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· Comment
Is sector data still good enough?
Public data, statutory collections, regulatory releases, student surveys – is the data the sector has the data the sector really needs? David Kernohan has thoughts
· Data
What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?
It’s LEO, but not as we know it – DK examines the latest attempt to link attainment aged 16 to graduate and non-graduate outcomes
· Comment
Higher education study still makes financial sense for most
DK examines what the Institute for Fiscal Studies has done with a few extra years of data on graduate earnings, and on a new approach to comparing graduates to their non-graduate peers
· Wonk Corner
The Starmer era in English higher education
What legacy does the outgoing Prime Minister leave for the sector?
· Wonk Corner
England’s political tertiary consensus
It is lovely when everyone agrees. Apparently we – as a nation, or a bunch of policy nerds, or whatever – have been paying too much attention to higher education and not enough to other skills routes. No more an educatio
· Analysis
Opportunity is shaped by where you live, who you are, and how much money your family had
David Kernohan reads into a new report from the Sutton Trust on how ethnicity, gender, place, and poverty combine to determine opportunity
· Wonk Corner
Is the government really re-immersing itself in the MERs debate?
And just how reliable is entry qualification data anyway?
· The Post-18 Project
The Post-18 Project: Demographic downturn and the post-18 system
Higher education will be among the first systems to feel the impact of demographic shifts. David Kernohan sets out recommendations on what needs to change now
· Data
Graduate Outcomes, 2023–24
DK gets beyond the headlines in this year’s graduate outcomes data.
· Wonk Corner
Shall we get on with fixing student finance? or just change the name?
One of these things is much cheaper than the other
· Comment
Changing public attitudes to higher education
The latest British Social Attitudes survey release tracks a disquieting change in the public’s perception of higher education. David Kernohan has the numbers
· Wonk Corner
Why aren’t employers paying for short, L4+ courses for employees?
And have we just designed a funding system that makes them less inclined to?
· Policy Watch
What’s in Alan Milburn’s NEET report for the higher education sector?
Alan Milburn lays out the data and listens to the voices of young people not in education employment or training. David Kernohan picks out the highlights for higher education
· Wonk Corner
Treasury inquiry on loans and graduates is ready for launch
Public and DfE responses have been published today
· Wonk Corner
The sector had issues with the OfS even before the Sussex judgement
Timing is everything
· Analysis
The LLE is coming at last
Three draft statutory instruments herald the end game of the biggest change in the student finance system since 2011. DK breaks down what is going on, and asks why these plans have seen so little meaningful scrutiny
· Wonk Corner
Employers make full and final offer in 2026–27 pay negotiations
It has improved over the course of negotiations
· Comment
Is the Strategic Priorities Grant at risk?
What does Strategic Priority Grant spending cover, and what would cuts threaten? David Kernohan unpacks the Office for Students’ primary contribution to sector funding
· Wonk Corner
Who gets to offer LLE modules?
A lot of work for a prize of uncertain value
· Data
The financial state of the sector in England for 2026
David Kernohan digests this year’s OfS summary of annual financial returns, and the parallel release of HESA finance data