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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

college enrollment is a lingering concern for both educators and policy makers. College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. The prevalence of “Help Wanted” signs may have led some people to believe that further education and training may no longer be necessary.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A week on from the Labour Government’s first Budget, it is clear that its first 100 days have left universities, further education colleges, and apprenticeship providers in England in a state of uncomfortable anticipation.

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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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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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Liaison International

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Key Takeaways: Community colleges need to adopt student-centered enrollment and recruitment strategies to meet the expectations of modern students and improve retention. The higher education landscape is changing rapidly, particularly for community colleges.

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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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SRHE

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

She saw benefits in providers ‘sharing support services with other universities and colleges’. Those made separately for their Colleges. billion and its colleges taken together have endowments of £5.06 Cambridge’s richest College, Trinity, declares endowments of £2.19 She undertook to publish proposals for ‘major reform’.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It appears to be all universities, public and private, and TAFEs which are government funded Technical and Further Education colleges. This means that course-level caps will still be applied to private colleges.

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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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HEPI

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This considered the demographic realities of applications to university, college, and apprenticeships – and what it meant for the system and our economy. However, it can hardly be called ‘the norm’, sadly, with adult education still overlooked in the policy debate. million adult further education students.

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 16, 2024

By prioritizing equity, the program seeks to ensure that more students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, can achieve credentials that lead to economic success and further educational opportunities.

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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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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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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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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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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Since most of these students will not pursue further education, this will be their final chance to undertake such academic exploration with institutional support. Shribman was a recent graduate of Dartmouth College, a prestigious Ivy League college where he received a liberal arts education.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Consequences of Student Debt on Roboworkers: Delayed Major Life Milestones: Student debt can delay major life milestones such as buying a home, starting a family, or pursuing further education. Financial Stress and Anxiety: The burden of student debt can lead to significant financial stress and anxiety, impacting overall well-being.

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The new SRH International College will be based at SRH University campus in Heidelberg. I am confident that students joining SRH International College will enjoy a positive and rewarding experience,” he said. The college will begin welcoming its first international students from October next year.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Current data available to us suggests that these places are less likely to have higher education provision and hence are possible ‘cold spots’. Continuing with the joining up theme, in recent years, we have seen increased debate on both the HEPI website and the broader literature around the merits of creating a single tertiary system.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

The intersectionality of race and gender cannot be ignored when assessing how college onboarding forces assimilation, stripping Black men of their identity to ensure they are more palpable to society at large. Everything from culture to appearance informs mode of presentation, acceptance, and likelihood of impact.

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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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SRHE

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The polytechnics were designated in the 1960s as new institutions formed from existing technical and other colleges within the English further education system, and with one in Wales. In the 1960s Britain was facing an increase in demand for higher education and these new institutions would help meet this demand.

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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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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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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

It is a major study destination with four universities and several colleges within the city limits. At that point in time, I knew going for further education in the UK was just something I needed to do.” Leeds is the UK’s fourth largest city and second largest civic authority serving a population of over 800,000 people.

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The PIE News

APRIL 14, 2023

Institutions also face additional challenges due to shifting student demographics, changing priorities for high school graduates and more further education options opening up for them, the company continued. The post XEquals envisions ‘game-changing’ conversion appeared first on The PIE News.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Various guidance documents prepared by the HE regulator, both for individual higher education providers ( OfS, 2023b ), and Uni Connect, the government funded collaborative outreach programme ( OfS, 2022 ), set out a rationale for this focus.

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