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Submissions to the HEEL: how to be brave and balanced  - TASO

Pete Crowson and Mike Kerrigan from Nottingham Trent University explore the importance of universities demonstrating confidence and sound judgement when contributing to the Higher Education Evaluat...

The Fellowship Podcast returns for series two - Advance HE UK

An unexpected journey into teaching: Finding purpose in education - Chartered College of Teaching

Jeni explores her journey into teaching and reflects on events from along the way

Adult education is an investment, not a cost, that has far reaching benefits for society

Mark Hyde reflects on the APPG’s adult education inquiry report, which found that 56% of providers who gave evidence regularly turn adults away. He argues that adult education is an investment with...

AI and the humanities: crisis or opportunity? - HEPI

This blog was kindly authored by Scarlett Keating, a Year 12 student who recently completed work experience at HEPI. In 1965, Cambridge History professor JH Plumb’s edit of ‘The crisis in humanities’...

The Budget must back the skills Britain needs to grow

Next week’s Budget will reveal whether the Government is prepared to invest in the skills needed to deliver its growth ambitions. New homes need construction workers. Clean energy needs engineers and...

Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new study

Despite social, economic and institutional barriers limiting women’s formal participation in science, they made numerous key breakthroughs.

Young people need more than qualifications to prepare them for work

As more young people become detached from education and employment, schools must look beyond academic results to the skills that connect us.

Policies for Developing Advanced STEM Skills in Higher Education

Advanced STEM skills are essential for the responsible use of technology. This report defines them as disciplinary, interdisciplinary, transversal and professional competence applied to complex...

‘Soul destroying’: Professor speaks out after Aberdeen University sacking

A PROFESSOR who was sacked from the University of Aberdeen after almost 27 years of service has described his dismissal as "soul destroying", amid allegations he was targeted for his union organising

How to earn a good salary and stay off benefits: The new classroom plan for 14-year-olds

Leaked proposals that are still being worked on suggest pupils could map out their career plans in school

Why can’t Scotland’s exam board answer a simple yes or no question about exams?

In the wake of this year's exams, history teachers in Scotland said the exam board changed the marking rules after pupils had left the exam hall - we stepped in to explore.