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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 5h

💬 The public are "putting an awful lot of hope on the idea of apprenticeships...It’s partly because we’ve been so bad at doing them that people can put all of that hope on to them because they’ve got so little experience of them."

@bobbyduffy.bsky.social quoted in @timeshighered.bsky.social

Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places

Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

www.timeshighereducation.com

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨Starting shortly🚨

Join us in the Victoria Suite of the Midlands Hotel for our discussion on HE and skills 👇

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 2d

🌳 TOMORROW: Join us at Conservative party conference in Manchester, as we discuss the party’s current approach to higher education and skills with our panel ft. David Willetts, John Penrose and Nick Hillman

🕒 13:00–14:15
📍Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel
🤝 Hosted with @et-foundation.bsky.social

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 13d

EVENT | Douglas Alexander: in conversation

The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling

➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 2d

🌳 TOMORROW: Join us at Conservative party conference in Manchester, as we discuss the party’s current approach to higher education and skills with our panel ft. David Willetts, John Penrose and Nick Hillman

🕒 13:00–14:15
📍Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel
🤝 Hosted with @et-foundation.bsky.social

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Bobby Duffy @bobbyduffy.bsky.social · 8d

Real mix of university and FE leaders in packed room for panel with Skills Minister on how we need to work together to deliver the skills strategy, great to do this jointly with @et-foundation.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Education Training Foundation @et-foundation.bsky.social · 8d

Great discussion ongoing right now, positive to hear how much energy there is across the board especially the Minister, for a joined-up, place-based, modern skills system. ETF is here to support this agenda.

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 8d

👩‍🎓Full house for our Labour party conference discussion on the future of higher education and skills with skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith 💬

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 8d

👩‍🎓Full house for our Labour party conference discussion on the future of higher education and skills with skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith 💬

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Bobby Duffy @bobbyduffy.bsky.social · 8d

Starting in 20 mins in Leonardo hotel, with Minister for Skills Baroness Jacqui Smith, lots to discuss on HE given the week's announcements... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Starting soon! 🚨

Join us at 12pm in the Leonardo Hotel, Liverpool, for our discussion on the future of HE and skills, hosted with the Education Training Foundation ⬇️

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 9d

🌹 TOMORROW: Don't forget to join us Labour party conference as we discuss the future of higher education and skills with our panel featuring skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith ⬇️

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Starting soon! 🚨

Join us at 12pm in the Leonardo Hotel, Liverpool, for our discussion on the future of HE and skills, hosted with the Education Training Foundation ⬇️

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 9d

🌹 TOMORROW: Don't forget to join us Labour party conference as we discuss the future of higher education and skills with our panel featuring skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith ⬇️

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 13d

EVENT | The future of higher education and skills, together

Join us and the Education and Training Foundation at Labour party conference as we hear from HE and skills minister Jacqui Smith and our panel

📅 Tuesday 30 September, 12:00–13:15
📍 Leonardo Hotel Suite 3/4/5, Liverpool

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 9d

🌹 TOMORROW: Don't forget to join us Labour party conference as we discuss the future of higher education and skills with our panel featuring skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith ⬇️

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 13d

EVENT | The future of higher education and skills, together

Join us and the Education and Training Foundation at Labour party conference as we hear from HE and skills minister Jacqui Smith and our panel

📅 Tuesday 30 September, 12:00–13:15
📍 Leonardo Hotel Suite 3/4/5, Liverpool

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 9d

🪙 'This is the first “gold standard” RCT of financial education in UK primary schools'

@johnnyrunge.bsky.social sets out what policymakers can learn from it

schoolsweek.co.uk

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 9d

"Thanks to our latest evidence, we know financial education can be effective, even in primary schools. What’s needed now is leadership and a clear national framework"

@johnnyrunge.bsky.social for @schoolsweek.bsky.social on findings from our major trial of financial education in primary schools

How can we finally make financial education a reality?

Our RCT shows how government can deliver what the public at large wants without over-burdening teachers

schoolsweek.co.uk

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 12d

Find out more about phase 2 of the project ➡️ cdn.prod.website-files.com/646dd81ef095...

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 12d

Importantly, this phase demonstrated that it is feasible to run a full randomised controlled trial of the Personal Grants programme in the UK.

The lessons learned are now shaping the next phase of this important project, which has been successfully underway since July

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 12d

There are also early indications that the grants may support wellbeing by enabling longer-term decision-making and greater stability

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 12d

This initial qualitative research paints an encouraging picture: participants used their grants for positive purchases, such as essentials and reconnecting with family, with no evidence of spending on drugs, alcohol or gambling

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 12d

"Participants told us they used their grants to secure housing, improve wellbeing, and rebuild personal stability."

We've just completed phase 1 of our work with @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social on the first major UK trial of unconditional cash transfers for people experiencing homelessness ⬇️ 🧵

The Personal Grants Phase 1 project evaluation

This report summarises phase 1 of the Personal Grant trial: a one-off cash transfer given to people with recent experience of street homelessness.

www.homelessnessimpact.org

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 13d

EVENT | The future of higher education and skills, together

Join us and the Education and Training Foundation at Labour party conference as we hear from HE and skills minister Jacqui Smith and our panel

📅 Tuesday 30 September, 12:00–13:15
📍 Leonardo Hotel Suite 3/4/5, Liverpool

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 13d

EVENT | Douglas Alexander: in conversation

The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling

➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 14d

"Students at King’s College London with similar upbringings will write to disadvantaged teenagers to share their stories and challenge perceptions that university is only for the privileged".

The Independent on work led by @michael-sanders.bsky.social ⬇️

Disadvantaged pupils to get letters encouraging them to apply to university

Nearly 10,000 teenagers at schools and colleges with low higher education progression rates will receive letters from current university students.

www.independent.co.uk

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 14d

📰 Read more about the project – which is partially funded by @taso.org.uk – in today's Guardian ⬇️

‘It changed my view’: the letter campaign urging pupils in deprived areas to try university

Personalised notes from students who share similar backgrounds are designed to make higher education feel more accessible

www.theguardian.com

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 14d

@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social student Kemi Adeyemi – now a resident doctor – met pupils who received her letter this week. She said:

"It’s so important that young people know that their background doesn’t determine where they can study"

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 14d

💬 Some of the letter recipients spoke to the Guardian about the project:

"It changed my view of what's achievable"

"It made me feel a bit more confident, reading other people's experience of university, telling them they are not alone on their journey"

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 14d

✍️ The letters encourage the pupils to consider applying to selective universities, highlight the potential benefits of higher education and detail the financial support available through bursaries

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 14d

📊 The intervention, which has previously been evaluated through a large-scale randomised trial, involves sending letters written by current university students who come from similar socioeconomic backgrounds to Year 12 pupils, many of whom attend schools that send fewer qualified students to uni

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