Leesa Wheelahan

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

@GavinMoodie and I have just published a book entitled 'Beyond Skills: A Capability Conception of Vocational Education'. It is open access, so it is free to download. Here is the link: https://t.co/BoEcNSSZ6q

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Call for abstracts for a special issue of the Journal of Vocational Education and Training on international perspectives on academisation, tertiarisation and hybridisation of vocational education.

Abstracts of up to 500 words are due by 29 May 2026.

https://t.co/amy8pGuRGV

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Vietnam: Colonisation, decolonisation and recolonisation in higher education internationalisation
Professor Ly Tran, Deakin University, Australia
Friday 29 May 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MS Teams & seminar room D, Department of Education, University of Oxford
https://t.co/CUmYaLsPPo

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Call for abstracts on financing higher education, due 8 June 2026.

https://t.co/23yWXh9p7C

[Ly Tran @LyTran18]

I am honoured to be delivering a public lecture at Linacre College, University of Oxford, on Reverse student mobility to the Indo-Pacific: Building regional diplomacy & decolonising #internationaleducation, on 28th May.

#intled #NewColomboPLan #mobility #studyabroad

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Coming soon by @leesaw2 and me. This argues that a new ‘social settlement’ is needed in vocational education, one which is based on a broader understanding of occupations and preparation for work. It argues for more expansive understandings of the purposes of vocational education

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

' . . . deprivation, not diversity, erodes trust, participation and neighbourliness. . . The crisis of solidarity is a crisis of resources, not cultural difference.'

https://t.co/3FzXnt3OJh via @ConversationUK

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Final @UniofOxford @OxfordDeptofEd @SKOPEOxford seminar on tertiary education systems: Restructuring Irish post-secondary education for the university phase – wither the tertiary strategy? by Prof Ellen Hazelkorn.
Thursday 12 March 4:15 PM.
Register:
https://t.co/2bwZ8h03hl

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

Our final seminar on a tertiary education system in England next week learns from Ireland, with Prof Ellen Hazelkorn the presenter. Thursday 12 March at 4:15 UK time: https://t.co/QPnuLitqlp

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

4 key recommendations for employers:

1 have a skills policy
2 contribute to collaboration, and coordination of education and skills training
3 redesign occupations for the long-term needs of their sector
4 engage in occupational discussions

https://t.co/8GVf8jxGLe

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

The next in @UniofOxford Centre on Skills, Knowledge & Organisational Performance seminar series: Tertiary education in England: possibilities, potential & challenges for dual-sector integration - @Millward_Ch & @leesaw2. Thursday 19 February 4:15-5:45 PM

https://t.co/xqb7nLiFcu

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

@andrewjnorton Thanks Andrew, very helpful. I’ll be interested to see how it goes

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Here are recordings of the first 3 seminars in SKOPE's series on England’s progress towards a tertiary education system, by @elpug, Ann-Marie Bathmaker, & me.

Next is Huw Morris on tertiary education in Wales 1997 to 2026, on 12 Feb 2026, 4:15 pm GMT.

https://t.co/37kO9qnyEp

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

Just a reminder that the next Knowledge in Education conference is taking place in Cambridge in July this year, and abstracts are due by 1 March. https://t.co/t9kwfR84C6

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

@nickhillman How many graduates would fall into this circumstance? It does seem to me to be a problem if a loans scheme is structured so that the loan grows, rather than being able to pay it off, particularly if you pay the amount you are required to pay.

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

Just a few days until abstracts close for our special issue: "Debating outcomes-based qualifications"

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

JVET has a call for a special issue to debate outcomes-based qualifications. Abstracts close 2 February 2026. Two types of papers will be considered: 2000 word articles in a Forum section, and 8000 word scholarly articles: https://t.co/CTYxSkWamp

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

Our third seminar in our series on tertiary education in England is by @GavinMoodie who will be speaking on "How ‘tertiary’ is English post-secondary education?" It is in-person, hybrid & recorded. Thurs 5th Feb 2026 at 4:15 pm UK time: https://t.co/kU9OnUMhkS

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

Ann-Marie Bathmaker: Thinking with Bourdieu to consider the potential & pitfalls of a tertiary education system in England: what can we learn from previous attempts to create further-higher integration?
Thu 29 Jan 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM GMT online & in person.

https://t.co/LHFIfuLiSf

[Leesa Wheelahan @leesaw2]

Our 1st seminar on tertiary ed in England is Thursday 22 Jan: James Robson on "The coordination conundrum: to what extent does the post-16 education and skills white paper represent the development of a coordinated tertiary system?" Register here: https://t.co/EjlnuAR3Ye