There is a slight detour this week to look at the political developments in Northern Ireland last week. On behalf of students today, TEFS asks the question, ‘What has the Good Friday Agreement done for us?’ The voices of reason…
A recent article in the Guardian from Adrian Chiles appears to encapsulate and reinforce public opinion on universities with ‘English students spend a fortune to go to university. Shouldn’t that buy them more teaching and less partying?’ It appears that…
UPDATE 1st April 2023 Today a Department for Education spokesperson has flatly denied that there are plans for a new university. In an official statement they made it clear that, “At first we were convinced this was a true story…
If any students, or universities and their staff, were expecting some assistance from the government in the budget last week, they were sadly disappointed. Students and their living costs are not mentioned. Instead, some families can expect limited respite on…
The worsening situation of increasing numbers of students coming under financial pressure and hardship is moving on fast. The defensive campaign for help seems to be advancing slowly by crawling while under fire. Yet advancing it is. Two more reports…
Removing BTECs from the qualification options for large numbers of students will have a profound and lasting effect on those hoping to strive for something better. The success of past BTEC students provides a ready reminder of what is already…
A keynote policy speech by Keir Starmer earlier today, and at the Scottish Labour Conference over the weekend, renewed the party toward electoral success across GB and especially in Scotland. There is an atmosphere of ‘cup fever’ as the inevitable…
Most have tried to improve their admissions policies but the impact is patchy, BBC analysis finds. Bit this is not surprising- surely that is the real point of grammar schools. — Read on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-64714201
It seems some strange things are happening with the new AI Bots as they are learning exponentially from the inquiries made. Maybe they are learning more about humans than we are learning from them. When paired with Microsoft’s Bing search…
The crude strategy of keeping student maintenance funding below what is needed to survive was fully confirmed yesterday in the Department for Education’s own ‘equality analysis’. Armed with the information therein, they have deliberately pressed on with a game plan…
