The Secret Life of Students is the essential event for anyone working on policy and delivery for students in higher education. wonkhe.com/events/the-sec…

Important point. The Govt is now keen that quals originally not designed to lead to access to university do in fact lead to access to university and that universities publicise this fact. But have the quals been redesigned in light of their adjusted purpose?

A bit of Sunday light reading…😉 My take on proposals for a Minimum Entry Requirement in Higher Education in ResearchProfessional Birkbeck, University of London Cllr John Cope London Higher Lighthouse Policy Gp researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Here's the plan

BREAKING: The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will be subject to a carry-over motion - timetabled for 25 April (just before prorogation).

Great to be UniofNorthampton with the Lighthouse Policy Gp today. Hearing from Nick Hillman & well organised by Nick Allen with Dean Machin & Lenny Rolles plus many others!

Students signal significant bounce-back in the value of their studies hepi.ac.uk/2022/06/09/stu…

Assuming Will Quince keeps his old job, it seems likely that universities will be looked after for now by an Under-Secretary of State, whereas Michelle Donelan was a Minister of State, a member of the Privy Council, attended Cabinet and had a spad.

Chancellor @KwasiKwarteng has announced that the Medium-Term Fiscal Plan will be published on 31 October & an Office for Budget Responsibility forecast has been commissioned for that date.

Normally OfS obsessed with outcomes over provision. This isn't even provision, its communication of it! And posits the M/H "solution" as exclusively extra curricular, and individual services based. It's like we've gone back 10 years in our understanding.

We had had hints but this pretty much confirms it - "boots on the ground" over IT courses next. wonkhe.com/job/assessors-…

Important thread:

We are delighted to be hosting the Lighthouse Policy Gp annual meeting today. Exciting discussions with members from across the sector are making for an insightful and enjoyable day! #UEL125

Uni of East London Lighthouse Policy Gp Thank you so much for hosting us. An excellent day with insightful and interesting presentations with much food for thought.

Talking about homelessness at the Lighthouse Policy Gp today with a delegate and remembered my dissertation 31 years ago. Young homelessness was on the rise. I fear a repeat especially with cost of living crisis and a lack of Government support.

Good to attend the Lighthouse Policy Gp meeting today to discuss topical HE issues, including cost of living challenges for students. Thanks to the team at Uni of East London for hosting.

NEW on Wonkhe: We've been waiting for it since 2021, and now primary legislation to bring about the Lifelong Loan Entitlement is here. David Kernohan runs down its content and asks what is still to do to make LLE a reality? @[email protected] buff.ly/3jolMAd

DfE's own equality assessment of student loan changes

I am pleased to say that on the back of my formal complaint last week to the CEO of the Student Loan Company. It has has corrected the false and misleading information that has been on Gov . uk for two years (and has been complained about before). Here's a comparison of the new

Also confirmed: • Statement from Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan: Higher Education Reform