GuildHE responds to DfE announcement on higher education reform
GuildHE responds to today's letter to higher education providers from the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, setting out changes to the fee cap and maintenance package for students. Her letter also details the government's package of reform to...
GuildHE welcomes the Compassionate Communications Commitment
As a member of the HE Mental Health Implementation Taskforce (HEMHIT), we are delighted that the Compassionate Communications Commitment has launched today. Supported by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, the guidance asks HE providers to...
GuildHE welcomes Government commitment to deliver the Lifelong Learning Entitlement
As a long term supporter of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and credit-based funding, we welcome the government's announcement today of their commitment to deliver the LLE. The new diversity of learning options created will be essential for a skilled workforce and a...
From theBlog
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement could still be a game changer for higher education
In an article for the Higher Education Policy Institute, GuildHE's Director of Policy and Strategy Dr Kate Wicklow explains why the Lifelong Learning Entitlement could still be a game changer for higher education and explores the opportunities and challenges ahead....
Scrutinising the motive behind the DfE Non Medical Help Call for Evidence
Ellen Graves, GuildHE Policy Officer, scrutinises the motive behind the DfE Non Medical Help Call for Evidence in a thought-provoking blog. The Department for Education’s Call for Evidence on improving non-medical help (NMH) for disabled students asks the sector what...
‘The Value of Creative Graduates’: Lisa Mann, Executive Director of Innovation at AUB
GuildHE and UKADIA, with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, have published an important new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’. In a blog for GuildHE, Lisa Mann, Executive Director of Innovation at Arts University...
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