Inside Your Ed

Dec 03 2024 73 ep. 38 mins 7

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This podcast takes a look inside the latest stories from across the education system in England including schools, colleges, universities and apprenticeships. Hosted by @Tom_Richmond.

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Can a new education institute help politicians make better policies?

Dec 03 2024 28 mins

When it feels like every voter and politician has their own opinion on how to run the education system in England, wouldn’t it be nice if there was a credible, independent, evidence-led organisation that provided balanced information to politicians, government officials and the public on how to solve some of the biggest policy challenges.Well, as luck would have it, a new institu

Will the Lifelong Learning Entitlement ever become a reality?

Nov 19 2024 36 mins

Nuclear fusion offers the tantalising prospect of being a potentially limitless source of clean and self-sustaining energy, but, as the old joke goes, nuclear fusion is always 30 years away, and has been for decades.I’m starting to get the same feeling about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, or LLE, which was first floated back in 2019 as a new way of funding Further and Higher

Do tuition fees and student loans need 'major reform'?

Nov 06 2024 36 mins

On November 4th, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed that, for the first time since 2017, university tuition fees in England will rise from £9,250 to £9,535 for full-time undergraduates. The maximum maintenance loan available to students to cover their living costs will also increase by around 3%.Although these changes will do little to allay concerns about the long-

Do we need to overhaul how maths is taught and assessed?

Oct 22 2024 41 mins

If you were asked to pick out a success story from the last 14 years of education policy, I’m sure some people would point to England’s rise in the international rankings for global tests such as PISA. In 2022, England came 11th for maths, up from 27th in 2009.That’s why I was intrigued to see recent reports claim that the way we teach and assess maths needs to be overhauled

Has the 'Growth and Skills Levy' set off in the right direction?

Oct 08 2024 33 mins

The most significant education policy launched at last month’s Labour Party conference was the release of new details about the Growth and Skills Levy, which is set to replace the existing apprenticeship levy as a way of funding apprenticeships and other forms of training.The government claims they will boost opportunities for young people through what they describe as an “ambi

GCSE resits: should we keep them, reform them or scrap them?

Sep 25 2024 29 mins

It is hard not to raise an eyebrow when a government policy is described by some as a ‘vital lifeline’ for students, while others describe the same policy as ‘demoralising’ and ‘soul destroying’.The GCSE resits policy, which has been in place since 2014, continues to divide opinion among academics, researchers, school and college leaders and the frontline staff who supp

Why are so many people talking about 'tertiary education'?

Sep 11 2024 42 mins

Although complaints from universities about a perceived lack of funding continue to attract plenty of media attention, some very interesting shifts in policy thinking that are potentially more significant than simple questions about money are already underway.Several countries such as Australia, Wales, Scotland and Ireland have begun to talk less about universities and colleges in

Can anyone or anything stop AI cheating in exams?

Aug 27 2024 32 mins

Although this year’s exam season has largely passed without incident or drama, many exams and assessments throughout our education system are potentially facing their greatest ever threat in the form of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence, or AI tools.When freely available websites and apps can write entire essays, projects, articles, poems and stories as well as produce ar

How do you solve a problem like international students?

Jul 16 2024 38 mins

“Read my lips — I will bring immigration numbers down” said Keir Starmer during the recent General Election campaign.The Labour Party election manifesto also said that “Labour will act to create a secure future for higher education”. In isolation, both these goals are legitimate aspirations, but when you put them together it raises an interesting policy question: how will

Who has the better manifesto for education: Conservatives or Labour?

Jul 01 2024 42 mins

Sometimes a UK General Election can be a tense and nervy affair with little indication of which party will prevail. The upcoming election on July 4th is not one of those situations, with the Labour Party miles ahead in the polls and set to form the next government.However, for today we are put the polls to one side and dive into what we’ve seen and heard over the past couple of w