Full article here – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/12/university-students-set-own-fees-cooperative-college The Co-operative College is looking into creating a university where students could help set fees and academics’ pay. What if students helped decide how much they should pay? What if they were involved in determining academic salaries too?This happens at Mondragon University, a non-profit co-operative in northern Spain, and it is...Read More
Full article here – https://www.tes.com/news/further-education/breaking-views/he-and-fe-should-not-be-rivalsJason Goodyear, CEO of Qualifi Awarding Organisation commented that Stephen Howlett’s comments in the article above (extracts below) resonate with the work of Qualifi. As an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation, Qualifi provides colleges of FE an opportunity to offer their students qualifications from level 2 to level 8 inclusive. Qualifications that are...Read More
By Judith BurnsEducation reporter – Full article here – http://www.bbc.com/news/education-41165927Extracts below:The report also found many (young people) were frustrated with an education system they saw as overly focused on grades rather than life skills like money management, healthy eating, mental health and relationships.About half felt their education had failed to properly prepare them for the world of...Read More
Despite the overwhelming focus of HE being on Universities, degrees and masters qualifications, the HE sector has an alternative provision that is increasingly supported and promoted by many influential and powerful individuals and organisations.Full article here – https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/sep/20/power-list-the-50-people-with-most-influence-over-uk-universitiesPublished by Wonkhe – a thinktank for higher education policy “wonks” – the list includes the policymakers, lobbyists, politicians,...Read More
Full article here – http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-41240063Students are taking out payday loans to live in luxury flats in a bid to avoid poor standard accommodation, it has been claimed.The National Union of Students (NUS) said many were struggling to pay high rents in a bid not to live in substandard house shares.A spokesman for NUS Cymru said many...Read More
Jeremy Corbyn’s party manages to secure vote on proposal to increase cap on annual fees to £9,250Full article here – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/12/labour-to-force-vote-on-plan-to-increase-tuition-feesLabour is to force a parliamentary vote to scrap the government’s latest rise in university tuition fees on Wednesday in what it believes is a binding motion.Under the government’s plan, the annual tuition fee cap of...Read More
Details to be announced in Autumn Budget – Full article here – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-reduce-tuition-fees-7500-autumn-budget-philip-hammond-a7951081.htmlExtracts here:Cuts to tuition fees that would save students at least £5,000 over a three-year course are being considered by the Chancellor, it has been reported.Philip Hammond is looking at capping annual charges at £7,500 instead of the current level of £9,250, according to...Read More
Bright Blue says measure being considered in Downing St to woo younger voters would only benefit better off graduatesThe full article can be found here – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/10/cutting-student-loans-interest-rate-would-only-benefit-better-off-says-tory-thinktankExtracts – A prominent Conservative thinktank is warning Philip Hammond against giving high-paid graduates a handout by cutting the interest rates on student loans in a bid to win over younger...Read More
Why should working-class students end up with more debt than others?https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/07/maintenance-debt-weighs-constantly-on-my-mind-as-a-poorer-studentThis recent article in the Guardian suggests:“……Until recently, students from homes with an annual income of less than £25,000 were given maintenance grants of £3,387 to help fund their living costs while at university. Students from households above this threshold were also entitled to a...Read More
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news/aoc-responds-teach-first-reportTeach First report – ‘Impossible? Beyond access: getting to university and succeeding there’. David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, said: “Today’s report from Teach First highlights the enormous inequalities in access to higher education for young people which have not been addressed despite strenuous efforts and investment over many years. The causes...Read More
