One thing for certain is that university life was already miles distant from the experience of most of our political leaders. Now the pandemic has transformed it into something unrecognisable from anything seen in the past. Two events this week…
The Sunday Times kicked off the new examinations season today with a further warning about independent schools ‘gaming’ the examination system. Their main target in ‘Private schools ‘gamed’ Covid rules to give their pupils more top A-levels’ was the astounding…
UPDATE 28th January 2022 The predictions for 2022 made by TEFS at the start of this month are holding up for now. More news of student loan repayments emerged today by stealth. This follows a week of more revelations about…
It is fair to say that everyone in the UK is aware of the ‘goings on’ at the heart of the government in No10. It would also be fair to assume we are all amazed about the revelations. Three issues…
The latest three consultations from the Office for Students (OfS) emerged yesterday. It could be that they are in effect the main response to the Augar recommendations that has been long delayed. The impact will have a massive effect on…
The Office for Students (OfS) closed its latest ‘Consultation on OfS strategy for 2022-25’ on Thursday. It is critically important for anyone interested in seeing the direction of travel in how our universities will be regulated. The consultation took place…
Download a TEFS 2022 calendar here. By the end of 2020, most people were exhausted by lockdowns and economic misery. Yet, the government in London entered 2021 recovering from their party hangovers and stumbled into the New Year. For the…
Wishing all those reading the posts and those supporting TEFS a good Christmas and hoping we can all have a safe and peaceful New Year. TEFS review of the year to follow in a few days As we enter another…
Earlier this week, a posting on the Higher Education Policy Institute website gave us an overview of the role that stereotyping plays in children as young as five in determining their career outcomes. It mainly cites a recent research publication…
The latest survey data reveals that accommodation costs are rising again alongside a steady takeover by private providers. The impact of the pandemic appears to have been greater on those stuck in contracts with private landlords. Parents have again had…
