The effectiveness of universities can be assessed through research of how they are monitored, and the statistics around their rate of success. In the UK, Higher Education providers are monitored by a range of organisations. Officially, the Office for Students (OfS) regulates universities in England. The key regulator of universities Read more…
The Higher Education system; A system that serves two purposes: firstly, to provide advanced education, secondly to offer opportunities for future research, debate and the extension of prior knowledge (Wells and Edwards, 2013). In other terms, universities have been recognised as guardians of established knowledge, creators of new knowledge and Read more…
‘Inclusive, Innovative and Responsive’ (Mission, 2017) are 3 words the Open University use on their Mission webpage to describe the ways in which they aim to provide learning to their students who are enrolled on their courses. These 3 words encapsulate the whole ethos of the Open University as they Read more…
Are Forest Schools For All Ages? As the discussion of forest schools has gone on and will continue, it is apparent that the skill level of the forest schools is aimed at the earlier educational years. So when we are discussing forest schools as an alternative educational setting, can they Read more…
Are there comparisons? When comparing the secondary mainstream schooling with alternative provisions, it is clear that some aspects of learning are shared and illuminated. A key aspect that has been highlighted between secondary education and Pupil referral units is the importance of emotional and relational development for the students. While Read more…
The effectiveness of secondary education is widely discussed. Effectiveness is broadly defined that a school is required to retain certain characteristics in order to perform well along with also possessing the capability of producing desired results (Behlol et al.,2019). The term ‘effectiveness’ may also be defined in the terms including Read more…
The development of secondary education in the UK has been a history of selection, elitism and social prejudice, admittedly alongside real progress, refinement and success (Durfour and Curtis, 2011). The second world war had a major impact on the development of the ‘welfare state’ where recognition for working class families Read more…
Identifying the Learning Theories within Forest School Education: The environment of a forest school focuses on child-led learning which can be related to the constructivist learning theory, “Constructivist classrooms focus on student questions and interests, they build on what students already know, they focus on interactive learning and are student-centered,” Read more…
Secondary education has had notable reform over the past one hundred years. Some reforms relating to secondary education include a change to the examination system at the end of compulsory school leaving, the change to the school leaving age, area-based initiatives to raise standards in inner-city schools and incentive payments Read more…
Primary School Education; Introduced: Primary school education is the educational period where Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are taught to students who are aged between 5 and 11. This age range is particularly important for a learner as it is the most crucial period for them to begin properly absorbing Read more…