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· Wonk Corner
The Education Committee announces a lifelong learning revolution on a Saturday morning
On the Saturday before Christmas (!) the Commons Education Committee published a report into its inquiry on adult skills and lifelong learning.
· Wonk Corner
What does Michelle Donelan’s “testing on return” letter tell us?
On Friday universities minister Michelle Donelan write to higher education providers to “set our continued priorities for the new term”.
· SUs · Members
Which universities are offering rent rebates for Christmas?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Christmas, Covid-19 restrictions and higher education
In the wake of the tightening of Christmas exemptions, I thought it would be useful to take brief stock of where we are in relation to students and higher education – partly because Wonkhe readers are the sorts of people
· SUs · Members
Sit in a circle
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
Are student support groups the new societies?
For those in students’ unions hoping that the new year would bring some opportunities to get face to face student activities going off the back of a refreshers fair, things aren’t looking good. Infection rates continue t
· Comment
The Free Speech University Rankings stage a dramatic Christmas comeback
An exercise in assessing the culture (wars) on campus has been revived for Christmas 2020. Jim Dickinson sorts the reds from the greens.
· Comment
It’s time to bake in a batch of grade inflation for generation Covid
Jim Dickinson argues that the only way to treat students fairly during the pandemic is to ensure a big batch of grade inflation.
· Wonk Corner
What has the online harms bill got to do with universities and students?
In the big Venn diagram maps of public policy, “digital” issues (and harms) and higher education have long had a major overlap – and obviously more so this year.
· Wonk Corner
What happened in halls in October?
People we talk to, both inside and outside of the sector, tend to assume that lots of modelling must have been done to inform policies like students’ return to campus in September, or the Student Travel Window. The secto
· Policy Watch
Five regulatory gifts under the tree from the Office for Students
What should universities and students tell the universities regulator – and why? Jim Dickinson goes looking for answers in five new documents from OfS.
· SUs · Members
Zippin’ up my boots
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
How to respond to OfS’ consultation on quality and standards
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Students are having to choose between physical and mental health
Two new reports seek to learn lessons on supporting students this term. Jim Dickinson wonders whether it’s possible to combine physical and mental health given the findings.
· Comment
They were promised blended. They’re not getting it.
The Office for National Statistics has worrying new findings out on students and Covid. Jim Dickinson wonders if they’ll make any difference.
· Wonk Corner
Return to campus in Scotland – even more staggering
There was a moment yesterday when the Scottish Government published a page in its tertiary Covid guidance collection called “Return to campus”, and some in the sector thought it meant January 2021.
· Wonk Corner
What kind of free speech problem are we trying to solve?
Here at Wonkhe towers we’ve been beavering away supporting a group of students’ unions to try to progress the agenda over campus politics and freedom of speech.
· Wonk Corner
What can we learn from students taking part in testing?
It’s exciting and all that there’s a vaccine coming, but we do have at least another term to navigate in higher education before anyone is predicting even a soupcon of normality.
· SUs · Members
Grade inflation rules OK
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
DfE publishes staggering advice for universities on students return in 2021
Advice is out from DfE on the return to campus in 2021. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan unpick the implications.
With David Kernohan