Category: Post 16 White Paper
Why aren’t there more accelerated degree apprenticeships?
Accelerated degree apprenticeships are level 6 degree apprenticeships completed more quickly, usually 18 months or 2 years, because the apprentice […]
February 10, 2026
Direct entrant students can no longer remain invisible
The sector regularly discusses first-year pedagogy as a way of supporting the whole student body, but direct entrants who transition […]
January 27, 2026
Labour must not repeat history by sidelining research in post-92 universities
As Labour eyes reshaping the higher education sector, it risks reviving a binary divide that history shows would weaken UK […]
December 8, 2025
Podcast: Budget, R&D, Scotland’s tertiary bill
This week on the podcast we examine how Budget 2025 reshapes the university funding model – from the international levy […]
November 27, 2025
Labour takes steps to bring higher education and local skills closer together
The post-16 white paper promised to strengthen statutory guidance on local skills improvement plans (LSIPs), including “clearer expectations on higher […]
November 19, 2025
Student protection is needed in all higher-level learning
With the government’s white paper having a clear policy ambition and focus on higher technical (level 4 and 5) courses, […]
November 13, 2025
Podcast: Access, governance, festival vibes
This week on the podcast, live from our Festival in London, we discuss access and social mobility as the Office […]
November 12, 2025
What does specialisation for a university mean in a defence-led economy?
Every Monday at 11.30am, a siren echoes across Plymouth. It’s the routine test signal to take cover in the event […]
November 11, 2025
Podcast: Banned algorithms, Schools curriculum, Wales student finance
This week on the podcast we examine the Office for Students’ (OfS) renewed scrutiny of degree classification algorithms and what […]
November 6, 2025