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· Wonk Corner
Chris Millward tells us what he really thinks
Improvements to access shouldn’t be about lowering entry grades to get in only to see those students drop out. Nor should it be about expensive foundation years. Universities should be intervening to improve pupil attain
· Comment
The government has picked over £1,000 from the pockets of lower income students’ families
How much do we expect parents to pay when it comes to higher education participation? Jim Dickinson runs the numbers for England
· Wonk Corner
Universities have no excuse for not teaching face-to-face, says Nadhim Zahawi
If you were pleased that your 2022 timeline had thus far been free of “face to face teaching” discourse, Sunday morning brought bad news.
· SUs · Members
Time for strategy time
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Higher education assessment is in choas – here’s how to stop it becoming a crisis
Is it wise to carry out a lot of assessment over the next few weeks – and where will we be on assessment after Omicron? Jim Dickinson sets out a case for change
· SUs · Members
Webinar: Creating a sense of belonging
· Policy Watch
The new NSS will leave you asking why
The Office for Students has published proposed new questions for the National Student Survey for 2023. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson want answers.
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
The government is going to decide who is on the governing body
There are some interesting developments on higher education governance in the (Republic of) Ireland, with a big row brewing over autonomy.
· Comment
How to avoid disruption to learning in January
As the new term looms, Jim Dickinson considers how best to approach operating higher education during the Omicron wave
· Wonk Corner
You get an ology, you’re a scientist
I know what you were thinking when you emerged from that lie-in this morning. Will Maureen Lipman ever be funny again?
· SUs · Members
It’s all coming up
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Ten notes of caution on making the mental health charter mandatory
Ministers are demanding that universities take part in a previously voluntary scheme on student mental health. Jim Dickinson is worried
· Wonk Corner
Free speech Bills are like buses, etc
One of the greatest threats to our freedom and liberties is the cancel culture promoted by the the small but vocal woke brigade. We will strengthen human rights laws to enshrine this freedom.
· SUs
It’s all coming up – 12 things for SUs think about in 2022
In any academic year, things happen. Sometimes those things are related to manifesto promises and SU strategic plans. Sometimes they’re not. Some years you get to focus all year on your priorities. Some years you don’t.
· SUs · Members
Housing a crisis
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Get in a room and show us the (student housing) plan
Student rents are growing faster than inflation – with big impacts on quality, safety and social mobility. Jim Dickinson wants to see the plan.
· Wonk Corner
Some Christmas misery for disabled students
I’m trying to cheer up for the festive season, I really am – but there’s a story buried underneath the Downing Street shenanigans this week that is just punch-in-the-face miserable.
· Comment
England moves to plan B, and DfE has guidance out already
What are the implications for universities and students in England of the government’s new restrictions to slow the spread of Covid? Jim Dickinson digests the guidance.
· Wonk Corner
Collective student anxiety is through the roof. We all need to act.
This may not be the message that everyone wants to hear – but there appears to be a relationship between the volume of in-person teaching experienced and student mental health.
· Comment
A trip through the looking glass as DfE convenes work on student transitions
What happens when ministers announce cross-sector collaborations in the student interest? Sometimes it’s best not to find out, finds Jim Dickinson