Students need a ‘fairer deal’ for studying after school, says Lords
The system of post-school education in England is unbalanced and requires immediate reform, according to a new House of Lords report into Higher Education. Specifically, the report says 2012 reforms to university financing have failed to create an effective market allowing undergraduate degrees to dominate when this might not be in the student or the […]
More government funding ‘essential’ for students at Sixth Form Colleges…
A report published by the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) has revealed that funding pressures risk turning sixth form education into a ‘narrow and part time experience’, exposing that two thirds (66 per cent) of Sixth Form Colleges have already scrapped courses as a result of funding cuts and cost increases. The ‘SFCA funding impact […]
Are graduates ‘colonising’ jobs that do not require degree-level skills?
In response to a recent study conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the HR association’s chief executive, Peter Cheese, has stated that university graduates are ‘colonising’ jobs that do not require degree-level skills. It is claimed that a university education is not justified in a large number of professionals; as well […]
Delay in SEND reforms down to shortage of educational psychologists…
As a result of a recent survey conducted by the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP), it is thought that one third of educational psychology services are ‘unlikely to’ or ‘will not’ meet the requirement for new education, health and care plans by April 2018, a set deadline for when the government plans to introduce a new system in the […]
Success at GCSE ‘key’ to obtaining predicted A level grades, UCAS claims…
New analysis compiled by UCAS has found that the GCSE results obtained by university applicants, in addition to the mix of A level subjects students decide to study, are key factors in determining whether predicted grades will be met and a conditional offer awarded. The ‘Factors associated with predicted and achieved A level attainment’ report, which also acknowledged any distinctions […]
Four in 10 trainees not teaching after five years due to high costs, new study claims…
Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and funded by the Nuffield Foundation indicates that 40 per cent trainee teachers who commence initial training are not in state school posts after a five-year period. The study also shows how routes into teaching have changed in recent times; analysing the costs, benefits and retention rates for each available […]
UCAS: Twice as many women as men enter teacher training…
The recently published ‘UCAS Teacher Training End of Cycle Report 2015‘ report has found that more than twice as many women (19,025) as men (8,775) were accepted on postgraduate teacher training courses through the admissions service last year. Despite not giving a clear explanation as to why this may be, UCAS — which manages applications to most postgraduate teacher training in England and Wales including: […]