196 pieces
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· Comment
The Ofsted reports that raise questions about the wider tertiary system
A special commission from DfE saw five private providers accused of “draining public money” in further education teacher training. Michael Salmon connects the dots with higher education
· Wonk Corner
A new international education strategy awaits
It was no secret that Labour was planning to refresh the previous government’s international education strategy, but we’ve now had a soft launch
· Wonk Corner
No national academy for the mathematical sciences
Rishi Sunak’s legacy continues to be undone
· Wonk Corner
August student visa applications are down 17 per cent on last year
Monthly Home Office figures paint a familiar picture, but on a much bigger scale
· Wonk Corner
Scottish government concurs with fair access report recommendations
But is Scotland on track to meet its widening access targets – and are they the right ones?
· Analysis
Labour tweaks the job ad for the next UKRI chief executive
The search for a new head of UKRI is back underway – but there are some subtle differences post-election. Michael Salmon goes line-by-line
· Data
Home Office Q2 data and the outlook for PGT
Quarterly student visa statistics for April to June are out, and the downturn is most visible at postgraduate taught level
· Wonk Corner
The Scottish Education Exchange Programme heads into a second year of piloting
Another 12 months to “test and learn”
· Wonk Corner
July student visa applications are down 15 per cent on last year
We’re into the key summer months now
· Policy Watch
The future of the LLE under Labour
There are several compelling reasons why the new government might want to rethink the Lifelong Learning Entitlement. Michael Salmon goes over the politics and the policy
· Wonk Corner
Home Office data on international applications – update for May and June
We’re getting towards the summer peak now, with the difference to last year becoming clearer
· Wonk Corner
A brutal set of funding allocations for Wales’ universities
The perilous state of Wales’ public finances has translated into swingeing cuts to teaching and research funding
· Wonk Corner
The sector is still looking for good news on teachers’ pensions
The outgoing Westminster government may have excluded universities from support, but there’s still a choice to be made in Scotland. And then another for Labour
· Comment
Graduate outcomes should be part of industrial strategy
Could graduate outcomes data be used to inform a future Labour government’s stewardship of the labour market? Michael Salmon makes the case
· Wonk Corner
The latest on those 1,289 funded places in Scotland
The Scottish education committee continues its digging into higher education funding
· Wonk Corner
The Graduate route response is here
And it’s mostly as expected if you’ve been keeping up with the papers this week
· Wonk Corner
What the QS-UUKi polling tells us about the Graduate route
Aside from the fact it’s worth asking students what they are thinking and planning
· Wonk Corner
New Home Office data will let you watch international recruitment slump in near real-time (April update)
Though all eyes are on what happens this summer
· Wonk Corner
Concerns over assessment and challenge in latest OfS quality investigation
Three areas of concern found in computing courses at Bradford College
· Wonk Corner
Free speech a “key and increasing challenge” in TNE
A new report highlights the ongoing difficulties around securing academic freedom and freedom of speech in overseas settings – and raises questions about regulation