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Contact hours return as a concern for ministers keen to respond to students
Nadhim Zahawi wants school leavers to get detailed data on in-person teaching, rather than “vague intentions”. Jim Dickinson interprets the signals
· Wonk Corner
Michelle Donelan hopes you won’t notice her stealth tax rise for graduates
Further and Higher Education Minister Michelle Donelan has announced a freeze to the repayment threshold for student loans.
· SUs · Members
Natural justice
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Webinar: The problem(s) with assessment
· SUs · Members
This is why the B3 bear and the TEF matters to your SU’s strategy
Jim Dickinson explains weighs both the threats and opportunities arising from OfS’ new regulatory exercises on minimums and maximums
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Higher education and antisemitism – vaccine or vector of transmission?
Today at the Department for Education (DfE) in London, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi is hosting a “behind closed doors” summit on antisemitism on campus.
· Comment
Final year students are still (feeling) screwed
There’s new data out on third and beyond year undergrads. Jim Dickinson tries to work out how raw their deal has really been
· Wonk Corner
Where are all the students with pockets full of “zoom lectures” refund cash?
I really thought I’d written everything there was to say on ministers exhorting students to “claim” refunds for Zoom lectures.
· SUs · Members
Called to account
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Some students need the tentpoles of the timetable to thrive
Do defences of the efficacy and accessibility of online learning miss the point? Jim Dickinson finds common cause with a ministerial push for in-person learning
· SUs · Members
What SUs need to know about student voice in the new TEF
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Webinar: Understanding OfS’ new proposals on baseline outcomes and the TEF
· Policy Watch
The B3 bear returns to hunt down Mickey Mouse (courses)
A “crackdown” is coming on “poor quality courses”. Jim Dickinson explains OfS’ new proposals on minimum student outcomes
· SUs · Members
Webinar: Wonkhe Live! January 2022
· Wonk Corner
Averting a looming energy bill crisis
The higher energy price cap due to be introduced on April 1 is going to result in energy costs increasing by more than 50 percent overnight.
· Comment
Three problems with Nadhim Zahawi’s invitation to revolt over online learning
The Secretary of State for Education says he’s giving students upset about Zoom lectures his “full backing”. Jim Dickinson wonders whether he really means it.
· Comment
21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers
OfS had a board meeting on 2 December 2021. The papers are out, and Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan have picked out the choicest morsels for your delight
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
Twenty (seven) questions
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
What is a fair SU election anyway?
It’s (almost) students’ union election season – as the slow process of converting initial interest or sparks of talent into a viable candidacy gathers apace. There’s been lots of focus over the past few years on turnout
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Having rights and career ambitions doesn’t make you a bad student
Jim Dickinson reviews research that finds that students who view themselves as consumers have worse academic outcomes than their peers