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The pandemic and the progression plans of young people from widening participation backgrounds

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All the institutions involved (which totalled 15, since one participant worked across two schools) had significant numbers of students from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. The results that this blog post reports and reflects upon are based on a recently published journal article ( Raven, 2023 ).

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“It’s not about diet, it’s about portion control” – Valuing Certificates, Diplomas, and Awards as core business

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This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Richard A Courtney , Head of the Department of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Finance at the Royal Docks School of Business & Law, University of East London. But do we offer smaller portions in higher education? How did I challenge my valuation of Continuing Education?

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Is the future tertiary?

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This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Alice Wilby , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Access, Participation and Student Experience) at University College Birmingham. If change is coming, will this be incentivised or even forced upon institutions? But we value our FE roots, and have 2000 FE students, with plans to open a sixth form centre from 2024.

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What could the higher education short course trial mean for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

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This HEPI blog was authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at HEPI. Opportunities for lifelong learning are an essential part of a happy, productive and educated society. In 2021, the Office for Students (OfS) launched the higher education short course trial. Assess the demand for short courses.

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Can the HE sector just carry on as it is now??

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Today’s HEPI blog is the text of a speech by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, to a joint meeting of the Senate and Council at Lancaster University. On there, you will see a new blog entry by one of your own Professors, Paul Ashwin, Head of Department here for Educational Research.

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Does the multiplication of alternative providers call for a new review of higher education?

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Last week, HEPI published a new Policy Note on the Robbins Report and this blog is in a series we are running to mark the 60th anniversary of the Report’s publication in October 1963 – you can access them all here. The proposals of the Robbins Report on Higher Education considered the role of providers of tertiary education.

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Student number caps: For the many not the few (But what if the few matter too?)

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In HEPI’s final blog before the Easter break, HEPI Director Nick Hillman returns to the thorny issue of student number caps, arguing they’re for the many not the few when – in this instance – it’s the few that matter more. That’s how snail-like higher education policy has been in recent years, thanks to all the political turmoil.)