Stephen Leech

Nov 10, 2024 | wonkhe.com | Stephen Leech |David Kernohan |Mark Leach |Sarah Hale

Former minister David Willetts has lauded foundation years as being “instrumental in improving life chances.” The UK’s first professor of social mobility Lee Elliot Major describes foundation years as “one of most promising social mobility vehicles we have at our disposal.” Likewise, Secretary of State Bridget Phillipson, in her House of Commons speech on Monday, claimed that she “recognises the importance of foundation years in promoting access to HE.” So why has she decided to press ahead...

Jun 18, 2024 | wonkhe.com | Sarah Hale |David Kernohan |Mark Leach |Stephen Leech

In a couple of weeks, just after the election, members of the Foundation Year Network will gather for its annual conference. Since the network was formed in 2007, conference-goers have joked that one of the main purposes of the annual gathering is group therapy … and there is more than a little truth in this.

Jun 17, 2024 | wonkhe.com | David Kernohan |Stephen Leech |Sarah Hale

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