…e the SENDCO in December 2015 and took over responsibility for pupils with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Educational Health Care Plans. Hayley then gained promotion to become SENDCO at Hope School and completed her SENDCO postgraduate award at LJMU, funded by her employer, while in the post. Back to case studies…
…an important contribution to expanding access to HE over the last decade. Complementing the A-level route by combining knowledge with real-world practical applications, their blend of academic and technical skills are also well suited to Britain’s future economic needs. “Alliance universities are in the vanguard of efforts to recognize the value of these qualifications and to support students entering with vocational qualifications to succeed. Co…
…ities to ensure students can succeed regardless of the qualifications they come with. He also calls for greater recognition of the vital progression role vocational qualifications, particularly over the last decade, have provided for students with characteristics associated with educational disadvantage: those from low-participation neighbourhoods and regions, from an ethnic minority background, white working class boys and those whose parents wor…
…rsity Alliance has pushed for better support for mature students and for a comprehensive system of careers advice for every stage of life. The government’s forthcoming review of tertiary education must fully examine these issues. “Graduate salaries need to be understood in the context of significant regional variations in the UK’s highly unbalanced economy and the importance of careers like nursing which play a hugely vital role in society but are…
…research was recently presented at a Creative Industries Federation event. Commenting, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Knowledge exchange in the creative economy is usually associated with large funded projects but this research sheds light on the ‘hidden story’ of a much wider range of interactions which have previously been less well understood. “This evidence will support institutions and policymakers by highlightin…
…isory group to begin the development of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) metrics, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “It is encouraging that the Knowledge Exchange Framework will allow for fair comparisons between institutions. This will be important for avoiding a size matters scenario. We want the KEF to capture and reward the fullest range of interactions between universities, businesses and communities. “The appo…
…ability to provide a serious challenge to the old order of things. When it comes to the crunch, ministers time and again pull back from risking the reputations or income or their favoured institutions – or forms of educational delivery. There’s a fundamental problem in the question of whether a universities minister would encourage his or her children to follow a less traditional path. It’s the presumption behind the question that one is ‘better’…
…unveil a new assessment framework for universities, which will measure how effectively universities commercialise their research. The knowledge exchange framework will sit as a third pillar alongside the teaching excellence framework, which measures teaching quality, and the research excellence framework, which assesses research outputs”. Maddalaine Ansell, said: “The knowledge exchange framework must look beyond simply the commercialisation of re…
…semination and integration of ideas into industry to achieve practical and effective outcomes. One of the most practical sessions for me was on day one by Professor Alan Reed where we were encouraged to break our research down to a practical level to articulate the anticipated impact of our research. In addition, the session by Dr Heather Sears on improving our presentation skills through simplicity helped students think beyond the technical depth…
…e (BCC) Business and Education Summit 2017, taking place on Thursday 6 July 2017 at etc. venues, St Pauls, 200 Aldersgate, London, EC1A 4HD. University Alliance members can receive a discount on their ticket by contacting <info@www.unialliance.ac.uk> Communication Officer at University Alliance, Joshua Hastings, writes for the BCC Business and Education Summit 2017 on how universities and business collaborate to boost economic growth. Joshua highl…
