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Student futures in a divided society

Will time run out for students looking to the technology of the future for equality? Submissions to the recently launched University Partnerships Programme  UPP Foundation ‘Students Futures Commission’ closed today and they promise a fresh look at what the future…

Focus on education in Scotland: It’s a lang road

Recent days have seen more important reports on the state of education in Scotland for the newly elected administration to consider. The old Scottish saying ‘It’s a lang road that’s no goat a turnin’ should apply when planning for a…

The student experience 2020/21: Behind the headlines

How are student finances bearing up? With the Euro 2020 Championship currently in full swing across Europe after a year’s delay, we are entering an inevitable new wave of COVID-19 as another Coronavirus variant circulates. Getting the virus under control…

The government and Ofqual stagger from farce to tragedy

Is history repeating itself? Referring to the work of Hegel, Karl Marx noted that history repeats itself “the first time as tragedy, the second as farce”.  With the UK public examinations and assessments nearing the end of a second year…

Student futures are under scrutiny as reality bites

Asking about the future shape of Higher Education The newly formed  Student Futures Commission held its inaugural event online last week as it released the results of a very recent survey of UK students. The commission is a much needed…

Post Qualification Admissions and DfE Consultation… Consultation… Consultation!

Government by consultation or a PR smokescreen for decisions already made. It seems the Department for Education (DfE) is governing by a process of endless consultations as a smoke screen to hide underlying strategy. The latest on Post Qualification Admissions…

Funding lifeline for disadvantaged students in schools under the spotlight

Closing the attainment gap between the least and most advantaged students is a bigger problem than schools can handle. But that doesn’t mean efforts should cease. They should be renewed and widened across society. Closing the attainment gap between the…