It’s crucial that university courses give students the skills they need to enter the world of work. Our universities are world-leading and the majority of degrees help to prepare young people for the future. However, we know there are some …
Today’s blog looks at newly released statistics on academies and university applications. We will also look at our mental health support programme we announced for 20,000 schools and colleges. Mental health support Today, Friday 12 July, we have announced a new …
Universities Minister Sam Gyimah has today written an op-ed after he announced that hundreds of thousands of prospective students will have more choice than ever before over what they can study at university with the expansion of two-year degrees.
Today’s news review covers the announcement by Jo Johnson about accelerated two-year degrees, adding more flexibility and choice to the higher education system.
...we have commissioned the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to strengthen the training of external examiners. A range of different approaches will be taken to training external examiners...