Knowledge is the basis of thought. And every other skill. open.substack.com/pub/fillingthe…

The @UniofBradford has done it again - ranked number 1 for social mobility in the @LSBU English Social Mobility Index published by @HEPI_news. The impact the University of Bradford has on students’ lives is literally second to none.

Congratulations to @UniofBradford colleagues on this outstanding achievement reflecting Bradford’s core values of inclusion. Their system for 'Managing Risk for Impaired Laboratory Users' was described by judges as "incredibly impactful". bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2…

Inside one of the first ‘no headline judgement’ Ofsted inspections tes.com/magazine/analy…

This is a wonderful achievement for all the pupils at Reach Academy Feltham and Feltham College. Congratulations to all - including @gabbiebristow!

Ofsted has judged Reach Academy Feltham and Feltham College as outstanding in all six categories. felthamcollege.com/2024/10/16/ofs…

Education and Training are not the same thing - important distinction underscored by @FreyaThomasMonk.

Vocational reforms must differentiate between education and training feweek.co.uk/vocational-ref…

Government growth and skills policies should target career-changers feweek.co.uk/government-gro…

I am honoured to have been appointed by the University of Bradford as its Chair of Council. I share this wonderful university's commitment to transform lives and give people the knowledge and skills they need to succeed and to contribute to society. bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2…

An important perspective on inspection and accountability from Jon Coles.

Great to see @bphillipsonMP & a@Jacqui_Smith1 both visiting colleges this week #LoveOurColleges

In a world of AI the future of assessment is a very big topic. Looking forward to hearing what is said here @KingsCollegeLon

The widening skills gap is a huge problem not going away anytime soon. Lack of skilled workers risks major infrastructure projects going over budget, PAC warns feweek.co.uk/lack-of-skille…

Useful perspective on AI in health with relevance to education: “First, it will require moving away from the idea that AI will solve everything everywhere all at once and accepting that AI is just one tool of many” open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/can…

Congratulations @professorliwei1 and all my colleagues at the UCL IOE on being ranked 1st in the world for Education. And to all UCL colleagues on being ranked 9th best university overall, placing UCL in the top 1% of institutions worldwide.
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Good insight into challenges in delivering high quality degree apprenticeships showing why they are great but also why they are not the complete answer to improving technical education. Other strategies are also needed. hepi.ac.uk/2024/03/26/the… via @HEPI_news

The ABS is superficially plausible but a better approach would be to significantly improve and promote existing pathways. Academic, Career and Occupational: ‘Clunky’ Advanced British Standard risks ‘blunt choice’ for students, leaders warn feweek.co.uk/clunky-advance…

Another typically balanced view from Phil Hill about what is really going on in online higher education partnerships onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/post-opm-ror… via @philonedtech

In this HEPI blog, UCL Knowledge Lab Honorary Professor @rodbristow writes about his optimism that AI can transform the potential crisis in assessment into a learning opportunity #AIED hepi.ac.uk/2024/02/28/mak…

Excellent interview with @greg_ashman hosted by Susan Lambert @Amplify on Cognitive load theory: Four items at a time amplify.com/episode/scienc…

@rodbristow suggests the emergence of GenAI is an opportunity for "innovative transformational redesign of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment". He's right, but these things take time in HE as well as schools. Can education keep up? @HEPI_news
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