…ities. It would be sensible to scrap the TDA and merge it with Hefce to bring teaching into line with the funding support of many other forms of professional training. Janet Beer Vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and chair of the University Alliance Read the full article….
…continue to invest in higher education.” Notes to Editors 1. Established in 2007, the Alliance group comprises a mixture of pre and post 1992 universities with balanced portfolios of excellence in teaching, research and enterprise. Alliance universities are actively engaged in their economic and social environments with close links to the creative industries and the professions and a deep-rooted commitment to access through flexible provision. All…
…iversities came top for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2023. 95% Of graduates from Alliance Universities were in work or another activity like further study just 15 months after graduating, and… …93% of those described what they were doing as ‘meaningful’. 67% Of all research at Alliance universities is world leading or internationally excellent. 1/3 Of all degree apprenticeship starts are at an Alliance university. 1/3 Of all…
…essary bureaucracy, which is hampering innovation and growth. Some funding bands are set too low to cover the cost of delivery, even without factoring in current inflationary pressures. The funding bands for the Nursing Degree Apprenticeship and Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship, for example, should be urgently reviewed. Increasing the volume of apprentices will not fully address cost issues – for example, there are individualised processes…
…ty and the relief, after three months of long hours in dull jobs, of being back in a world of late nights in the bar, early mornings on the river and days spent considering what constitutes the perfect city-state both in the classical world and today. My university experience was traditional to the point of cliché – which was exactly what I wanted. It also, for a few brief years, allowed me to enjoy the fantasy that I was now part of society’s upp…
…– 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 the statutory bodies responsible for planning health and social care services, tackling health inequalities and enhancing productivity in the system. They bring together the NHS, local authority, voluntary and other partners in a q…
…pounded by a lack of standardisation and a fragmented public sector client base. The researchers worked in partnership with UK local authorities to establish frameworks that embodied the clients’ values of training, apprenticeship and local employment. They went on to work with over 70 clients including 80 per cent of Local Authorities in the North West, supporting £2,500m of construction and design work. The North West Construction Hub, led by Ma…
