Emma Thomas

What an insightful panel discussion chaired by @hillarygyebi along side these amazing panelists from @UWLSUPres @SwanseaUniSU @Bristol_SU ! Thanks for putting this together @VoxStudentsHQ it’s been a delight. 💙🙏🏾

Williamson clearly acting out of fear. "Mocks" are unregulated school based exams, resits were on the cards anyway. He stops short of backing teacher grades, and dismisses the integrity of the moderation system. He's managed to upset literally everyone.

"Why our universities need to be turned inside out" buff.ly/2YgcfxF

It may be necessary for universities to divert resources from planned outreach activity in schools which are now closed due to #coronavirus, towards #support for vulnerable students, including #mentalhealth and student hardship. Read our FAQs: bit.ly/2YHaQ49

The children have only missed 18 days off of school - if you deduct the Easter holidays. Just some much needed perspective. Progress isn’t the be all and end all, mental health and well-being is. 💜

There is no set date for schools to reopen. Schools will remain closed to most until scientific advice indicates it is right to reopen and the five tests set out to beat this virus have been met.

University of New Zealand proposed as borders remain closed - now this is an eye catching and extremely sensible idea for how to deal with a national HE system closed to international students in a pandemic: newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-ho…

Tomorrow's Telegraph front page gives a little nugget of the package - the return of student number controls.

This long read from @markcorver or @Wonkhe deserves attention. He argues that number controls (or 'quotas' as he labels them) are neither good for students nor for universities. I've set out some of his killer points in the thread below. bit.ly/2Wi54mm

Urgent support vital to ensure universities able to weather serious financial challenges posed by COVID-19. To protect students, maintain research, prevent institutions failing, retain capacity to drive recovery of economy & communities. Read what's needed tinyurl.com/rqnfjuz

A new article on Wonkhe: UUK has published details of a package to support universities as we emerge from Covid-19. David Kernohan asks what it might mean for your institution buff.ly/34oybbm

Chief Executive @nicoladandridge states that universities and colleges must not make unconditional offers to students 'for at least two weeks while @Ofqual develops the details of the new system' for admissions: bit.ly/3do0zhU #coronavirus #StayAtHomeSaveLives

Possibly the first ever joint statement from the university mission groups? Truly unprecedented times.

Our Head of Access and Participation Evaluation @richard_shiner discusses two new reports on the impact of access and participation activities which looks at ways to overcome evaluation challenges 👉bit.ly/3bLPJBv #students #university #FairerFutures #UniConnect #blog

The Future of Higher Education and the Implications for Students hepi.ac.uk/2020/02/11/the…

If you believe in the power of comprehensive schools to transform lives, do you think universities should also shift to more open / less selective entry criteria? Vice-Chancellor @TimJBlackman says they should in our new report out today: hepi.ac.uk/2020/01/23/soc…

Booking is now open for the #HEDataMatters conference on 5 May 2020 in London, jointly run with @Jisc and @QAAtweets. Join us for a one-day conference to discuss the topical issues around data and its use in shaping the future of education: hesa.ac.uk/news/22-01-202…

If you've been waiting for me to have a look at the latest LEO data, you're in luck. Because that's what I've just done: wonkhe.com/blogs/leo-grad…

Great end to the day meeting @Bright_Tweets and @Chris_RyanM quick update from last year and establishing plans for further engagement in #Doncaster this year. Partnership working at its best @CatMatthews01 @OpportunitiesDN @Doncaster_OA @MyDoncaster @CareerEnt exciting times

Thank you to @Bright_Tweets and @SEER_CHE for presenting to members at this afternoon's widening participation workshop.