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Newest first, since August 2013 · page 105 of 131
· Comment
Should students tell tales on their university or college?
The Office for Students has published guidance for students and their unions on raising issues of concern. Jim Dickinson watches a regulator confuse opportunity with motive.
· Wonk Corner
Don’t we need a long hot summer of learning?
The entirety of the education system is now facing a major crisis – that of differential learning loss arising from pandemic restrictions, where inequalities are exacerbated.
· Comment
Student maintenance gets kicked into the long grass again
Jim Dickinson reads the interim conclusion to the post-18 review of fees and funding, and finds nothing on student maintenance – again.
· Wonk Corner
Whatever happened to sharia-compliant student finance?
There’s an argument that people reel off when students are calling for refunds – that most students won’t benefit because of the way the system is designed.
· SUs · Members
3D vision
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
London the big loser in university funding for 2020-21
Emerging a few hours behind today’s policy tsunami like an embarrassed uncle at a wedding was the Westminster government’s annual teaching grant letter to the sector.
· Policy Watch
Everyone’s into clearing in DfE’s post qualification admissions scramble
Jim Dickinson explains what is and isn’t on the table in the government’s long awaited review of admissions.
· Comment
Classic cars, careers, consumerism and confidence – how to address students’ complaints during the pandemic
How should universities handle complaints about this year, and what rights do students have? Jim Dickinson goes for a drive down memory lane and finds that the road is running out.
· Wonk Corner
Is debate under threat on UK campuses?
There seems to have been a flurry of freedom of speech things happening this week.
· SUs · Members
QAA has published advice on practical components and placements
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
QAA has published advice on “safety net” and “no detriment” policies
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
QAA has a hammer for the square peg in the round hole
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has issued a short note on the ongoing implications of the pandemic for placements and practice-based courses.
· Comment
How do you solve a problem like a final year show?
One way to solve the Covid crunch is to move face to face components until later this year. Jim Dickinson finds a dramatic version in Guildford.
· SUs · Members
Refunds or repeats
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
Regulatory crackdowns on broken promises are not all that they seem
Jim Dickinson reviews the latest intervention from the Office for Students – and finds demands for refunds and extra teaching without the time or money to make them happen.
· Wonk Corner
Universities, students, Covid-19 and the science
A couple of bits of research have emerged that seek to answer an ongoing question – did bringing students back to campus “cause” infection out in the community?
· Comment
Students shouldn’t pay for things they can’t use
Jim Dickinson wonders why students are asking if they have to pay for something they can’t use – and why the questions are such a surprise.
· SUs · Members
Dodging bullets
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Roll up roll up for the National Contentment Survey
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
We need more students to “drop out”
Today’s new Policy Note from HEPI on drop out is a good old-fashioned bit of knockabout contrarianism from its author Nick Hillman.