) to award their own Foundation Degrees.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

These actions and influences are not without consequence: the Scottish post-16 reforms after 2011 exerted so much de iure control over the Further Education sector in Scotland that it led to the re-classification of Colleges as public bodies, with consequent limits on their autonomy to manage their finances.

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HEPI

MAY 17, 2023

GuildHE is launching a new report today ‘ Tackling the Climate Crisis ’ which provides an in depth insight into how smaller and specialist universities and colleges within the UK are engaging with the issue at an institutional level. 53% said that their strategy was aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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