PSHE education can improve young people’s preparedness for higher education and beyond
PSHE education helps prepare young people for university life, but many want stronger, statutory teaching in personal finance and wellbeing.
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The HEPI Blog aims to make brief, incisive contributions to the higher education policy landscape. It is circulated to our subscribers and published online. We welcome guest submissions, which should follow our Instructions for Blog Authors. Submissions should be sent to our Blog Editor, Josh Freeman, at [email protected].
Beyond the Margin: When might low net revenue in international student recruitment be justified?
Low-margin international recruitment can be strategically valuable—but only with deliberate, transparent alignment to institutional goals.
Weekend Reading: Imperfect information in higher education
One in five graduates earn less than non-graduates, highlighting market failure from imperfect use of salary data in university choices.
Navigating higher education in a changing landscape
Higher education must defend its value while resourcing evaluation and access efforts amid financial pressures and widening inequalities.
The secret lives of Subject Benchmark Statements
Higher education providers are currently experiencing unprecedented degrees of pressure, not only in terms of the constraints imposed by the current financial climate but in the increased expectations placed upon them by students, policymakers and the public. At the same time, they’re having to address the challenges posed by new…
OfS free-speech absolutism allows abuse, harassment, and bullying
The OfS’s £585,000 fine on Sussex sets a damaging precedent, undermining university autonomy and protections for marginalised groups.
10 things universities can learn from mergers in the FE sector
Universities under financial pressure can learn from FE mergers by prioritising cultural fit, clear governance, and strategic clarity.
Lunchtime Reading: Will having more male teachers as role models solve ‘the boy question’?
There’s little evidence that increasing the number of male teachers will improve boys’ academic outcomes or attitudes.
One Step Beyond: A View from a School
Preparing students for higher education requires better careers advice, life skills teaching, and support for unassessed academic skills.
Building Bridges: Enhancing employability through practically-based higher education
Practically-based university models enhance graduate employability by embedding industry collaboration, real-world skills and confidence-building into curricula.