Chair of Council University of Bradford; Founder College Online; Visiting Professor UCL IOE; Advisory Board Director Kortext; RAuxAF; former President Pearson
The @UniofBradford has done it again - ranked number 1 for social mobility in the @LSBU English Social Mobility Index published by @HEPI_news. The impact the University of Bradford has on students’ lives is literally second to none.
Congratulations to @UniofBradford colleagues on this outstanding achievement reflecting Bradford’s core values of inclusion. Their system for 'Managing Risk for Impaired Laboratory Users' was described by judges as "incredibly impactful". https://t.co/DS4MNk4XNE
This is a wonderful achievement for all the pupils at Reach Academy Feltham and Feltham College. Congratulations to all - including @gabbiebristow!
Ofsted has judged Reach Academy Feltham and Feltham College as outstanding in all six categories. https://t.co/FhJ8EWgRF9
Education and Training are not the same thing - important distinction underscored by @FreyaThomasMonk.
Vocational reforms must differentiate between education and training https://t.co/LsHlLZBGeo
I am honoured to have been appointed by the University of Bradford as its Chair of Council. I share this wonderful university's commitment to transform lives and give people the knowledge and skills they need to succeed and to contribute to society. https://t.co/pFAtK2xSIu
@Tom_Richmond @EDSKthinktank I'm very sorry to hear this Tom. EDSK has done excellent work and made people 'think'. Congratulations on what you achieved and very best wishes for what comes next.
The widening skills gap is a huge problem not going away anytime soon. Lack of skilled workers risks major infrastructure projects going over budget, PAC warns https://t.co/y3DUIZE4lP
Useful perspective on AI in health with relevance to education: “First, it will require moving away from the idea that AI will solve everything everywhere all at once and accepting that AI is just one tool of many” https://t.co/ZdtvGdpQul
Congratulations @professorliwei1 and all my colleagues at the UCL IOE on being ranked 1st in the world for Education. And to all UCL colleagues on being ranked 9th best university overall, placing UCL in the top 1% of institutions worldwide.
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Good insight into challenges in delivering high quality degree apprenticeships showing why they are great but also why they are not the complete answer to improving technical education. Other strategies are also needed. https://t.co/sEMjNQV6c3 via @HEPI_news
The ABS is superficially plausible but a better approach would be to significantly improve and promote existing pathways. Academic, Career and Occupational: ‘Clunky’ Advanced British Standard risks ‘blunt choice’ for students, leaders warn https://t.co/kfwA7oZcWM
Another typically balanced view from Phil Hill about what is really going on in online higher education partnerships https://t.co/y3sflzyjlx via @philonedtech