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ELT schools “won’t be affected” by VAT policy

The PIE News

The association’s public affairs team helped send a letter to the office of Sir Keir Starmer asking for ELT schools not to be included with private schools in the introduction of VAT fees. English Language Schools, if not registered as independent schools with the Department of Education, would not be affected,” the reply read.

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?Five steps UCAS is taking to reform the undergraduate admissions process

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S. HEPI’s recent paper on reforming UCAS personal statements is here. The report was informed by the voices of 13,000 students and outlined a student-centred programme of reform.

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Delivering civic value to communities – the impact of UK universities’ social science research

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr. Ed Bridges , Head of Policy & Public Affairs at the Academy of Social Sciences. but what is laid bare by the data in the report and the accompanying dashboard is that this strength is spread across university social science schools and departments in the whole of the UK.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She also developed and executed a memorandum of understanding with the federal Department of Justice to address diversity and inclusion concerns and implemented a “Chancellor’s Lecture Series” on the nation’s changing demographics and its impact on education, economics and business.

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Two Tri-C professors sue administrators for retaliation

Inside Higher Ed

Johnson described the professors’ opinions as “disturbing and unsubstantiated” in that meeting and told the crowd that they should report press inquiries to the Integrated Communications Department at the college. “And we’re going to make an effort to rectify it. He added that a pair of U.S.

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Meet the Authors of New Titles in the Major Problems Anthology Series

Today's Learner

State Department. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, the George Mosse Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Stanton Foundation Applied History Program. She earned her Ph.D. in American history at Stanford University. She received her B.A.

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Lunchtime Reading: Communicating the value of higher education to government in a new political era

HEPI

When you ask the Department for Business and Trade about exports, higher education is clearly one sector where the British offer has the attention of the world. The Prime Minister will personally Chair new ‘mission boards’ to aid cross-department collaboration. Each had a different minister with a separate place on the comms grid.