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  1. Explainer: international students at Alliance universities

    March 28, 2024

    …s. All postgraduate international students will already have undergraduate degrees, and many will have previous postgraduate degrees as well. Case studies After completing a bachelor’s degree in his home country of Nigeria, Husseini Musa practiced professionally as a Quantity Surveyor for close to a decade, where he gained practical experience in the field of construction. He wanted to enhance his expertise further, and applied to the MSc Construc…

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    faustina

  2. Collaboration and the social dimension at the heart of innovation

    July 10, 2023

    …n with industry has also impacted and developed the curriculum on the film degree programme on which I teach. In 2016, we introduced an employability module into the film degree programme. In 2020/21, we partnered directly with MDXWorks, Middlesex University’s employability team, to support the teaching. The results were immediate, with grade increases and a significant increase in student engagement with MDXWorks. For the last three years, we hav…

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    Dr Eddie McCaffrey

  3. Don’t Let Snobbery Lead You Astray on A-Level Results Day

    August 14, 2019

    …nvy of the world and we should protect that all costs. Those that argue UK degrees are becoming ‘worthless’ need to look at the facts. On average, graduates currently earn £10,000 a year more than their contemporaries without degrees and over 94% of graduates from Alliance Universities are within work or further study within 6 months of graduating. Of course these figures vary between courses and universities but they are not the only benefits of…

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    Students receiving A-Level Results

  4. We’re failing students unless closing the attainment gap is a priority

    May 2, 2019

    …BAME students by taking into account a student’s entry qualifications and degree subject. If one of our courses doesn’t hit this ‘value added’ target – the principle measure of progress we devised to tackle BAME attainment – our systems automatically identify this as an area that requires action. This includes providing support to the course team to understand and address the reasons for the gap. Developing such a system is undoubtedly a big piec…

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  5. The DfE has changed its accountability measures for schools. Here’s why it’s significant.

    October 31, 2024

    …r best 3 A levels). The other two education destination categories (higher apprenticeships and other study at level 4 or 5) are not segmented. This segmented data was published in performance tables on gov.uk and has been widely used by schools, sixth forms and FE colleges in their own promotional materials. Those that have recently been through the process of applying for a secondary school place with your children will know it is not uncommon to…

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  6. Universities, the NHS, and health workforce transformation

    February 5, 2024

    …namic has changed once more with the advent of new training routes such as degree apprenticeships, which give employers more choice over how staff are educated and require universities to develop different relationships – yet again – with their NHS partners. Getting integrated A further shift in the power balance between the NHS and higher education occurred in July 2022 when Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) replaced Clinical Commissioning Groups as…

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  7. The Teaching Excellence Alliance – Strategic Overview

    June 18, 2018

    …ion Commitment to try alternative modes of provision (accelerated degrees, degree apprenticeships, low residency learning, etc.) Responsive learning environments Creating learning spaces that support student-focused and employer-led education Principles The following principles will be embedded across TEA activities: Expertise: Strive to use expertise from across partners in all TEA activities, for mutual enhancement. Alliance Distinctiveness: Fos…

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    Teaching Excellence Alliance

  8. Lifelong Loan Entitlement: opportunities for learners, choices for universities?

    June 6, 2023

    …pact on the 50% of school and college leavers who complete a ‘traditional’ degree is likely to be small. For the remainder who choose alternative part-time or periodic routes, there is the potential for this new framework to be life-changing. Access to modular funding could reinvigorate part-time provision, drawing underrepresented groups more easily into affordable tertiary study. As a group of universities with expertise in skills-based educatio…

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  9. University Alliance’s 2022 in review

    December 23, 2022

    …as engines for economic growth. Meanwhile, with their focus on industry and on post-graduate employability, our Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) and DTA3 programmes continue to go from strength to strength. On top of that, UA can be proud of policy successes on BTECs, PQAs, degree apprenticeships and Research and Innovation funding. You can watch our full video round-up of the year below – and if you’re interested in what we have planned for the…

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    Season's Greeting from everyone at University Alliance

  10. Universities should be partners in shaping the levelling up agenda

    January 7, 2022

    …The level of investment provided to the city creates a centre not only for degrees and apprenticeships, but also local enterprise, industry partnerships and opportunities to upskill and reskill the existing workforce. The presence of ARU Peterborough in the city provides scope – and indeed hope – for the levelling up of the economic, social and cultural landscape of the region. The newly appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and C…

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