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The Ofsted reports that raise questions about the wider tertiary system

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A special commission from DfE saw five colleges accused of “draining public money” in further education teacher training. Michael Salmon connects the dots with higher education

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Your Ideal Digitally Capable Higher Education Student: Reflections from a transition to Higher Education Workshop

HEPI

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/Nurun In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, higher education institutions (HEI) increasingly recognise the importance of preparing students to thrive in a technology-driven world. It demands taking a collaborative approach rather than a siloed effort.

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Further education colleges in England face losing financial independence

The Guardian - Higher Education

Government likely to treat FE sector as ‘big schools’, removing autonomy over borrowing and investment Further education (FE) colleges are likely to be treated as “big schools” by the government and lose critical financial independence, after a ruling reclassified colleges in England as part of central government.

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TRIFURCATION? The Shape of Higher Education in 2030

HEPI

On 22 June 2023, John Cater will complete three decades as the Director and Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University, rendering him the longest-serving head of a higher education institution in the UK. HEPI is marking the occasion by publishing his thoughts on higher education in 2030. Thirty years ago, I was a geographer.

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Higher Education Funding: The End of Illusion?

HEPI

This article was kindly authored for HEPI by Peter Scott, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies at UCL and Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University between 1998 and 2010. There are two puzzles about UK higher education in the late summer of 2024. The solutions?

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Bank Holiday Reading: Higher Education and the green workforce transformation

HEPI

The role that Higher Education institutions play in delivering the green skills needed to support the green workforce transformation.is Many Higher Education institutions are already going beyond traditional programmes to plug key gaps in the green workforce. often not given much coverage.

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Turing funding timeline in UK causing participants to drop out

The PIE News

The research found that less than half of higher education participants – 45% – felt the funding provided by Turing covered at least half of their costs on placement. This figure was higher for further education and vocational education and training participants at 86%.