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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

This is a timely reminder that course withdrawals can create extra stress for applicants as well as existing students. The impact of the financial crisis in universities reverberates more widely than sometimes realised. via @hepi-news.bsky.social bit.ly/44Ju3UE

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Advising in a time of uncertainty - HEPI

Financial instability in higher education is creating major challenges for students and advisers navigating university choices and applications.

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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 28/04/2025

Great blog, and thanks to @marycurnockcook.bsky.social for sharing. My new podcast - on Skills England - touches on this same issue: if we can't agree what the end goal is, it's pretty hard to agree on the right way forward! www.buzzsprout.com/1874905/epis...

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Does Skills England have the skills that England needs? - Inside Your Ed

No-one is surprised when a newly elected government decides to create new initiatives and new organisations to signify a change in direction and a break from the past.Skills England, a new agency with...

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

"in order to make progress, it really is important to know which part of the question one is addressing, rather than lump everything together in one large basket of headaches labelled ‘skills’." Spot on Athene! (and good to see you at one of those roundtables mentioned)

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Wonderful to be at the University of Leicester today to witness the unveiling of this portrait of former chancellor of the university, David Willetts - with his book A University Education, of course! (The artist is Vladimir Presnyakov)

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"If government is not the solution, if the private sector is not the solution, if the status quo is not sustainable, the answer must be imaginative and engaged leadership which is not simply about ‘my institution’ but also about ‘our future’." @chrishusbands.bsky.social bit.ly/3CHmQZy

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WEEKEND READING: Change is our ally by Professor Sir Chris Husbands - HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Sir Chris Husbands, who was Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University between 2016 and 2023, and is now a Director of Higher Futures, work...

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Ben Vulliamy @bvulliamy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Great stuff from @hepi-news.bsky.social. A key reflections I have is how students’ unions were key in trying to create thoughtful, considered dialogue with protestors, institutions & local community. Often SU’s are labeled as part of a free speech problem, there are examples to the contrary here.

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

"Yet rather than a disability, neurodiversity will come to be appreciated as one of our greatest assets in the 21st century," says Alice Thomson in @thetimes.com bit.ly/4jARgx9

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Neurodiversity is a power we must tap into

UK has been slow to embrace the innovative thinking often associated with conditions such as autism and ADHD

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

💡New research from Pearson and Cebr outlines how investing in digital transformation in UK state-funded schools will benefit students, teachers, and contribute up to £8.7 billion for the UK economy in 10 years. Read more: bit.ly/3PN7ztr

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

"In truth, the problems we had at the start of the year are the problems we have at the end of the year. Too many children are not in school, disadvantaged children do a lot worse, and secondary teachers are too hard to hire," says @timleunig.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social bit.ly/3OXFr6f

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2024 in review: Same as 2023 in review and probably 2025 too

Plus ça change, as the French saying goes. If only we had the MFL teachers to translate it

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Good to see this analysis and insights from Pearson on the use of AI in US higher ed, including seeing better student engagement from students using AI. bit.ly/3ZPvJsJ

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

"Going after the toxic misogynists of the “manosphere” only gets us so far. To properly tackle the crisis of teenage boys we should ban them from having smartphones," says Tomiwa Owalade @thetimes.com bit.ly/3ZH2fNR

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You can’t just pin boys’ struggles on Andrew Tate

Toxic misogynists are able to exploit the ‘manosphere’ only because of teens’ unfettered access

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The first recommendations report from NFER's Skills Imperative 2035 project (I chair the strategic advisory board) offers 10 steps that government, employers & education providers can take to help those in ‘high risk’ roles. 🟣 More info: bit.ly/4fPyL5R 🟣 Report: bit.ly/4fLGWAr #Skills2035

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Experts outline 10 steps to help workers in ‘high-risk’ roles transition to growing occupations and supply the country with the skills it needs

The first recommendations from NFER's Skills Imperative 2035 provide 10 steps to help workers in ‘high-risk’ roles transition to growing occupations.

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Me and my son Rory doing a Santa Fun Run 5k for Katharine House Hospice 🎅🏼🎅🏼😂😂

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Lovely at Hook Norton Brewery (with my son Rory) 😊

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Helpful (if depressing) analysis of demand changes following withdrawal of dependants' visas for international students from MetiBasiri/ApplyBoard - also with useful indicators of new markets and growing demand from eg Pakistan and Nepal @hepi-news.bsky.social bit.ly/3Bje4QF

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As UK Study Visas Continue to Drop, Institutions Should Focus on Recruiting From These Emerging Student Populations - HEPI

Pakistan and Nepal led demand for UK study visas in 2024.

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 12/09/2024

Some personal news! I’m thrilled to be joining the Council at the University of Leicester le.ac.uk/news/2024/se...

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National education leader joins University of Leicester’s governing body | News | University of Leicester

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Another important report from the NFER/Nuffield Foundation Skills Imperative 2035 research project (I chair the Strategic Advisory Board). Amongst other findings, qualifications are shown to have a bigger impact than just 'training' to protect workers at risk bit.ly/3BaA0x1

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The Skills Imperative 2035: Shifting sands: Anticipating changes in the future labour market and supporting the workers at greatest risk

The fifth working paper to be published by the The Skills Imperative 2035 programme further examines the impact of anticipated changes in employment and skills requirements on workers in the labour ma...

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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Hello! We're still getting used to this new place...but we will be posting news from the UK's only higher education think tank here (just as we have long done on the other place).

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Excellent piece from John Cater, this country's longest-serving Vice-Chancellor who offers some common sense options to shore up HE funding via the Higher Education Policy Institute's blog. NB - his reminder that the demographics get painful again in a few years bit.ly/47gQaRH

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Walking down the road to Kingdom Come: some steps away from a Higher Education Funding Crisis? - HEPI

Facing a funding crisis and demographic challenges, higher education in the UK must consider pragmatic reforms, from index-linking tuition fees to reintroducing student number caps, to ensure its surv...

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

I wrote a chapter in this collection suggesting compulsory exit qualifications at years 1 and 2 of a full degree - to lower the hurdle of commitment for applicants and to start to drive a market in Level 4 and Level 5 qualifications

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Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Thanks Johnny! Just following your lead as usual 🙃

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