Once Gavin Williamson left his position hopes of admissions reform rescinded
The government’s decision announced last week not to undertake any reform of the higher education (HE) admissions system is not a surprise. Once Gavin Williamson…
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HE reform may have profound implications for widening access to higher education
NEON response to government consultations on Higher Education Policy, LLE and announcement on PQA: The government’s draft of policy announcements made yesterday may well have…
New report shows more funding is needed to make levelling up work
With the Levelling Up White Paper expected by the end of this month, a new report launched today (14 Jan) by the Centre for Inequality…
Stop talking about social mobility and make learning opportunities ‘hyper local’ to level up, report finds
#LevellingUp needs to focus on providing better, local learning opportunities and move away from talking about social mobility if it is to improve the lives…
New report shows investment in widening access to higher education to fall if Uni-Connect programme not renewed
Research released today by the National Education Opportunities Network (@NEONHE) examining the Access and Participation Plans (APPs) of 171 Higher Education Providers shows that from…
Looking at Post Covid Roles For Lifelong Learning
Right to Learn Campaign (@right2_learn) Announces Inaugural Conference on May 20 with David Blunkett as Opening Speaker and Panels Looking at Post Covid Roles For…
New report shows Level 3 qualification reform will set access to HE back at least 5 years
New evidence released today (11 Feb) shows that the proposed reforms to Level 3 qualifications may set back government efforts to widen access to higher…
Lifelong access to education is at the core of the creation of a more equal, fair, and productive society
It is this principle upon which the @Right2_Learn campaign was founded. Our long-term vision is clear, but we wanted to provide practical assistance in the…
New report shows over 27,000 students could miss out on university in 2021 due to COVID learning loss
Research published today (11 Nov) by @AccessHE, the network for social mobility through higher education for London has analysed A Level attainment profiles for students…
The seventh annual NEON Awards – winners announced
#NEONAwards – The 2020 National Education Opportunities Network (@NEONHE) Awards were presented online on Thursday 22nd October. The NEON Awards provide a platform to celebrate…