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  1. ‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity

    December 6, 2023

    Pandemic learnings   As the public Covid-19 inquiry grinds painfully on, it is appropriate for us in the Higher Education sector to conduct a little reflection of our own.   There is much about lockdown life we all want to forget: the grim headlines, the concern for our loved ones and ourselves, the questionable Netflix binges and loo roll shortages. But despite the countless negative impacts of lockdown, something interesting happened in our uni…

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  2. University Alliance publish their submission to the DfE consultation on PQA reform

    May 13, 2021

    We welcome the opportunity to make a submission to the Department for Education’s consultation on Post-Qualification Admissions Reform. We recognise that the higher education admissions system is far from perfect, and we welcome changes to make it fairer and more transparent. However, we believe the most effective way to achieve this is through retaining and reforming the existing admissions system. If the Government decides to move to a post-qua…

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  3. UA submission to Ofqual & DfE consultations on summer 2021 grades

    February 1, 2021

    University Alliance welcome the opportunity to make a brief submission to the Ofqual and DfE consultations on arrangements for awarding grades for GCSE, AS and A levels and awarding arrangements for a range of vocational and technical qualifications in summer 2021 focused on the proposed timeline for higher education admissions. Alliance universities accept that there will be significant changes to the admissions cycle in 2021-22 and are prepared…

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  4. University Alliance submission to APPG on students

    January 22, 2021

    Submission from University Alliance to APPG Student Inquiry: “Impact of the pandemic with specific reference to students call for rebates in tuition and accommodation payments” Alliance universities have adapted quickly continuing to provide high-quality teaching and learning to students, including targeted and enhanced hardship funding and support. They have invested heavily in providing Covid secure campuses and continue to work closely with go…

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  5. UA’s written submission to the OfS review of digital teaching and learning

    October 15, 2020

    UA’s written submission to the OfS review of digital teaching and learning in English higher education during the coronavirus pandemic. This is a high-level submission to the Office for Students’ review of digital teaching and learning which pulls together feedback from our members and collective reflection on the part of the UA Teaching and Learning Network in particular. Our submission focuses on four areas: • Key lessons learned from the shift…

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