…who are amongst the most employable and enterprising in the country. What makes a UA member? A commitment to excellence, world-leading practices and outcomes Prioritising innovative teaching and the student experience Place based, applied research and engagement with industry and communities Delivering talent and skills for industry and public services A commitment to supporting social diversity University of West London Robert Gordon University…
…n their areas by the paths their pupils had taken after they left. Now, it makes total sense for all schools and colleges to provide data about pupil destinations, particularly given the worrying rise in the proportion of 16-to-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET), up 0.9 percentage points (to 12.2%) on the year in the second quarter of 2024. However, until now the DfE also presented a breakdown of ‘degree destinations’ by…
…nd technical university? Our students say there are three main things that make the experience of studying at one of University Alliance’s professional and technical universities stand out: Practical learning and assessment. At our universities, you are as likely to be assessed for a practical project as you are a written essay. The teaching style tends to be practical and interactive too. Employer contact. Employer contact is often built in to co…
…ncrease in qualified teachers – particularly secondary maths teachers – to make the policy feasible. The DfE must work closely with teacher training providers, including universities, to find solutions. There are numerous aspects of the 11-16 curriculum that are likely to have an impact on the success of the ABS. It is therefore imperative that the DfE also conducts a review of the 11-16 curriculum and is genuinely open-minded to making changes. I…
…education policy landscape. From making policy recommendations to decision makers and parliamentarians, to collating and summarising our members’ views in consultation responses, UA offers expertise on many aspects of higher education policy. News University Alliance responds to UCAS figures released on A Level Results day Posted on August 15, 2024 What you study is more important than where you study, according to new survey of graduate employers…
…efit our members and their communities, and to provide expertise to policy makers. Project timeline Deadline for proposals: 23:59, Friday 8 March Interviews: w/c 11 March Project kick-off: Monday 25 March. Final report and project close: Friday 31 May (provisional date). Tender process Bidders must submit an electronic copy of their tender submission no later than 23:59, Friday 8 March, with the subject line: ITT University Alliance Employer Resea…
…mes Health Commission are timely, necessary and sensible. Your ninth point makes the case for NHS staff to take part in research, proposing that 20 per cent of hospital consultants and other senior clinicians have 20 per cent of their time protected for research. The same should apply to nursing research, which is happening at the professional and technical universities we represent. I know of one research nurse who undertook a study of why patien…
…conditions. Before that I had no idea of the impact that one person could make. I kept seeing a banner outside the hospital that said ‘we need nurses’ and every time I passed the message hit a little bit deeper. So, I gave up my job, sold my car and joined an access to nursing course. I did the first year of a nursing degree, but I couldn’t afford to finish due to my bills, children and responsibilities, which was heart-breaking. When the Nursing…
…ship route was for me. I felt like whatever career I might pursue, I could make better progress working for a company in that time than I would in full-time education. Working day-to-day in the industry that my studies applied to allowed me to see the value in every portion of the qualification. I could take more information in because I had somewhere to place it, and as a result, I was able to achieve much higher grades than I would have done in…
…of this innovative provision, and their close relationships with industry make them ideal delivery partners. Given their increasing popularity, and their value for students and employers, this sort of investment will be essential in widening access to degree apprenticeships.” Eight University members have received allocations to expand their degree apprenticeships offer: Anglia Ruskin University, Leeds Beckett University, Middlesex University, Te…
