Myself and @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social have written and thought a lot about HE finance. Here is our take on the current problems facing the sector: 1. Restore maintenance grants 2. Begin phased restoration of fees/maintenance loans 3. Dont scrap the current system: it's fundamentals are good

🧵 The Social Mobility Commission’s State of the Nation 2024 report highlights urgent challenges in social mobility—gaps in education, regional inequalities, and more. These findings align closely with the research we’re driving at CEPEO, explored further in our recent briefing notes. rb.gy/tz9z84

Join us for a detailed introduction to the Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) on October 22-23! Learn about key datasets, research examples, and get expert tips. Free registration here: rb.gy/23o9jr#AcademicSky#EduSky#EducationalResearch

Introduction to the Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE)

A detailed introduction to the Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE)

Families in poverty are having to sleep on the floor as they cannot afford beds, according to a children’s charity Most of the families surveyed by Buttle UK were also struggling to find the money to heat and power their homes By me, for the Observer www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Poorest families in UK lack beds and are sleeping on floors, charity warns

Study by Buttle UK found most families had skipped a meal and many parents said they had given their bed to a child

Grateful to be at #EALE2024 and enjoying keynote by Attila Lindner, including this nice quote from Alan Manning "There is no evidence based policy making without policy based evidence making"

Great insights from my colleague @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social on the HE disadvantage gap latest...

PMpaul-ed-martin.bsky.socialSep 4, 2024 8:53am

Yesterday, the Office for Students published another year of data analysis concerning access to HE for disadvantaged young people in England. It's not good news... 🧵

Overall single-word Ofsted grades for schools have been scrapped, with Phillipson arguing that they are "low information for parents and high stakes for schools" Check out @drsamsims.bsky.socialdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

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EDI Data Reporting Conference - Westminster Insight

Join Westminster Insight’s EDI Data Reporting Conference, to discover how to develop a data-led, evidence-based approach to improve the effectiveness of equality, diversity and inclusion outcomes.

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Our own @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social presented his work on access to Higher Education at the European Conference on Ed Research in Cyprus this week

PMpaul-ed-martin.bsky.socialAug 28, 2024 5:47am

Looking forward to presenting my research today on Access to HE in England at the European Conference on Educational Research in Cyprus