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· Wonk Corner
Could the marking and assessment boycott break the magician’s code?
Much of the public debate surrounding the kick off of today’s national marking and assessment boycott has concerned which bit of UCU is in control of the ongoing pay and conditions dispute.
· Comment
Providers and their regulator aren’t learning from student complaints
Jim Dickinson reviews the higher education ombud’s annual report and finds a system that is increasingly ignoring student concerns
· SUs · Members
A crisis of confidence
· Comment
The free speech problem is a crisis of confidence
Are there students afraid to speak on campus, and if so why is that? Jim Dickinson uncovers the anxiety and confidence issues underpinning the silencing of student opinion
· Wonk Corner
Justine Greening looked to the skies and found a graduate tax
On Wednesday, Policy Exchange held an event on “Breaking the Impasse” on university funding.
· Wonk Corner
OfS has updated a bunch of its dashboards – can the regulation keep up?
Today the Office for Students (OfS) has updated its student outcomes data dashboards to include the latest student data up to the 2021-22 academic year.
· Wonk Corner
Does OfS inaction prolong strikes in the sector?
Taken at face value, the news that the Office for Students (OfS) thought it important to avoid appearing to intervene in the current round of industrial action makes some sense.
· Comment
Forty things we found out from OfS’ December and February board papers
The Office for Students Easter board papers bunny has been, with two lots of paperwork to read. Jim Dickinson goes hunting for golden eggs so you don’t have to
· SUs · Members
Win-win situation
With Livia Scott
· SUs
SU elections season is complete. What now?
Jim Dickinson and Livia Scott reflect on an exciting season of SU elections – considering the implications of what looks like a refreshing surge in international PGT candidates in many SUs
With Livia Scott
· SUs
You don’t even know me. So why do you judge my life?
Jim Dickinson looks at research that identifies where and how the interests of beneficiaries are represented within a charity
· SUs · Members
The departure lounge
With Livia Scott
· SUs · Members
Challenges and opportunities for SUs arising from OfS’ new arrangements for access and participation
· SUs · Members
Here’s what SUs need to know about OfS’ new regulation of access and participation
The Office for Students (OfS) has published new arrangements for the regulation of equality of opportunity in higher education in England and there are big opportunities for SUs.
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Taking action on participation means building student agency
OfS is recognising the impact that extra curriculars and the wider environment can have on student success. Jim Dickinson gets Tiggerish about the EORR
· Wonk Corner
Students are getting more lonely, not less
Take out the trash day saw the Department for Culture, Media and Sport slip out its fourth annual report on tackling loneliness.
· Wonk Corner
What is going on with procurement reforms for disabled students?
Just over a year ago now you’ll recall a report that showed disabled students being failed by the system that is supposed to fund their access.
· Comment
Why has England’s annual funding letter appeared on take out the trash day?
Does the Department for Education have anything to hide in its annual funding letter to the sector? David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson go rummaging through the bins.
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
It looks like you’re trying to assess a student
Next week, Turnitin’s AI text detection tool will go live – and the news is causing widespread consternation (and, dare I say it, panic) across the sector.
· Comment
Can universities be honest with OfS about external risks to access and participation?
What if the real risks were the ones higher education funding policy was causing? Jim Dickinson goes the swans’ way