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…
Earlier this week came the news that a White Paper on ‘Levelling up’ would be delayed to the New Year. Conjecture in the media appears to blame the delay on disagreements within the government about what can be done. It…
It seems there’s a lot going wrong, and its not just to do with the ‘misfortune’ of being white, working-class and a boy. The government is determined to target this group with a campaign to improve their university ‘aspirations’. Universities…
Today the Guardian revealed that the Higher and Further Education Minister, Michelle Donelan, is racking up more pressure on universities. This appears to yet more evidence that Donelan is softening up students and the universities for a response to Augar…
An online conference last week marked the ‘World Access to Higher Education Day’ and highlighted the universal problems of inequality in access and success in Higher Education. The activities of many countries and organisations dedicated to equality are to be…
A partial U-turn on the fate of post-16 education by the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, earlier this week has created a ‘dog’s breakfast’ of choices for students in an already confused system. The plan to replace the more flexible BTECs…
The COP 26 conference of the United Nations ended a day late yesterday with many feeling the +1.5oC target could be missed in time. It is clear much more must be done. The final pact decision text was long on…
There is rising speculation and ‘advice’ for the government coming from many different quarters. It is fuelled by the failure of any response to Augar in the budget and no account taken of the costs of Higher Education (HE). There…
