BTEC: why it’s important to Universities, Employers, Students…and Pearson too
This guest blog has been kindly provided by Rod Bristow, President, Core Markets for Pearson.
A College to Career Pathway for Students in Britain and the World
This week, we are publishing the annual data for […]
Who are Jo Johnson’s Numskulls?*
Source: http://ukcomics.wikia.com/wiki/The_Numskulls
The recent WonkHE Power List 2016 was a bit of fun with a serious purpose. Asking who wields influence over any policy area is a really good question – even though, as with all […]
How Philip Hammond could turn £1 of spending into £22 of savings
In New Zealand, the third arrest of a student loan defaulter has recently taken place and a new data matching arrangement to identify defaulters resident in Australia has begun. The UK could learn from these […]
Speech to the HMC / GSA University Admissions Conference
Earlier today, I delivered the speech below to the Headmasters and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) / Girls’ School Association (GSA) annual University Admissions Conference at the University of Leicester.
The speech:
argues that independent schools often pick […]
Former HE Minister calls for changes to the Higher Education and Research Bill for the public interest
HEPI has published a new policy paper, Protecting the public interest in higher education, by Bill Rammell, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and the Minister for Further and Higher Education (2005-08) in the last Labour […]
Many universities need to triple their spending on mental health support: urgent call for action in new HEPI paper
A new HEPI report, The invisible problem? Improving students’ mental health, shows a majority of students experience low wellbeing, that depression and loneliness affect one-in-three students and that the number of student suicides has risen. […]