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  • EDUCATION SECRETARY ACCUSES 23 UNIVERSITIES OF UNETHICAL PRACTICES – TRAPPING STUDENTS INTO ACCEPTING OFFERS

    EDUCATION SECRETARY ACCUSES 23 UNIVERSITIES OF UNETHICAL PRACTICES – TRAPPING STUDENTS INTO ACCEPTING OFFERS

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    Reported in the i newspaper today “More than 20 universities have been accused by the Education Secretary of using “unethical” admission practices that are “trapping” students into accepting higher education places. Damian Hinds is writing to 23 named institutions warning that applicants are being “backed into a corner” to accept offers.” : https://inews.co.uk/news/education/education-secretary-calls-out-universities-over-unethical-admission-practices/ The Education…

  • DROP-OUT RATES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INCREASES FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

    DROP-OUT RATES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INCREASES FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

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    In an article written for FENews byNikki Bardsley, Director of Apprenticeship Operations, Seetec she highlights the drop-rates from universities and that an alternative option of doing apprenticeships not being considered as many are encouraged to follow the higher education route. https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/24449-drop-out-rates-among-university-students-increases-for-third-consecutive-year?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FE+News+via+email+-+Daily+update&utm_campaign=20190119_m149324961_Daily+fenews+update+via+RSS&utm_term=Drop-out+rates+among+university+students+increases+for+third+consecutive+year Record numbers of teenagers are entering into higher education each year, with reports suggesting…

  • THE BAKER CLAUSE : ONE YEAR ON SECTOR RESPONSE

    THE BAKER CLAUSE : ONE YEAR ON SECTOR RESPONSE

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    FE News has reported on the Baker Clause after its first year and included a response from leading lights within the sector including comments from Deirdre Hughes. https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/24190-the-baker-clause-one-year-on-sector-response?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FE+News+via+email+-+Daily+update&utm_campaign=20190109_m149149742_Daily+fenews+update+via+RSS&utm_term=The+Baker+clause_3A+One+year+on+-+Sector+Response In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the need to improve the technical education system in England. Successive governments have recognised the importance of…

  • HEAD TEACHER TRUST IN DfE IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW

    HEAD TEACHER TRUST IN DfE IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW

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      In a press release 11th January 2019 by WorthLess? – Headteachers, representing 25 counties campaigning for fairer funding,  have conducted a survey of over 2000 serving head teachers in which they have a “snapshot of of life in England’s schools today”. They make clear the “struggle that thousands of schools up and down the country…

  • SURVEY ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS MAKING CHOICES

    SURVEY ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS MAKING CHOICES

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      Office for Students consults on information, advice and guidance about higher education We are currently developing our strategy for improving information, advice and guidance about higher education. As part of this work, we are exploring development of a new resource to support students with their decision making. We want all potential higher education students to…

  • OXBRIDGE ‘OVER-RECRUITS’ FROM TOP EIGHT SCHOOLS

    OXBRIDGE ‘OVER-RECRUITS’ FROM TOP EIGHT SCHOOLS

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    The BBC has today (7th December 2018) reported on findings by the Sutton Trust that Oxford and Cambridge are being accused of “being so socially exclusive that they recruit more students from eight top schools than almost 3,000 other English state schools put together.” The Sutton Trust study blames a lack of advice and guidance…

  • PROGRESS SLOWS IN CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN THE MOST AND LEAST ADVANTAGED STUDENTS STARTING DEGREES

    PROGRESS SLOWS IN CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN THE MOST AND LEAST ADVANTAGED STUDENTS STARTING DEGREES

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    fe News has reported the  second release of UCAS’ 2018 End of Cycle Report shows a record 19.7 per cent of young people classified as living in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK (POLAR4 quintile 1) were accepted through UCAS to start a course in September 2018. This is up 0.4 percentage points, and…

  • FE NEWS: THE ROLE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN PROVIDING HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS

    FE NEWS: THE ROLE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN PROVIDING HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS

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    An article written by Chris Hale, Director of Policy, Universities UK  for FE News  claims” “The role of the tertiary education system in meeting the work force challenges of the country has never been more important.” https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/22621-universities-role-in-providing-higher-level-skills His article continues : As a society, we’re entering new territory with the coming of the Fourth Industrial…

  • UNIVERSITY LEAVES MEN IN SOME SUBJECTS ‘WORSE OFF’ THAN PEERS WITHOUT DEGREES

    UNIVERSITY LEAVES MEN IN SOME SUBJECTS ‘WORSE OFF’ THAN PEERS WITHOUT DEGREES

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    In today’s Independent it has been reported that more than 130,000 men are enrolling on university courses each year that leave them worse off in future earnings early in their careers than non-graduates as revealed in a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/university-subjects-students-graduates-courses-degrees-higher-education-sam-gyimah-ifs-a8651046.html Male students studying one of seven university subjects – creative arts,…

  • SKILLS NI 2018 LAUNCHED TODAY IN BELFAST

    SKILLS NI 2018 LAUNCHED TODAY IN BELFAST

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    The 2018 Skills NI event was today launched in Belfast , beginning with a business breakfast meeting sponsored by the CBI. https://broadcastdownload.precise.co.uk/assets/175639/ASGandPartners_BBC1NorthernIreland_07.11.2018_18.44.mp4 https://prospectsevents.co.uk/our-events/skills-northern-ireland/northern-ireland-2018/ Deirdre Hughes addressed the forum, comprising 80+ leaders from a wide variety of business backgrounds. She presented the main findings from a survey of young people in Northern Ireland before meeting with…