It’s time to crack the echo chamber

It’s time to crack the echo chamber

We need to crack the higher education echo chamber we find ourselves in if we are to truly make positive changes in our communities and wider society. I’ve recently been to a couple of events and responded to a consultation that drive home the point that we, as higher...
Practitioner-teachers – the value of  dual professionals

Practitioner-teachers – the value of dual professionals

Over the last two decades, as student fees have increased, so too have concerns that students do not receive ‘value for money’ from their education. The Conservatives set out to change this in 2015, through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Drawing on the...
Degree Apprenticeships: Meeting the skills challenge

Degree Apprenticeships: Meeting the skills challenge

Over the next five years, the UK construction industry will need an additional 158,000 workers, with labour shortages reported at all levels including construction trades, technical, professional and managerial jobs. Meeting this shortage is a huge challenge for...