Universities in England ‘failing to mark down students’ for poor writing skills

Office for Students claims use of ‘inclusive assessment’ policies contributes to grade inflationUniversities and colleges are failing to mark down students for poor spelling, grammar and punctuation, which is leading to grade inflation because of a mis…

‘Impossible’ for Sunak to save on tuition fees without favouring well-off graduates

Chancellor should use income tax rather than student loan repayments, says Institute for Fiscal StudiesRishi Sunak will find it “essentially impossible” to save money on university tuition fees in England without hurting graduates on average earnings i…

Universities in England favour cancel culture over quality, says Williamson

Education secretary tells vice-chancellors they risk undermining public confidence in higher education Gavin Williamson has accused some universities of being more interested in “cancelling national heroes” and bureaucracy than improving the lives of s…