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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Our initial reflections on the findings from the first national Pre‑arrival Academic Questionnaire (PAQ) pilot led by Michelle Morgan @it-se.bsky.social, UEL in collaboration with Advance HE and JISC, and funded by the Office for Students. cc @profwgarnham.bsky.social and Prof Debbie Holley.

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A4 As an institution engage with @it-se.bsky.social Michelle Morgan's PAQ (pre-arrival questionnaire) which goes out to students before they start uni. An amazing amount of useful data to better understand the students digital experience at school. www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie... #LTHEchat

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Pre-arrival questionnaire (PAQ) national pilot wave 1 initial results | Advance HE

Today we publish the national pilot wave 1 initial results 2025, which offer a detailed picture of the expectations, prior experiences and early transition concerns that incoming undergraduates bring ...

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Good work well worth a read @it-se.bsky.social

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Professor Julie Hulme @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The awesome @amymorrell.bsky.social (who I am privileged to supervise for a #PhD) is looking for new students joining #UKHE #HigherEducation #AcademicSky this year to take part in her online survey about student belonging. If you're teaching first year #undergraduates, please do share with them? 🙏

A flyer asking students to take part in an online survey exploring the experiences of first-year undegraduate students. On the left, the box reads 'if you take part you can enter a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher', Only first year undergraduate students over the age of 18 who are studying at a university in the UK are eligible to participate. The box on the right contains a QR code to take you to the survey website, and offers a short URL as an alternative: http://bit.ly/4iNAysN.

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I’ll be giving away at the very end of #aheconference25 a hardback copy of 6th edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit by @philrace.bsky.social and me with help from brilliant friends inc @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social &more Discount Code below

Banner with 20% discount code for the sixth edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit

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William Carey @wcarey.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Closing Day 1 #SEDAConf25 #SEDAconf with a high energy @profsallybrown.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social et al. workshop. Generous with sharing sector wise practice, including national pilot to launch @it-se.bsky.social Pre-arrival questionnaire wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Cutting the cake at the book launch for the sixth edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit by @philrace.bsky.social and me with help from @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social at the #sedaconf25

Cutting a large chocolate cake ie Beckingham with a cake topper with an edible photo copy of the 6th edition of the Lecturers Toolkit at the SEDA conference in Liverpool today flanked by Peter Hartley and Sue Beckingham

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

And if you want to buy me the sixth edition that sparked this conversation, you can use this code, SAVE 20% USE CODE 25ESA1 at routledge.com Valid 1 January 2025 - 30 June 2025 The Lecturer's Toolkit A Proctical Guldo to Asgessment SOTH LOXTION SAVE NOW Routledge

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I’m sure @it-se.bsky.social will have plenty to say about that. Have you heard about her national level pre university entry survey that she is piloting with Advance HE?

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

You might like this @it-se.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @philrace.bsky.social See also my website at sally-brown.net

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

The national pre arrival questionnaire (PAQ) is a valuable initiative led by @it-se.bsky.social with @AdvanceHE.bsky.social ALL universities would benefit from taking part in. Expressions of interest form below 👇

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David Kernohan @dkernohan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Do it do it do it do it do it

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The pre-arrival questionnaire provides a brilliant opportunity for universities to find out about the hopes fears&aspirations of their students before they arrive in College so that preparations can be made to welcome them, ensuring higher retention&achievement thanks to @it-se.bsky.social ‘s work

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Thanks it took a massive amount of updating to take account of changes in the last 5 years! Thanks so much for all the help from @it-se.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social and others. We’re presenting some of our thinking at the SEDA conference in May!

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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 10/04/2025

The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires: I'm excited to see this potentially game-changing initiative get going in earnest. We need to understand students better as they start not on the way out. Congratulations to @it-se.bsky.social and Jonathan Neves. wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...

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The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires

Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university

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Grit: breakthrough programmes @gritbreakthrough.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Please repost - Grit Unleashed! Join us for a deep dive in a day co-designed and co-delivered by student participants themselves alongside Grit and Nottingham Trent University on June 5th from 11am to 3pm. @davidgilani.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

At last!the sixth edition!

Sally Brown and Phil Race holding copies of the sixth edition of the lecturer’s tool kit published by Routledge

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We will be there!

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

@it-se.bsky.social Has some really important and useful publications in the area of transition including transition between levels

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Thank you Sheila lots has changed in HE since the last edition 5 years ago and this new edition reflects this. It was a lot of work and we were helped by good friends including @it-se.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social @markglynn.bsky.social and others

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Michelle Morgan ITSE -Improving the Student Experience @it-se.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Where does time fly! Published 12 years ago with 40 good practice case studies and chapter experts from across the world using student experience transitions model.

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Not to be missed! #LTHEchat

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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 18/02/2025

@bevgibbs.bsky.social, Director of Dyson Inst, and EPC CEO @johnnyrich.com on innovations in Engineering pedagogy that might be helpful to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social's current review of the curriculum and assessment. Via @hepi-news.bsky.social www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/02/18/a...

