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· Wonk Corner
More on government plans for modular funding
We’ve been waiting for government amendments on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. We just got a handful.
· Stacks
When free speech met three lions
Michael Barber had a hand in the England team’s tactics. He bonded with Gareth Southgate over detail and bravery. Alas – as David Kernohan found out – when it counted Michael Barber was no Gareth Southgate
· Policy Watch
DfE research recommends weighting output metrics in policy appraisal
It would be awfully embarrassing if research commissioned by the DfE argued for weighted rather than absolute outcome measures, wouldn’t it? Well, you’ll never guess what David Kernohan has just read.
· SUs · Members
Shorter recorded lectures, or long ones – which is best for learning?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Data
Everything from the UCAS June deadline data
More eighteen year olds from China have applied to start a UK undergraduate course in 2021 than eighteen year olds from Wales. And just what is happening with Nigerian mature students. David Kernohan takes a look
· Wonk Corner
When I was 17 it wasn’t a very good year
There’s a small population of prospective students that are particularly at risk from Covid-19 in the autumn.
· Explainer
No government has ever achieved credit transfer in HE. Will it be different this time?
David Kernohan explains why repeated efforts to implement a credit transfer system have been unsuccessful
· Data
The beginnings of the pandemic are now being seen in sector finances
The release of financial data for 2019-20 highlights the rise in short term borrowing and the decline in conferencing income. David Kernohan takes you through the numbers
· Policy Watch
Coherence and stability: the Scottish Funding Council’s third phase
The third and final phase of the Scottish Funding Council’s Coherence and Stability Review is here, and offers a comprehensive vision for tertiary education in Scotland. David Kernohan picks out the headlines
· SUs · Members
What makes teaching good – the answers that student reps need to know
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Analysis
Is higher education in England financially stable?
Reports and forecasts summarised by the Office for Students make it look like the worst of the danger has passed. But as David Kernohan finds out, we’re not out of the woods yet.
· Data
Life with LEO – summer 2021 release
David Kernohan takes stock of how LEO has adapted, and where work is still needed to make the data meaningful.
· Wonk Corner
What’s up with low student withdrawals?
New data from the Student Loans Company suggests a trend towards later in-year withdrawals, but numbers leaving their course remain similar to previous years.
· SUs · Members
What’s it like being a woman in higher education?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Why are we seeing Covid case peaks in student areas outside of term time?
Student areas are at the forefront of the coming wave of Covid-19. But once again they are not to blame for a series of policy errors that led us here.
· SUs
What should we take from new figures on student mental health?
We should be welcoming a rise in the number of students that are declaring mental health problems. For all the way society is slowly changing long-standing perceptions of mental health, there is still a stigma attached t
· Policy Watch
The Skills and Post-16 Bill enters the Lords
Peers wanted to discuss policy, but had to debate a skeletal bill. David Kernohan has the receipts.
· Wonk Corner
Legitimacy and Ofqual
The former Chair of Ofqual didn’t like the way 2020 A levels results were handled. But everyone into clearing instead, or letting universities run the algorithms, are unlikely to have been any better.
· Wonk Corner
Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation
News on TEF and regulation suggest that the quality framework in England remains up for grabs.
· Wonk Corner
Strategic priorities from HESA BCI
This morning’s HESA BCI release offers a surprisingly deep examination of provider strategic priorities.