Probationary Degree Awarding Powers – will the new route become the norm?
Faster routes to degree awarding powers (DAPs). Making it easier for new providers to enter the higher education sector. Levelling the regulatory playing-field. The Government has made significant...
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GuildHE Annual Conference 2016
Here is a selection of photos from GuildHE’s Annual Conference held on 22-23rd November 2016 at St Mary’s University, Twickenham:
View ArticleSchools that Work for Everyone? What the green paper could mean for universities
Most of the headlines surrounding the ‘Schools that Work for Everyone’ green paper have been focussed on Theresa May’s plan to reintroduce grammar schools. However, the paper contains a proposal that...
View ArticleGuildHE responds to the consultations on part-time student and postgraduate...
Last Friday (16th) marked the deadline for two important government consultations on student funding: one on part-time undergraduate maintenance loans, and the other on postgraduate doctoral loans....
View ArticleGuildHE responds to the Home Affairs Committee consultation on immigration...
In January 2017, The Home Affairs Committee called for evidence on immigration. GuildHE wrote a response specifically focusing on the immigration status of international students, academics and...
View ArticleGuildHE responds to House of Commons Education Committee – Brexit Inquiry
House of Commons Education Select Committee held an inquiry on “The impact of exiting the European Union on higher education” in November 2016. The GuildHE welcomed current assurances around EU...
View ArticleGuildHE responds to the Higher Education Statistics Consultation
The Department for Education consulted on the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) data in January 2017. You can read the GuildHE response here, which argued broadly for the inclusion of...
View ArticleInclusive Teaching and Learning in Higher Education as a route to Excellence
Today, the government released the report from the Disabled Student Sector Leadership Group (DSSLG). This group – co-founded and supported by GuildHE – is made up of a range of senior leaders and...
View ArticleGuildHE responds to the Draft Strategic Guidance of the Institute for...
The Department for Education are consulting on the draft strategic guidance to the Institute for Apprenticeships. GuildHE broadly agrees with what has been laid out in the draft strategy, but have made...
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More than just a degree? Active citizenship in higher education
In a special blog (first published on NUS Connect), Robbiie Young, NUS Vice President (Society & Citizenship), explores the importance of Active Citizenship in Higher Education, and discusses the...
View ArticleGuildHE and Universities UK welcome HER bill amendments
In a joint letter to members of the House of Lords, GuildHE and Universities UK have welcomed the package of amendments to the Higher Education and Research Bill announced by Jo Johnson, Universities...
View ArticleSpotlight on Degree Apprenticeships: Ravensbourne
Ravensbourne, apprenticeships and industry. Ravensbourne has been delivering apprenticeship training for BT’s network and software engineering apprentices since 2015. Apprenticeships fit neatly into...
View ArticleDiverse higher education. That’s something to celebrate
On 1 July 2015, GuildHE published Excellence in Diversity. It was my first day in my new job. I could claim no credit whatever for its central, compelling case: that UK higher education is so strong,...
View ArticleDegree Apprenticeships: Reflections from Southampton Solent
As 2017’s National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Southampton Solent University’s Head of Apprenticeships, David Moxon, reflects on the institution’s experience so far… For Solent,...
View ArticleIt’s inspiring to see young people growing into active citizens
Professor Margaret House, Vice Chancellor, Leeds Trinity University Throughout my career, I’ve been struck time and again by the wealth of opportunities which students choose to take up alongside their...
View ArticleFor REFerence
Looking at responding to the REF consultation? Too late. The deadline for responding to the second Research Excellence Framework consultation closed two weeks ago. Following the Stern Review last...
View ArticleGuildHE responds to the Industrial Strategy Green Paper consultation
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published its Green Paper, Building our Industrial Strategy in January 2017. It outlined ten pillars, aimed at improving living standards,...
View ArticleEndgame: Faust, TEF and the HER Bill
“Who is that cloven-hoofed fellow? I like the cut of his jib.” So says Mr Burns when watching Homer sell his soul to the devil for a box of doughnuts. I was reminded of this, my favourite Simpsons’...
View ArticleHealth education: A terminal problem?
“A crisis in health and social care” is a phrase which seems almost as common in current news coverage as “Southern Rail strike” or “President Trump tweeted”. Stories of hospitals and social care...
View ArticleThe Future of UK Higher Education: QAA conference keynote 10 May 2017
I’ve got 15 minutes to talk about the next 10 years in higher education. Which is 90 seconds a year. But rather than do it year by year – there are some dull ones but 2024 is a cracker – I’ll talk...
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