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Ask not what you can do for engineering… - HEPI

The UK’s school curriculum neglects engineering, missing an opportunity to develop creativity, practical skills, and inclusive, real-world learning.

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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 05/02/2025

@it-se.bsky.social makes an irrefutable case that LLE should extend to postgrads, but as govts have found, launching even a basic LLE is difficult. Perhaps we need to start planning phase 2 of LLE (including extending to L7) while phase 1 is still in development? www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/02/05/e...

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Excluding Level 7 modules from the LLE is a huge, missed opportunity - HEPI

The exclusion of postgraduate study from the Lifelong Learning Entitlement risks missing opportunities to address advanced skills gaps in the UK.

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Diane Nutt @dianen.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Is it #school reluctance or refusal? How to tell the difference and help your child - Australian data and research, but definitely relevant to UK (and wider?). theconversation.com/is-it-school...

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Is it school reluctance or refusal? How to tell the difference and help your child

If your child is spending lots of time in sick bay or has extreme difficulty getting ready for school, they could be signs of school refusal.

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Excellent post from Dr Michlle Morgan @it-se.bsky.social on the value of having a National Learning Framework incorporating school, college and higher education via the Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/01/07/t...

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The value of having a National Learning Framework incorporating school, college and higher education - HEPI

A National Learning Framework could unify UK education levels, enhancing transitions, employability, and inclusivity for all learners.

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Professor Julie Hulme @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Slowly catching up on everything after an extended winter break - really enjoyed discovering this @hepi-news.bsky.social article from the lovely @it-se.bsky.social thinking about how we can improve student #transitions between different educational stages. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/01/07/t...

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The value of having a National Learning Framework incorporating school, college and higher education - HEPI

A National Learning Framework could unify UK education levels, enhancing transitions, employability, and inclusivity for all learners.

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Join us for #LTHEchat with @kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social at 8pm GMT today. Review the blog post for more information lthechat.com/

playful learning activities: illustration.

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Simon Rae @simonrae.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

To @lthechat.bsky.social @profsallybrown.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social #LTHEchat The first Golden LTHEchat award of 2025! Fabulous night, give yourselves and everyone 10/10, A++ or whatever. You don't need feedback to know you done good!

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Have you seen this @kaysambell.bsky.social @philrace.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social ?

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Yippee! Us first next Wednesday at 8!

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Next Wednesday 8/1/25 it’s the 1st all BlueSky Tweetchat on aiming for more authentic feedback in HE led by @kaysambell.bsky.social and me! If you’ve never tried it, the format is simple: one blogpost in advance, 6 questions at intervals, 1hour, lots of global participation&fun! Join us at 8pm GMT

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Best of 2024: The seventies saw galloping inflation, strikes, and the polarisation of politics. But Debbie McVitty also finds in General Election manifestos of the time the arrival of students as a political force to be reckoned with wonkhe.com/blogs/higher-education-i……

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Higher education in general election manifestos - the 1970s

The seventies saw galloping inflation, strikes, and the polarisation of politics. But Debbie McVitty also finds in General Election manifestos of the time the arrival of students as a political force...

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Prachi Stafford @dodoscientist.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Just sharing as many might not be aware that @lthechat.bsky.social is here. Attended some really useful sessions before & even co-hosted one. Definitely worth a follow for #LTA #learning & #teaching in #HE.

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

After over 10 years, this Wednesday at 8pm GMT #LTHEchat will take place in Twitter X for the final time. We look forward to bringing our weekly #LTHEchat here to Bluesky in the new year. Our incoming organising team for 2025 are already preparing for this!

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Excellent presentation. Have a look @it-se.bsky.social

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Michelle Morgan ITSE -Improving the Student Experience @it-se.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Great points by @debbie_mcvitty from @wonkhe.bsky.social at the #IHE2024 Annual conference talking about ‘Governing in the student interest’.

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning Teaching and Assessment doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning Teaching and Assessment https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003482918

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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Welcome! Do you follow @it-se.bsky.social @emilynordmann.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social ?

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#LTHEchat will transition to Bluesky in January 2025. If you would like to be a guest and propose a topic for discussion along with six questions please complete this form. forms.gle/buy1MVrcvz3n...

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Expression of interest to be a #LTHEchat Guest

Hello dear #LTHEchat friends, If you would like to volunteer to be a #LTHEchat Guest please complete this short form and we will be in touch. As a Guest you would choose a topic relating to learnin...

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Ben Vulliamy @bvulliamy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The interesting HE folks starter pack now upgraded with @theahua.bsky.social added! Enjoy! go.bsky.app/MmHk4p7

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Dr Charlotte Verney @charlotteverney.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thanks @lthechat.bsky.social @vampirelinguist.bsky.social @drmaeve.bsky.social for hosting!

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