Poor universities
26 June 2017
Poor universities. It might not seem as if we should pity the leaders of our great Higher Education sector or those who work for and with students, but just think… Find out more
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Equipping pupils with skills for the future
24 November 2016
8 out of 10 school-leavers in the UK “lack essential business skills”, according to the CIMA. This conclusion is concerning if the UK is to prosper in a post-Brexit open… Find out more
Customer services
27 September 2015
We bought a fridge from a well-known High Street retailer over the summer (yes, it’s a glamorous life). Our story is replicated up and down the country I’m sure, and… Find out more
SATISFACTORY, OR ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT?
4 June 2015
The HEPI university student experience survey 2015 can be found here . So, HEPI has published its annual summer treat, the Student Satisfaction Survey (in collaboration with the Higher Education… Find out more
VIVA EUROPE
13 May 2015
Put the words ‘student’ and ‘European’ together and what springs to mind? In the post-UKIP world perhaps few will now be openly stressing about UK universities over-run by EC students;… Find out more
Are we doing justice to Careers Education in our schools?
27 November 2014
We all know that our work is not just about preparing our young people for exams. Our schools have a range of pastoral provision, extra-curricular activities and links with employers… Find out more
If you want to learn about…
18 November 2014
It’s a truism that the Higher Education landscape has undergone huge change in the last few years, and those of us who work in senior schools spend, of course, a… Find out more
Open response to Dr Mike Sewell, Director of Admissions for the Cambridge Colleges
13 November 2014
There are a number of reasons why I was disappointed and disheartened to read Dr Sewell’s letter entitled ‘Cambridge’s Position On The New AS Levels’, but I shan’t bore anyone… Find out more
Personal statements: ‘Being passionate about’ isn’t enough
8 October 2013
As I write, and as you read, sixth formers across the country are agonising over their personal statements. Now they learn (The Times, October 5th 2013) that some universities will… Find out more
University Challenge: Whitehall, Milburn …
26 June 2013
A few weeks ago I sat down with colleagues from GSA to talk to Sir Peter Lampl. Any who have met or heard him must agree that this is a… Find out more
The Iron Lady’s HE Legacy
11 April 2013
Matthew Syed, writing recently in The Times, makes some typically perceptive points about Mrs Thatcher’s sporting legacy: ‘(Football) clubs (he writes) are no longer hubs of the community but profit-maximising… Find out more
Keep the halfway staging post
4 March 2013
It has been good, during these last few weeks, to see the two sectors in secondary education – the one, maintained, engaged in educating the vast majority of the population,… Find out more
The HE debate
8 October 2012
At the HMC Conference in Belfast, four long sessions were devoted to debates on some pretty big issues: sport in schools, selection, political interest in schools and higher education. The… Find out more
