Research Briefing
Level 3 qualifications reform: What’s happening to BTECs?
Public funding will be removed from “low-quality” level 3 courses that overlap with A Levels and T Levels from 2024.
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Insight
Level 3 qualifications reform: What’s happening to BTECs?
Public funding will be removed from “low-quality” level 3 courses that overlap with A Levels and T Levels from 2024.
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Research Briefing
Education spending in the UK
Education spending peaked in around 2010 at 5.5% of GDP or £104 billion (2019-20 prices). It has fallen since then, but how much of this is due to changes to definitions, where does this leave the UK compared to other countries and how does this fall in spending compare to others over the past seven decades?
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Research Briefing
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]
This research briefing has been written for the House of Commons second reading debate on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. It provides background on the main provisions of the Bill, outlines its progress through Parliament, contains reaction from the FE sector, and considers relevant issues.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: HE/FE return to campus in England 2021
This briefing paper discusses Covid-19 announcements affecting the Further and Higher Education sectors in England from January 2021. It outlines areas such as the return of students to campuses and refunds for students affected by the disruptions.
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Research Briefing
Transport provision for post-16 students in England
This Library briefing outlines the arrangements for transport to education and training for students between the ages of 16 to 19.
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Debate Pack
Science and Discovery Centres’ support for education in science and careers in STEM subjects
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Science and Discovery Centres’ support for education in science and careers in STEM subjects’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 24 March 2021 from 2:30pm. The debate has been initiated by Dr Ben Spencer MP.
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Research Briefing
FE white paper: Skills for Jobs for Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth
This briefing paper gives an overview of the proposals in the further education white paper, Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth, 21 January 2021 and outlines some of the issues that it aims to address.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Higher and further education back to campus in England in 2020/21?
What is the guidance for students moving back on to campuses at the start of in 2020-21 and on returning home for the Christmas break? What concerns were raised about the return to campus? How have universities changed the way they organise teaching and how does this affect potential fee refunds? How many students and staff have tested positive for Covid-19? Has the peak among students passed? What impact will the national lockdown from 5 January 2021 have on students and providers?
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Debate Pack
Funding for further education
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Funding for further education’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 4 November 2020 from 2.00pm-3:30pm. The debate has been initiated by Gill Furniss MP.
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Debate Pack
Role of colleges in a skills-led recovery from covid-19 outbreak
On 20 October 2020 at 4.30, there will be a debate in Westminster Hall on the “Role of colleges in a skills-led recovery from covid-19 outbreak”. The debate will be led by Peter Aldous MP.
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Debate Pack
Opposition Day Debate: “The personal role and involvement of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education in this summer’s exams fiasco”
On Wednesday 9 September 2020, there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the subject of “The personal role and involvement of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education in this summer’s exams fiasco”. This will take place in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Easing lockdown restrictions in FE and HE in England
This House of Commons briefing paper discusses the impact of easing lockdown restriction on the FE and HE sectors in England. The paper outlines issues such as: re-opening campuses, prospective students numbers in 2020/21, temporary students numbers controls, delivery of courses in 2020/21 and the Higher Education Restructuring Regime. It also highlights issues such as the impact on graduate employability and catch up funding for FE colleges.
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Research Briefing
University Technical Colleges
University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are schools introduced by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government, originally for 14-19 year olds, that work alongside employers and universities to deliver technical education and core curriculum subjects. This briefing sets out their conception, introduction, performance, and future direction.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus:Update implications for the further and higher education sectors
This House of Commons library briefing paper gives an update on developments since the earlier paper, Coronavirus: Implications for the further and higher education sectors in England, 17 April 2020 and includes information on the Government support package for universities and students which was announced on 4 May 2020, online delivery of undergraduate courses in 2020/21 and the re-opening of colleges.
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