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Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2h ago
For Mandy Crawford-Lee, skills planning for all ages and at all levels must be at the top of the next government’s in-tray
The post Whoever the next Chancellor is, a comprehensive skills policy is a must appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
20h ago
As campus protests over Gaza spread around the UK, Jim Dickinson wonders what sorts of promises are being made to students about their freedom to speak and their freedom from harm
The post Campus encampments intensify the conflicts over free speech regulation appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
20h ago
Every year student mental health advisers feed back on their their caseloads and conditions. Rachel Spacey and Sam Gamblin find that this year's results make for worrying reading
The post Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
20h ago
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a contentious campus
The post Higher education postcard: Magee College appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
Every student mental health advisers feed back on their their caseloads and conditions. Rachel Spacey and Sam Gamblin find that this year's results make for worrying reading
The post Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
At a time when some critics say degrees are getting easier, Helena Vine highlights the importance of challenge in a new QAA analysis of TEF submissions
The post TEF statements lift the lid on what stretching students to their full potential looks like appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
What are we to make of the way providers presented thinking about educational gains in TEF? Janice Kay and Roscoe Hastings take a look at what the panel said
The post What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains? appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
3d ago
The government's own international education strategy calls for diversification of international student recruitment, but as Griff Ryan explains, policy has since stymied that plan
The post Political rhetoric has pushed international recruitment diversification back to square one appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
3d ago
Despite funding pressures, there’s still a commitment to upskilling in the Scottish system. Hilary Collins and Gary Gillon walk us through how graduate apprenticeships work, and look ahead to reform
The post Collaboration, not top-down direction, is the key to unlocking the potential of Scotland’s graduate apprenticeships appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
4d ago
Assessment is learning, and students value it. Katy Burgess explains the psychology of testing
The post Why we should test our students more appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more