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Participation measures in higher education: 2006 to 2020
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Participation
Nov 25, 2021
Learning through lockdown: Findings from the 2020 Adult Participation in Learning Survey
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Survey
Adult education
Lockdown
Covid impact
Participation
Nov 2, 2021
NEET and participation: local authority figures
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NEETs
Participation
Jul 27, 2021
Income is important for fair access, but so is place
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Participation
Jul 5, 2021
Geographies of elite higher education participation: An urban ‘escalator’ effect
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Participation
May 25, 2021
Uni Connect national evaluation: An analysis of young participation in higher education in England in the areas targeted by Uni Connect
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Participation
May 20, 2021
Community learning: participation falls by almost 50%
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Adult education
Community learning
Participation
Jan 28, 2021
Further education and skills: November 2020
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Participation
Achievement
Nov 26, 2020
Participation measures in higher education: 2006 to 2019
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Participation
Tertiary education
Nov 26, 2020
Research: How to boost higher technical qualifications
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Higher technical qualifications
Participation
Nov 23, 2020
Lockdown learners: Could the pandemic lead to a shift in adult participation in learning?
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Coronavirus
Lockdown
Adult education
Participation
Nov 2, 2020
Unlocking research talent and potential
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Research funding
Participation
Tertiary education
Oct 22, 2020
Over 350,000 more HE places will be needed in England by 2035 to keep up with demand while Scotland will see a decline in demand
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Tertiary education
Participation
Oct 22, 2020
Demand for Higher Education to 2035
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Tertiary education
Participation
Oct 22, 2020
Universities will need to provide over 350,000 extra places to keep up demand, report finds
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Tertiary education
Participation
Oct 22, 2020
Over 350,000 new university spots needed by 2035 in England to meet demand
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Tertiary education
Participation
Oct 22, 2020
London and South East to drive increased demand for HE to 2035
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Tertiary education
Participation
Oct 22, 2020
A levels: Boys shun English as girls avoid physics
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A-levels
Subject choice
Gender inequality
Participation
Sep 1, 2020
NEET and participation: local authority figures
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NEETs
Participation
Jul 9, 2020
Participation in education, training and employment: 2019
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Participation
NEETs
Jun 25, 2020
Covid-19 must not derail efforts to eliminate equality gaps
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Coronavirus
Inequality
Disadvantaged students
Participation
Attainment gap
Jun 22, 2020
Statistics: further education and skills
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Participation
Learner outcomes
Mar 12, 2020
Statistics: NEET and participation
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NEET
Participation
Mar 5, 2020
To close access and participation gaps we need to close our understanding gaps
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Widening access
Participation
Jan 23, 2020
Reversing the decade of decline in lifelong learning
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Adult education
Lifelong learning
Participation
Jan 2, 2020
Decade of decline in adult learning with four million ‘lost learners’ since 2010
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Adult education
Participation
Lifelong learning
Jan 1, 2020
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2019
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Adult education
Lifelong learning
Participation
Jan 1, 2020
Adult learning ‘real cause for concern’ as participation hits record low
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Adult education
Participation
Lifelong learning
Jan 1, 2020
UCAS end of cycle report - AoC responds
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UCAS
Unconditional offers
University admissions
University access
Participation
Dec 18, 2019
The Office for Students responds to ‘Social mobility and elite universities’
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Social mobility
Tertiary education
Disadvantaged students
University access
Participation
Dec 18, 2019
Student wealth divide is biggest in over a decade
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University access
Participation
Disadvantaged students
Dec 18, 2019
Poorer London pupils still win race to university
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Disadvantaged students
University access
Participation
Dec 17, 2019
Gap between rich and poor students at university reaches widest point for a decade
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Disadvantaged students
Participation
University access
Dec 17, 2019
University participation: Disadvantage gap widens to largest in a decade
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Participation
Disadvantaged students
University access
Dec 17, 2019
Participation Rates in Higher Education: 2006 to 2018
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Participation
Sep 26, 2019
Class divide revealed in young people’s participation in political activity at school
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Politics
Participation
Class divide
Sep 26, 2019
UK ‘still has significant issues’ on HE participation
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Participation
Sep 25, 2019
Participation rates in higher education: 2006 to 2018
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Participation
Aug 28, 2019
Statistics: further education and skills
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Statistical data
Participation
Learner outcomes
Jul 25, 2019
Study finds huge disparities in participation in extra-curricular activities depending on social background
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Extracurricular
Disadvantaged pupils
Participation
Jul 19, 2019
Reasons to be cheerful (part 8)
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Student numbers
Participation
Jun 19, 2019
Statistics: further education and skills
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Statistical data
Participation
Learner outcomes
Apr 30, 2019
FE's impact on UK productivity continues to drop
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Productivity
Participation
Skills
Apr 29, 2019
Whose voice is heard in higher education?
