Using administrative data to study initial post-16 destinations - FFT Education Datalab Some thoughts about the advantages and disadvantages of using administrative data from the National Pupil Database to calculate rates of young people not in education, employment and training (NEET).

Using administrative data to study initial post-16 destinations | FFT Education Datalab

Gut microbiome changes may signal Parkinson’s disease risk Gut microbes can reveal whether a person faces an elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease, before they have developed any symptoms.

Gut microbiome changes may signal Parkinson's disease risk | UKRI

“Skin patch helped me spot lung rejection” says beneficiary One of the first lung transplant patients to receive a skin patch from his organ donor in a trial says it has been

'Skin patch helped me spot lung rejection'?says beneficiary | UKRI

A risky business - HEPI This blog was kindly authored by Paul Woodgates, independent Higher Education consultant, non-executive director and Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors of De Montfort University. Tom Richmond’s recent HEPI Debate Paper A degree of regulation: Building a more financially sustainable and resilient higher education sector argues that the woes of the higher education sector […]

A risky business | HEPI

Harness the power of admin data: a new practical guide from TASO  - TASO Practical advice on using administrative data to conduct research or evaluate interventions designed to reduce equality gaps in higher education

Harness the power of admin data: a new practical guide | TASO

Understanding students before they arrive: early insights from the pre-arrival questionnaire pilot | Jisc

It's National Numeracy Day on 20 May: Find out what's on | National Numeracy

Professor Osama Khan: I am British. I am Bangladeshi. I am Muslim. I am a teacher. But above all, I am human | Advance HE

How can higher education build students' sense of urgency around AI skills - without creating alarm? | Advance HE

What phase one of the national Pre/Post-arrival Academic Questionnaire pilot has told us so far - HEPI Over the weekend HEPI published a blog on international tuition fee setting and a blog calling for a new academic integrity charter. This blog was kindly authored by Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students, University of East London, Jonathan Neves, Head of Research & Surveys, Advance HE and Thandi Gilder, Researcher, AdvanceHE. In February 2025, AdvanceHE, […]

What phase one of the national Pre/Post-arrival Academic Questionnaire pilot has told us so far | HEPI

WEEKEND READING: Future‑proofing academic integrity: the case for a new charter - HEPI This blog was kindly authored by Dr Richard Marsden, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Qualifications and Partnerships, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, The Open University and Professor Klaus-Dieter Rossade, Executive Dean, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University. When the Academic Integrity Charter for UK Higher Education was published by the QAA […]

Future-proofing academic integrity: the case for a new charter | HEPI

WEEKEND READING: International tuition fee-setting: why imitation is risky and what better looks like - HEPI This blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo, an independent international higher education consultant, and Patric Kirchner, Pricing & Commercial Excellence Partner at CIL Strategy Consultants. In most sectors, pricing is treated as a strategic decision: it shapes demand, signals value and determines whether growth is sustainable. In UK higher education however, the setting of international […]

International tuition fee-setting: why imitation is risky and what better looks like | HEPI

What should be done about student debt in England? | IFS

Teams first, coaching second.  Individual coaching has a scale problem – unless we build around strong teams. I’m an advocate for coaching approaches in schools – as opposed to the typical quality assurance-driven, top-down, leaders ‘give feedback’ approach that is so dominant.  However, it pains me to see…

Teams first, coaching second. Individual coaching has a scale problem - unless we build around strong teams | TeacherHead

Numbers in nature: The hidden maths all around us | National Numeracy

Numbers in nature: The hidden maths all around us | National Numeracy

Comment on statutory phone ban | ASCL

Rethinking education in the age of AI | Cambridge

Are we ready for inclusion? Study raises capacity concerns - SecEd Inclusion-led SEND reforms risk failure as schools lack time, staff and funding, survey finds

Are we ready for inclusion? Study raises capacity concerns | SecEd

Teacher pay: NEU members ready to take industrial action - SecEd NEU members overwhelmingly reject the government’s three‑year 6.5% pay plan and signal readiness for industrial action

Teacher pay: NEU members ready to take industrial action | SecEd

Why Perspective Matters In Schools How macro, meso and micro perspectives help teachers and school leaders interpret classrooms, behaviour, policy and school improvement.

Why perspective matters in schools | Teacher Toolkit

Cultivating curious minds: problem solving across the key stages Introducing problem solving as playful exploration

Cultivating curious minds: problem solving across the key stages | Research Schools

‘A profound contraction’ – secondary teacher market shrinking - SecEd Secondary teacher job adverts are down 32% but staffing pressures grow as schools absorb shortages amid falling rolls.

'A profound contraction' - secondary teacher market shrinking | SecEd

Michael Mosbacher: Labour is intent on killing our prized religious schools | The Telegraph

The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity | Editorial Editorial: Higher nutritional standards are a good idea. But ministers, like hungry pupils, must avoid looking for ‘grab-and-go’ fixes

The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity | The Guardian

Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackBy Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims

Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI (podcast) | The Guardian

Discrimination against private school pupils strikes wrong chord The Royal Academy of Music should not ban ­applicants from the independent sector to a foundation course for talented young musicians

Discrimination against private school pupils strikes wrong chord | The Times

Fee hikes, big bonuses, then bosses exit: the curious case of City & Guilds privatisation Sale of vocational training brand and million-pound executive pay deals now subject to Charity Commission inquiry

Fee hikes, big bonuses, then bosses exit: the curious case of City & Guilds privatisation | The Guardian

Some 60,000 graduates voluntarily clear student debt in full - but there are risks Experts say that overpaying a student loan can be the wrong decision for many graduates

Some 60,000 graduates voluntarily clear student debt in full - but there are risks | The i Paper

Labour is finally waking up to the threats to academic freedom Strengthened powers to fine universities for infringing free speech are welcome, as is the focus on covert influence exercised by hostile overseas regimes

Labour is finally waking up to the threats to academic freedom | The Times

Treating students fairly means providers admitting when they don't | Wonkhe