Good to see Robert Halfon calling out the insulting term 'Mickey Mouse Degrees' bit.ly/3M5Lswb

Lovely optimistic piece from Shân Wareing

An absolutely gorgeous sunrise early this morning

For too long our education system has failed a huge number of forgotten pupils. In our research we find that without grade 4s in both English & maths GCSEs, the odds of success are stacked against you: in terms of education but also health and criminality. theguardian.com/education/arti…

Interesting in Financial Times today on skills. The crisis will be further exacerbated in a year's time, when under current plans BTEC quals in key sectors like health are de-funded leaving tens of thousands with no course. Peter Foster #protectstudentchoice ft.com/content/8422f5…

New Post: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Real International Student Scandal buff.ly/3MiiVUn

🎙️ @Ofqual chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham spoke to Schools Week following the release of GCSE results this week Here’s what he had to say in response to our questions… buff.ly/4g8j2j8

Starmer can unleash innovation if he wants ⁦William Hague⁩ thetimes.com/article/45fc0b…

"Relative mobility, measuring the strength of the link between parental and child occupations, is more fluid among ethnic minorities and more rigid among the white British," says The B&FC Principal on.ft.com/4e2qfPV

Lots of insights and modern-day parallels when a current expert in Higher Education (Nick Hillman) reviews the thoughts of an expert from the past Higher Education Policy Institute

A rapid review of funding of BTec & other vocational qualifications is underway - colleges and schools are asking what do they tell students in the meantime bbc.com/news/articles/…

This provocative report from Edward Venning for Higher Education Policy Institute will probably incense some readers but it's good for us to have our orthodoxies challenged. bit.ly/3Z45Lln

Good stuff from Mike Ratcliffe on the importance of credit transfer to make LLE work. Higher Education Policy Institute bit.ly/3AELmcq

Fantastic article in The Telegraph about the London Interdisciplinary School The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) bit.ly/4e4uASx

🌍LIS is redefining education!🌍 Featured in The The Telegraph, LIS combines disciplines to tackle real-world issues. Forget boring lectures—students dive into hands-on projects and make an impact from day one. Discover how LIS is shaping future leaders:  telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/2…

The first cohort of #PPE students graduated from #OxfordUniversity 100 years ago this year. If you were designing a comparable degree today, what would you include? What would you leave out? #university #HigherEducation #highered The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) Kate Raworth Ann Mroz Paul Ashwin

Universities, like banks, are too big to fail - Philip Augar draws parallels with the 2008 banking crisis. ft.com/content/491a63… via @ft

Americans are losing faith in four-year college degrees via Financial Times on.ft.com/3MvBlkw

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