HEPI

AUGUST 31, 2023

Creating a parity of esteem between Further Education and Higher Education, or between ‘vocational’ and ‘academic’, is often suggested as a good idea to improve skills shortages, achieve levelling up and promote economic growth.

Policy 81

Policy Model Achievement Institution 81

The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The government is making welcome moves to overhaul a sector in financial turmoil, but institutions face tough choices Philip Augar chaired the May government’s review of post-18 education and funding One of Britain’s most globally successful industries is under financial pressure.

University 74

University History Educational Systems Higher Education 74

HEPI

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example, the language of playing a civic leadership role, with which we are very comfortable in higher education policy circles, does not always sit so well with local authority colleagues. Strong connections with further education and schools are critical to increase access for all parts of the community.

University 67

University Policy Inclusivity Leadership 67

SRHE

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Report does not make any recommendations on governance structures for education but strongly commends the South Wales Civic Engagement Partnership (SWCEP), which involves five universities and five further education colleges, suggesting that the authors lean towards tertiary solutions.

Educational Systems 60

Educational Systems Education Recruitment Higher Education 60

The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Snobbery and a lack of transparency around Labour’s review of vocational qualifications may be why there isn’t more outrage Have you heard that an axe is dangling over courses being taken by 590,000 16-to 18-year-olds in England?

Education 93

Education College Further Education Educational Policy 93

The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Vice-chancellors say universities ‘essential to economic growth’ and that maintenance grants should be restored Ministers should aim for 70% of young people to continue their education after leaving school by 2040, while tuition fees in England should be increased, according to the leaders of UK’s universities.

Disadvantaged 74

Disadvantaged Education University Schooling 74

SRHE

OCTOBER 13, 2023

by Rob Cuthbert The leader’s speech to Conference was expected to include far-reaching proposals for higher and further education. We obtained this leaked text of an early draft: “It is time for radical change.

Arts And Sciences 60

Arts And Sciences Humanities Higher Education Disadvantaged 60

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

She both struggled to pay her loans and felt limited in her ability to advance her career without further education. ” Today, more students of color, more low-income students, more women and more students with physical or mental health concerns seek higher education than in earlier decades. Some students need lower costs.

University 111

University Model Higher Education Faculty 111

The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

Before 2011, Brown was a senior research associate at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. There, she led studies and evaluations focused on education and post-high school programs within the United States and across Europe. They can lead to further education.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Degree Students 52

HEPI

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The event was introduced by the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Education, Margaret Greenwood MP, who said that a gender pay gap and class ceiling in many sectors for disadvantaged women had been exacerbated by Covid, its aftermath and cost-of-living crisis – and this event was timely.

Disadvantaged 98

Disadvantaged Further Education Policy Higher Education 98

SRHE

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The speaker of these words was the then Minister for Higher and Further Education, Michelle Donelan and the sentiment underpins many of the current mechanisms used for assessing quality in English HE. This change might affect English HE in the same way as it did when introduced to the further education (FE) sector.

Higher Education 60

Higher Education Education Disadvantaged Achievement 60

HEPI

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This guest post has been kindly written for HEPI by Colin McCaig, Professor of Higher Education Policy in the Sheffield Institute of Education, who has 20 years’ experience in education policy research. The Labour Party is ahead in the polls and has been since December 2021.

Higher Education 67

Higher Education Administration Education Policy 67

HESA

APRIL 20, 2023

Ireland trailed most of Europe by ten to fifteen years in massifying its higher education system, and as Ellen notes in our talk, the country’s universities only really gained a research mission at the turn of the millennium. But falling meant the higher education sector could learn from other countries’ success and mistakes.

Higher Education 40

Higher Education Education Further Education Policy 40

HEPI

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Yet not long afterwards, once Willetts had taken up his position as the Minister for Universities and Science, NUS-backed protests against the Coalition’s higher education policies turned into riots in central London. Oxford students want X’ carries a lot less weight or relevance than ‘the student movement wants X’.

Students 142

Students Arts And Sciences Higher Education Educational Policy 142

HEPI

JULY 3, 2024

As an example, Westminster politicians demanding more two-year degrees , perhaps in lower cost further education colleges, could do well to look at the sharp decline of two-year degrees in US community colleges.

Higher Education 81

Higher Education Education Further Education Model 81