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Participation
University access
Mar 29, 2019
Statistics: further education and skills
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Statistical data
Participation
Learner outcomes
Mar 28, 2019
Universities failing poor white pupils
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Disadvantaged students
University admissions
University access
Participation
Feb 15, 2019
Poor pupils still denied chance to get a degree
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Disadvantaged
University access
Student recruitment
Participation
State schools
Feb 8, 2019
Number of state school pupils attending university drops despite efforts to widen access
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State schools
University access
University admissions
Student numbers
Widening access
Participation
Feb 7, 2019
Our ‘science capital’ research story
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STEM
Participation
Skills gap
Jan 29, 2019
Statistics: further education and skills
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Participation
Outcomes
Jan 24, 2019
Education and training
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Participation
Achievement
Dec 20, 2018
Statistics: further education and skills
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Participation
Learner outcomes
Statistical data
Dec 20, 2018
English and maths
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English
Maths
Participation
Adult education
Dec 20, 2018
Statistics: further education and skills
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Statistical data
Participation
Outcomes
Dec 20, 2018
Advanced learner loan participation falls for first time
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Advanced learner loans
Funding
Participation
Adult education
Dec 6, 2018
While participation in adult learning is in decline, Festival of Learning aims to show that barriers can be overcome through its award winners’ stories
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Participation
Adult learners
Lifelong learning
Nov 19, 2018
2019 Festival of Learning award nominations now open
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Adult education
Participation
Awards
Nov 13, 2018
Apprenticeships in England by industry sector
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Apprenticeship starts
Participation
Oct 25, 2018
The participation game
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Participation
Sep 27, 2018
Participation rates in higher education: 2006 to 2017
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Participation
Sep 27, 2018
UCU at TUC Congress 2018
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Unions
Funding
Mature students
Participation
Adult education
Sep 14, 2018
Adult participation in learning survey 2017
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Adult education
Participation
Survey
Aug 22, 2018
Barriers to learning for disadvantaged groups
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Disadvantaged
Participation
Adult education
Aug 22, 2018
Adult participation in learning survey 2017
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Adult education
Participation
Survey
Aug 22, 2018
Adult Education Survey 2016
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Adult education
Participation
Survey
Aug 22, 2018
40,000 teens not in education, employment or training
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NEETs
Participation
Jul 10, 2018
Tackling the geographical disparities in higher education
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University access
Social mobility
Disadvantaged students
Participation
Jul 5, 2018
Participation in education, training and employment
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Participation
DfE
16-18
NEETs
Jun 28, 2018
Review of our approach to fair access and participation in higher education
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Participation
University access
Funding
Reviews
Regulation
Jun 20, 2018
Manifesto idea #10: Graeme Atherton
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Widening access
Disadvantaged students
Participation
May 17, 2018
Response to ‘manifesto for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation’
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University access
Participation
May 10, 2018
Thinking big: 35 ideas for widening access to higher education
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Widening access
Participation
May 10, 2018
Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation
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Regulation
University access
Participation
May 10, 2018
Introducing our manifesto for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation
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University access
Participation
May 10, 2018
Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: a manifesto for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation
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OfS
Access
Participation
Regulation
Chris Millward
May 10, 2018
Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation
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Access
Participation
May 9, 2018
Teacher–student dialogue: Why it matters for student outcomes
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Dialogue
Teachers
Students
Participation
May 9, 2018
To widen access, you need to engage teachers
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Widening access
Participation
Disadvantaged students
Apr 24, 2018
