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Brexit and Erasmus Plus
I guess it is no secret that Pontydysgu staff are not great fans of Brexit. Given that much of our work is undertaken in partnership with organisations from across Europe, ... -
Learning, education outcomes and socioeconomic class
We have long known that educational outcomes are heavily influenced by social class. But little has been done to try to understand how social class affects learning. In that respect ... -
Catching up with the TACCLE4-CPD project - Part One: New version of policy analyses
During the last few weeks - after getting my computer problems sorted out - I have tried to catch up with my duties for our ongoing EU-funded TACCLE4-CPD project. As ... -
The Circular Economy and Education
Last week I spoke at a meeting - Circular Economy Competences Making the Case for Lifelong Learning - at the European Parliament in Brussels. The meeting was hosted by MEP ... -
Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Cognitive Justice and Restorative Action
In reply to a comment by Cristina Costa on the Social Theory Applied Facebook site, Randolph Presisinger Kleine wrote "I recommend to get in touch with Prof. Catherine A. Odora ... -
Issues in developing apprenticeship programmes: UK and Spain
After years of running down apprenticeship schemes through a policy focus on mass university education, the UK, in common with other European countries, has in the past few years turned ... -
Productivity and vocational education and training
Interest in Vocational Education and Training (VET) seems to go in cycles. Its always around but some times it is much more to the forefront than others as a debate ... -
The future of English Further Education
The UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee has warned the declining financial health of many FE colleges has "potentially serious consequences for learners and local economies". It finds funding and oversight ... -
Inequality growing in access to UK universities
According to Times Higher Education: "The gap between university entry rates for the most advantaged and disadvantaged students is wider than previously thought, and progress in closing it has halted." ... -
Inequality
It seems ever more evident that education cannot be viewed in separation from the labour market and the economy. As inequality in economies grows ever greater, so too does inequality ...
