Read: LPC 23 - Providing recruitment solutions for the NHS
The NHS and the services it provides will be one of the most important issues at the next general election. There are currently 7 million people on waiting lists, and 100,000 vacancies in the NHS so there is huge interest in Labour’s commitment to building an NHS fit for the future, and what that might look like.
Read: LPC 23: Driving innovation in the manufacturing economy - a Derby case study
Britain has a long-standing manufacturing economy which has driven world-class innovation and design. As technological change continues at pace, it is more important than ever that we have the skills that will enable us to take advantage of that, while at the same time delivering opportunity to individuals and communities across the country.
Read: LPC 23: How universities can continue to drive social mobility
There’s no doubt that going to university can be transformational, particularly for those from less privileged backgrounds. Universities can offer their students the chance to improve their lives with more rewarding and better-paid jobs.
Read: LPC 23 - Young Enterprise puts applied learning at the top of the Labour Party Conference agenda
Labour’s fifth mission in Government – breaking down the barriers to opportunity – highlighted the importance of a curriculum that ensures young people leave school ready for work and ready for life.
Read: LPC 23: The power of place-based organisations – driving social mobility in the regions
With a Labour leadership committed to shifting control from Westminster to local communities, place-based organisations will play a key role in ensuring that economic growth and social impact is shaped by - and improves the lives of - the people who live there.
Read: LPC 23: How universities can play a leading role in providing technical education fit for the future
Equipping the UK with the skills needed for a green, digital, high tech economy is vital if the country is to get back on track, and universities can play a leading role in making sure that the next generation’s technical education is fit for the future.
Read: LPC 23: Helping students to get the best out of university
A groundbreaking report which assesses what students need to get the best out of their university experience was the focus of an event hosted by Staffordshire University and the Purpose Coalition today, on the first day of the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Read: CPC23 - Young Enterprise puts applied learning at the heart of the Conservative Party Conference agenda
Helping young people to understand the skills they have already accumulated during their academic education and how those can be applied to practical, real-world challenges will equip them for a more productive and prosperous future - that was the message from an event hosted by Young Enterprise and the Purpose Coalition at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today.
Read: CPC23 - Purpose Coalition kicks off Conference exploring how universities can better support students to thrive at university
A groundbreaking report which assesses students’ basic needs was launched today at an event hosted by Staffordshire University and the Purpose Coalition on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
Read: Breaking the care ceiling
As young people across the country get ready to start university, new evidence of a care ceiling has emerged with a warning that if you are a care leaver you are more likely to end up in a prison cell than in a lecture hall.
Read: New research highlights why social mobility should be top of the political agenda
If you are born in a position of disadvantage, it will be harder now than at any point over the last half century to move up the social ladder.
Read: Political vision can close Britain’s growing education divide. But who has it?
We all have a stake in fixing the regional and class-driven disadvantage that the exam results expose
Read: Young people need to realise that whatever their exam results are, career paths aren’t linear
Looking at news reports of students getting their A-level and GCSE results this past fortnight, I recall how easy it is at that age to feel like you should have your whole life mapped out.
Read: GCSE results highlight a widening regional divide
This week’s GCSE results returned to pre-pandemic levels but they also indicated a widening regional divide amongst a cohort of pupils that had already been adversely affected by the impact of Covid.
Read: Maintaining the engineering talent pipeline
Engineers are the world’s problem solvers. You can see their legacy everywhere – from iconic structures like the pyramids or aqueducts to technological wonders we encounter every day, like the light bulb or telephone.
Read: Purpose Coalition partners write to the Prime Minister to urge solutions that will level up higher education
Chair of the Purpose Coalition, Rt Hon Justine Greening, and a number of Purpose Universities Coalition Vice-Chancellors have this week written to the Prime Minister regarding his recent announcement about a crackdown on low-value degrees.
Read: The class of 2023 - how the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis have impacted their university choices
As students wait for their A-Level results on Thursday, new analysis shows how their plans for the future have been affected by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.
Read: New campaign highlights universities’ double dose of opportunity
As we head towards A-Level results day, students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be feeling the pressure as they wait to find out how they did in this summer’s exams and if that was good enough to get them into their university of choice.
Read: Turning tech talent shortages into opportunities
We hear a lot about the skills gap. It’s a twenty-first century challenge and it’s ironic that it’s the tech sector where the situation is particularly acute.
Read: New research shows economic uncertainty impacts children’s development
Amid a continuing cost-of-living crisis and an uncertain fiscal outlook, a new report has shed light on how the pandemic impacted children’s development.