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Incentivising even closer working between universities, colleges, and employers would bring significant benefits to our economy says University UK. This report calls for the National Careers Service in schools and colleges to do more but this vital careers support service for young people disappeared when contracts ended in September 2018. https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/Routes-to-high-level-skills.aspx According to a new……

    A new report by the Education Policy Institute undertakes a detailed analysis of University Technical Colleges (UTCs). https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/utcs/ Introduced in 2010, UTCs offer education to 14-19 year olds, with a strong focus on technical education. They are sponsored by universities and supported by employers. At present, there are 50 of this school type open in……

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman says the focus on performance data has narrowed what is taught in schools. She said, in a speech in Newcastle today, “inspections had placed too much weight on exam results”. There is now a growing expectation that Ofsted may inspect careers education and guidance in England’s schools and colleges under……

Dozens of students from disadvantaged backgrounds that fail to meet the grades will get a free year of study at the University of Cambridge in a bid to widen access, the vice chancellor has said. As outlined on 4/10/18 by Eleanor Busby from the Independent Professor Stephen Toope outlined more details about the “transitional year” for poorer students that the institution announced earlier this week.……

CFE in partnership with The Behavioural Insights Team and economists from the University of Sheffield and LSE are undertaking a four year impact evaluation for the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s (HEFCE’s) National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) to understand what works, in what context and why. The NCOP is a new four-year investment by HEFCE to……