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  • How can we support teachers to handle their students’ catch-up? Support from an online source

    15 February 2021 by Diana Laurillard

    This blog was kindly contributed by Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technology at the UCL Institute of Education. You can find Diana on Twitter @thinksitthrough. Teaching in every education sector has changed beyond all recognition over the past year and the dramatic conversion from primarily face-to-face teaching to…

  • Wendy Alexander: Assessing the new International Education Strategy

    12 February 2021 by Wendy Alexander

    Wendy Alexander is the Vice-Principal (International) at the University of Dundee and was previously the Associate Dean of Global Business at the London Business School. She is also a former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. You can find Wendy on Twitter @wendy_alexander. It is an irony of our times…

  • Micro-credentials and credit transfer: Giving credit where credit is due

    5 February 2021 by Mary Bishop

    This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Mary Bishop, MJB Consulting (Former Director of Learning ACCA Global, Visiting Chair Staffordshire University). You can find Mary on Twitter @mary2bishop . If you would like to reach out to Mary, you can find her on LinkedIn here. 2021 started with a whirlwhind…

  • Closing the attainment gap: how disadvantaged pupils have been impacted by COVID-19

    4 February 2021 by Gwen Morris

    This blog was kindly contributed by Gwen Morris, a qualified English teacher and ambassador for Teach First. She is currently studying an MA in Publishing at UCL. You can find Gwen on Twitter @MGwenMorris. As a Teach First participant, most of my training focused on addressing the attainment gap that…

  • Outreach: The importance of life beyond the classroom

    3 February 2021 by Nick Barker

    This blog was kindly contributed by Nick Barker. Nick works for Warwick University doing schools outreach work. He is based in a primary school serving an area of severe social deprivation and is a member of the University’s Strategy Group. ‘I’m stuck’, said Karen, looking up at me with an…

  • How well do you know your applicants?

    1 February 2021 by Abhishek Nakhate & Bill Rammell

    This blog was kindly contributed by Abhishek Nakhate, Founder and CEO of Zilter & Zoom Abroad, and Bill Rammell, Former Minister of State for Higher Education and a former Vice-Chancellor. The most successful universities in terms of student recruitment devote time, money and staff to really know and understand potential…

  • Making the case for the London Weighting

    28 January 2021 by Diana Beech

    This blog has been written by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher – the body representing over forty London-based universities and higher education colleges. She was previously Policy Adviser to the last three Universities Ministers. You can find Diana on Twitter @dianajbeech . Buried among the flurry…