Experimental UK Performance Indicators 2016 to 2017: further tables
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Participation
Performance indicators
Alternative provision
Apr 19, 2018
Leeds Beckett in top 10 for equal access for students
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Equality
University access
Diversity
HEPI
University rankings
Participation
Apr 9, 2018
Topic briefing: students from military service families
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Armed forces
Access
Participation
Mar 23, 2018
University place demand to grow by 300,000 by 2030
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University places
Student numbers
Gender gap
Participation
University access
Mar 15, 2018
300,000 more university places needed to keep up with demand for degrees, study says
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University places
Student numbers
Funding
University access
Participation
Mar 15, 2018
HRH The Princess Royal helps to highlight the inequalities young adult carers face in education and employment
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Inequality
Carers
Participation
Mar 8, 2018
Getting in and getting on: access and participation in the Office for Students
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OfS
Access
Participation
Regulation
Mar 5, 2018
The office a bit more for students
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Regulation
OfS
Participation
Funding
Value for money
Mar 1, 2018
Universities need to help poorer Scots pupils win places
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Scotland
University places
Widening access
Participation
Disadvantaged students
Feb 21, 2018
Post-18 education finance review: a failing system, even in its own terms
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Post-18
Tuition fees
Funding
Student finance
Participation
Interest rates
Loan repayment
Reviews
Feb 19, 2018
Post-18 education finance review: a failing system, even in its own terms
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Post-18
Tuition fees
Funding
Student finance
Participation
Interest rates
Loan repayment
Reviews
Feb 19, 2018
OFFA comment on launch of post-18 education and funding review
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Post-18
Reviews
Government
Funding
Widening access
Participation
Disadvantaged students
Mature students
Part-time students
Feb 19, 2018
Equal rights turn girls off science
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Gender equality
STEM
Science
Participation
Feb 15, 2018
Countries with greater gender equality have a lower percentage of female STEM graduates
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Gender equality
STEM
Graduates
Participation
Feb 14, 2018
Gender equality surprise revealed by Leeds Beckett University research
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Gender equality
STEM
Participation
Feb 14, 2018
It’s great that the first cohort of degree apprentices has graduated, but there should be more of them
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School leavers
Degree apprenticeships
Participation
Apprenticeship starts
Student numbers
Feb 9, 2018
16 to 18-year-olds need funding too!
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16-18
Funding
Participation
RPA
NEETs
Feb 6, 2018
What we know about the 2018 recruitment cycle so far
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Student recruitment
UCAS
University applications
Participation
Student numbers
Feb 5, 2018
Fewer Scottish teens from poorest areas apply for university
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Scotland
Disadvantaged students
University applications
Student numbers
Participation
Feb 5, 2018
Scotland: Applications to university from poor areas stall
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Scotland
Disadvantaged students
University applications
Student numbers
UCAS
Participation
Feb 5, 2018
'Worrying' drop in uni places for poverty-hit Scots
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Scotland
Disadvantaged students
University applications
Student numbers
University access
Participation
Feb 5, 2018
FE data library: apprenticeships
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ESFA
DfE
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship starts
Participation
Achievement
Jan 25, 2018
FE data library - apprenticeships: information on the number of apprenticeship starts, achievements, and participation
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DfE
Apprenticeships
Grants
Participation
Learner participation
Jan 25, 2018
NCS evaluation finds 'positive short-term impact'
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NCS
National Citizen Service
Social cohesion
Student numbers
Participation
Dec 21, 2017
Wealthy students tighten grip on university places
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University places
Disadvantaged students
University admissions
Participation
Dec 14, 2017
FE data library: English and maths
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English
Maths
Participation
Skills
Dec 12, 2017
FE data library: education and training
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Participation
Achievement
Skills
Training
Dec 12, 2017
FE data library: apprenticeships
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship starts
Participation
SFR
Dec 12, 2017
Only a third of students think university is good value for money
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Universities
VFM
Value for money
Funding
Student loans
Student debt
Tuition fees
Participation
Dec 11, 2017
Is there really a record number of disadvantaged students in HE?
