…d last night, is fantastic news for universities, businesses and communities. It has always been clear to the HE sector that opportunities for employment after graduation are key to attracting the best international students to the UK, which will be even more crucial post-Brexit. The UK economy must be given the chance to benefit fully from the highly skilled international graduates we educate, if we are to meet future challenges and hold our own…
…t in funding. “While today’s cash injection for schools and colleges is welcome, it does little to reverse the damage caused by the historic and catastrophic underfunding of the sector. Of the £400m announced, a considerable proportion has already been allocated for T-levels, so this funding doesn’t actually meet the vast real-term funding reductions the sectors have faced. “As the Chancellor has himself experienced, further education has long bee…
…Years (PACEY), where she was Policy and Research Manager. PACEY represents 30,000 professionals working across the childcare and early years sector. Susanna has extensive experience as a researcher and public policy professional, having worked for a variety of organisations including the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Hansard Society, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. CEO Vanessa Wilson welcomed her appointment saying, “We’…
…“The work that Kingston University has done through its KU Cares programme, which supports care leavers, young adult carers and estranged students to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by higher education, shows this doesn’t have to be the case. Indeed, the continuation rates for those supported through the University’s KU Cares programme are now higher than the overall student population. They are extremely motivated students who h…
…his vital national export. A truly global, future looking Britain needs to both sustain and build on its internationally renowned university reputation to remain a welcoming place for future international students, researchers, technicians and academics. We will continue to work with our University Alliance members, government and the sector to make the most of – and the case for – this British success story”….
…The Minister for Universities Chris Skidmore MP talked this week about the need for universities to do as much as they can to support disabled students. You can read the full text of his comments here….
…just warm words, but ensuring that change is implemented at the right pace, with correct consultation, and crucially within a properly funded tertiary education system. There is a risk of creating an artificial divide between FE and HE. Many of our members work in the closest possible partnership with their local colleges. With our partners, University Alliance has built up a bold, radical policy agenda on a lifelong higher and degree-level educa…
Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “University Alliance is not surprised by either the continuing importance that employers attach to technical & professional education or the challenges they foresee in its delivery. Our members across the country highlight many of the same opportunities & challenges to us. It is troubling to see the statistics in this report around critical issues like employer engagement in education and…
Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “This was a disappointing, if not surprising budget. There remain huge structural questions about the future funding and direction, not just of higher education but also of our partners in further education, as well as the critical area of adult learning which as recent reports have shown is in free-fall. In addition, universities are facing rising cost pressures, exacerbated by this budge…
Commenting on Solving future skills challenges published by Universities UK, University Alliance Acting Chief Executive Liz Bromley said: “We welcome this report’s call for closer collaboration between universities, employers and government to ensure the post-18 education system continues to meet demand for high level technical and transferable skills and allows learners to upskill and reskill throughout their lives. Alliance universities are lea…
