Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

£2m set aside for lifelong loan awareness campaign

Flagship policy will provide individuals with the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use over their lifetime

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Ministers clear lifelong learning loan laws in the Commons

Opposition MPs were unsuccessful in pushing for more oversight of lifelong learning loan regulations

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Lifelong loan entitlement: Maintenance loans in and ELQ rule out

Students studying higher level courses under the lifelong loan scheme will have access to maintenance loans following years of...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education, sexual misconduct

OfS proposes register of ‘personal relationships’ between staff and students

Non-disclosure agreements also face ban in cases of harassment and sexual misconduct

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Higher education, Lifelong Learning

Lifelong loan laws laid in Parliament

Ministers will create a new system of credits and fee caps to regulate how much providers can charge for...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Higher education, T Levels

Halfon orders universities to publish T Levels admissions statements

The skills minister wants more transparency from universities on accepting T Levels as valid entry qualifications

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

Degree awarding powers put colleges at the heart of future prosperity

Colleges are important in the delivery of higher education and are far more than “feeder material for universities”, says Jon Ridley

JL Dutaut
Jon Ridley
Higher education

‘Frightening’ freedom of speech bill laws dropped

Debates on the freedom of speech bill have barely mentioned providers of higher education other than universities, but the...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

OfS touts tough registration rules on sexual harassment

HE regulator plans to consult on a new condition of registration early next year

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor