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The Longest Note of Caution in History?
MP Gerald Kaufman famously labelled the 1983 Labour General Election Manifesto "The longest suicide note in history." The 39-page booklet...
Jul 5, 2024
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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (2)
Part Two: Why we must be efficient Part One of this series discussed "modelling the ideal." This means identifying the optimum quantities...
May 6, 2024
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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (1)
Part One: Introduction Welcome to our guidance on managing floor space in Further Education Colleges and Universities. Here, we'll share...
Apr 5, 2024
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Why UK Governments Don't Invest in Infrastructure and the Built Environment - and How to Fix This
This week, the response from both the education and construction sectors was that the 2024 Budget had done little to help them. Amongst...
Mar 8, 2024
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The Case for a National Social Infrastructure Authority
Last week the National Audit Office published two reports: The Condition of school buildings as well as a Department for Education:...
Jul 7, 2023
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The smart HE campus (and the closed FE campus)
The smart campus... "The pandemic changed the whole concept of the campus. From being a physical hub for staff and students, the campus...
May 12, 2023
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Do the Government's Ideas Add Up?
The DfE Loans Scheme is a Short Term Sticking Plaster Last year's ONS reclassification of FE Colleges as 'public sector' will have many...
Apr 28, 2023
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Big Sustainability Contract Announced Plus... Let's Fix Further and Higher Ed!
DfE announces £3.9 million sustainability contract The Department for Education (DfE) is proposing to task a consultant organisation to...
Apr 14, 2023
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No budget help, UEA woes, and an award winning place to stay
Hunt no FE Hero Photo Credit: Jeremy Hunt: official House of Commons photo (link to license) The Spring Budget, like the Chancellor's...
Mar 17, 2023
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Reclassification and Free Schools Pains plus the NI Horror Show
Horrific Cuts in Northern Ireland The BBC reports that further education colleges and universities could face "horrific" funding cuts of...
Mar 10, 2023
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