Higher Education
Today's blog looks at the UCAS report on unconditional offers, as well as university students estranged from their families.
Universities
Early Years, OfS and School Admissions
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Early Years funding Today, Thursday 31 October, we have announced that councils across England will receive a funding boost to deliver free childcare places, enabling parents to work more flexibly and supporting children’s early development. This investment will go to …
Ensuring access to high quality technical education
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We’re committed to ensuring people have access to high-quality technical education across the country, and University Technical Colleges are helping to deliver on that, with 21% of pupils progressing into apprenticeships after completing their post 16 education, more than double the national average.
Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the Review of Support for Disabled University Students
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Attainment gap, early years, Higher Education, Universities
Today our blog looks at the results of our annual Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results, and the Support for Disabled Students in Higher Education Report.
University UK report
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at a Universities UK report on gender-based violence, harassment and hate crime in universities.
Our ambition for justifiable salaries in higher education
Whilst universities are independent and responsible for setting the pay of their staff, students and taxpayers all contribute to our higher education system - and rightly expect value for money.
Keeping students safe at university
Raising awareness on the potential impact of initiations and excessive alcohol on physical and mental health is vital so that the hundreds of thousands of students starting and returning to their studies this month feel their universities are prioritising their welfare and safety.
Ensuring a high quality education for all
We are working to dramatically improve the rigour, quality and standard of qualifications across the board, and have already done so with GCSEs. These reformed qualifications will help young people achieve the skills they need to get on in life.
Ensuring universities can feel confident after exiting the EU
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The visit also provided the Education Secretary the opportunity to meet with representatives from Scottish universities and discuss their shared ambition for the UK to retain their place as world-leading educators.
The value of attending university
The Education Secretary delivered a speech to the conference, outlining his ambition to not only protect and build on the UK’s position as a world leader in higher education.