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MillionPlus welcomed the opportunity to contribute a written representation to the inquiry into Further Education and Skills, with a focus on a number of key areas in which modern universities have an interest and an important role to play:
- skills and apprenticeships
- supporting young people, widening access, and narrowing the attainment gap, and
- curriculum and qualifications in further education.
MillionPlus response to the DfE consultation seeking views on proposals to strengthen oversight of subcontracted delivery of higher education, also known as franchising.
Read moreThe Office for Students has consulted on its new strategy for 2025-30 to sets out a sharper purpose for the regulator. It seeks to ensure that students from all backgrounds benefit from high quality higher education, delivered by a diverse, sustainable sector that continues to improve.
Read moreMillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities, welcomes the opportunity to contribute a written representation to the Spending Review with policy recommendations that will play a crucial role in driving forward key Government missions, including economic growth and opportunity.
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Modern universities make up over half of the UK’s higher education sector, educating over a million students a year. These universities are powerhouses for and are anchored in their communities across the length and breadth of the UK.
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Like all Initial Teacher Education/Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers, the University of Staffordshire is required to establish a professional network of well-trained and expert mentors to meet the 2024 mentoring requirements. Teacher trainee mentor development is a type of training where a more experienced teacher, provides support and guidance to a less experienced teacher to help them improve their teaching and advance their career.
Read moreMillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities, has responded to the Invest 2035: the UK's modern industrial strategy consultation, the UK Government’s proposed 10-year plan for the economy.
Read moreThe sector currently faces a challenging financial environment with funding per student in England having fallen over the last decade. While the solutions MillionPlus is suggesting in this submission will be shorter-term solutions, a sustainable funding model is imperative for the higher education sector, and MillionPlus calls on the Government to urgently establish a Taskforce to support this.
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