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Universities
Disadvantaged students
Student numbers
Mature students
Part-time students
Participation
Nov 20, 2017
More to do to engage adults with Advanced Learner Loans
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LWI
Adult learners
Advanced learner loans
Apprenticeships
Skills
Participation
Oct 23, 2017
New research finds apprenticeships are a “fragile” form of training
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The Staffroom
Apprenticeships
Training
Participation
Skills
Retraining
Oct 19, 2017
Are participation and achievement the same thing?
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Learning & Work Institute
LWI
Participation
Achievement
Adult education
AEB
Funding
Oct 18, 2017
Why we need to wake up to falling participation in adult basic skills
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Learning & Work Institute
LWI
Adult skills
Participation
English
Maths
Digital skills
ESOL
Funding
Oct 18, 2017
Strong incentives for employers to participate in apprenticeship provision is vital
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FE News
Apprenticeships
Employers
Participation
Oct 18, 2017
Concern at negative impact of FE loans on disadvantaged
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FE Week
FE loans
Disadvantaged students
Reforms
Participation
Oct 17, 2017
In defence of modern universities
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Wonkhe
Universities
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Polytechnics
VFM
Participation
Oct 17, 2017
Apprenticeships are “fragile” training, research shows
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FE Week
Apprenticeships
Training
Employers
WISE
Participation
Skills
Oct 16, 2017
GSE: On the road to 2030 our planet made a plan
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Edmodo
GSE
Inclusion
Equality
OECD
Participation
Progress measures
Oct 13, 2017
Is Maths a barrier to participation in society?
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Unionlearn
Maths
Numeracy
Participation
Oct 13, 2017
Further education and skills: October 2017
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ESFA
DfE
Participation
Outcomes
Oct 12, 2017
Participation in education and training: local authority figures
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DfE
Participation
Training
Secondary schools
Colleges
Oct 12, 2017
Sutton Trust: 2 in 5 pupils do no extracurricular activity
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Schools Week
Sutton Trust
Extracurricular
Secondary schools
Participation
Disadvantaged pupils
Oct 12, 2017
Pupils miss out on life skills
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Sutton Trust
Life skills
Extracurricular
Secondary schools
Participation
Oct 11, 2017
Lessons for life
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Sutton Trust
Life skills
Extracurricular
Participation
Secondary schools
Oct 11, 2017
Social capital: the new frontier in widening participation at universities
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Guardian
HE
Higher Education
Widening participation
Participation
Universities
Social mobility
Oct 2, 2017
University education makes you a better citizen
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The Conversation
Universities
Tuition fees
Wellbeing
Participation
Sep 19, 2017
Director for Fair Access and Participation announced
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DfE
Leaders
Universities
Participation
Access
Sep 7, 2017
Should we still be concerned about NEETs?
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EPI
NEETS
Participation
Employment
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Employers
Gender gap
Training
Bursaries
EMA
Post-16
Skills plan
Sep 5, 2017
Overall NEET rates continue to fall but should we be concerned about the rise in 16 to 18 year olds who are NET as well as NEET?
