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ACCESS, WIDENING PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

A report by the Sutton Trust<\/a> has found that access to postgraduate courses by students from working class backgrounds has improved, with the proportion of working class graduates progressing to taught masters doubling from 6% to 12.9% between 2013\/14 and 2014\/17. However, the insufficiency of loans available may still present a financial barrier to further study. Meanwhile, the House of Commons Education Select Committee has published a report<\/a> that concludes that white working class pupils have been let down by the education system: the report\u2019s comments on the term \u201cwhite privilege\u201d have proved controversial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OfS has launched a review<\/a> of the use of inclusive assessment practices that disregard poor spelling, punctuation and grammar.<\/p>\n

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STUDENT ISSUES<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Student Academic Experience Survey<\/a>, conducted by HEPI and Advance HE, has found that 44% of students surveyed think they received poor or very poor value from their experience in higher education this year: just 1 in 4 rated their experience good or very good. The three top areas identified for improvement were assessment and person, increasing in-person and campus activities and communication. Meanwhile, a report<\/a> by Accenture and Cibyl presents a bleak picture of student mental health, with 4 in 10 reporting a deterioration in their mental health since starting University.<\/p>\n

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QUALITY AND STANDARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Secretary of State told the House of commons<\/a> he would introduce post-qualification admissions whether the higher education sector supported it or not.<\/p>\n

The Secretary of State has also made a speech<\/a> calling upon universities to uphold academic standards \u2013 as ever Wonkhe has done an analysis<\/a>. Meanwhile, some thought is being given to different forms of assessment post-pandemic \u2013 THE is one of the outlets with a story on this.<\/p>\n

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REGULATORY AND GOVERNANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Department for Education has published training materials<\/a> for HE staff covering the duty of care for students and staff under the Prevent strategy.<\/p>\n

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HARASSMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House of Commons Library has published a useful research briefing<\/a> on the issue of sexual harassment in education.<\/p>\n

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POST-PANDEMIC WORKING<\/strong><\/p>\n

PwC has published an article<\/a> based on its Future of the Office survey, which considers the issue of hybrid working.<\/p>\n

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