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NFER
NEETS
Secondary
Colleges
Training
Unemployment
SFR
Participation
Social mobility
Economy
Aug 25, 2017
Statistics: NEET and participation
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DfE
NEETS
Participation
Aug 24, 2017
Study highlights wealth gap in university access
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BBC
Disadvantaged students
Participation
Universities
Teach First
Access
University admissions
Aug 14, 2017
Further education and skills: July 2017
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DfE
ESFA
Funding
Participation
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Post-16
Skills
19+
Apprenticeships
Jul 13, 2017
FE data library: apprenticeships
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DfE
Apprenticeships
Participation
Achievement
Skills
Jul 6, 2017
Further education and skills: July 2017
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DfE
Participation
Outcomes
Skills
Jul 6, 2017
Statistics: further education and skills
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DfE
ESFA
Participation
Outcomes
Jul 6, 2017
New report recommends extending upper secondary education
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IoE
Post-14
14-19
16-19
Participation
Secondary
Employer engagement
Transition
Work experience
Work placements
Attainment
Jul 6, 2017
Participation in education, training and employment: 2016
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DfE
GOV.UK
NEETS
Participation
Training
Employment
Post-16
Colleges
Secondary schools
Apprenticeships
Universities
Jun 29, 2017
Gap between UK rich and poor widening
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Social Mobility Commission
Social mobility
Scotland
Unemployment
School leavers
Disadvantaged pupils
Attainment gap
Participation
Disadvantaged students
Jun 28, 2017
Divisions in society leading to 'sour mood'
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BBC
Social mobility
Social Mobility Commission
Attainment gap
Disadvantaged pupils
Participation
Disadvantaged students
Social cohesion
Grammar schools
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Colleges
Universities
Employment
Jun 28, 2017
Tuition fees in the news: student participation and disadvantage
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Universities UK
Universities
Tuition fees
Politics
Participation
Free tuition
Student debt
Disadvantaged students
Jun 1, 2017
National Citizen Service achieves statutory status
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CYPN
National Citizen Service
NCS
Secondary schools
Accountability
Participation
Apr 28, 2017
Access to education increasingly on the basis of parents' ability to pay
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NASUWT
Scotland
School fees
Parents
Participation
School uniforms
Technology
IT
Apr 25, 2017
Medicine, dentistry and law courses dominated by women in Scotland
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Herald Scotland
Universities
Gender inequality
Scotland
Participation
Disadvantaged pupils
Apr 24, 2017
AELP CEO comments on MPs’ report on the apprenticeship levy
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AELP
FE
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship levy
Participation
Skills gap
Ofqual
Assessments
IfA
Apr 3, 2017
Daily roundup 31 March: Social mobility, apprenticeships, and mental health
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CYPN
Social mobility
Apprenticeships
Mental health
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Apprenticeship levy
Participation
Funding
FE
Mar 31, 2017
Apprentice levy ‘doomed to fail’
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Times
FE
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship levy
Skills shortage
Participation
Mar 31, 2017
Higher education: understanding participation gaps
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DfE
HE
Universities
Participation
Mar 30, 2017
Apprenticeships in England by industry sector
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DfE
GOV.UK
FE
Apprenticeships
Participation
Mar 29, 2017
Call for NCS to utilise youth services to boost participation levels
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CYPN
National Citizen Service
NCS
Funding
Participation
Mar 27, 2017
Further education and skills: March 2017
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SFA
DfE
GOV.UK
FE
Colleges
Employers
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Apprenticeships
Participation
Outcomes
Qualifications
Mar 23, 2017
Statistics: further education and skills
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SFA
DfE
GOV.UK
FE
Colleges
Employers
Training providers
Qualifications
Participation
Outcomes
Mar 23, 2017
FE data library: apprenticeships
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SFA
DfE
GOV.UK
FE
Colleges
Apprenticeships
Employers
Training providers
Participation
Achievement
Mar 23, 2017
Further education and skills: January 2017
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SFA
DfE
GOV.UK
FE
Skills
Participation
Outcomes
Qualifications
Post-16
Apprenticeships
Apprentices
Mar 14, 2017
FE data library: apprenticeships
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SFA
DfE
GOV.UK
FE
Colleges
Apprenticeships
Achievement
Participation
Statistical data
Feb 16, 2017
National Citizen Service recruitment targets cut by more than 100,000
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CYPN
NCS
PAC
NAO
Participation
Recruitment
Feb 7, 2017
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