Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
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Paper investigates how individuals sort into entrepreneurial teams, studying formation processes and implications for team performance and start‑up outcomes; findings intend to shed light on team composition effects in entrepreneurship.
Evaluation of BDUK's Hub intervention examines its effectiveness in connecting schools to gigabit broadband, assessing connectivity outcomes and the programme's impact on school internet infrastructure.
Argues universities must integrate widening participation across institutions rather than rely on isolated teams, warning that siloed summer schools and programmes will limit universities’ impact on social mobility.
At the request of the Minister for School Standards, Ofsted will extend the pause on inspections of national professional qualification (NPQ) and early career teacher programme (ECTP) providers, delaying evaluation of those training routes.
Statistics for the 2024 to 2025 academic year giving an overview of higher-level learning across further and higher education in England, covering participation in higher-level courses and qualifications.
Management information on unregistered schools in England, covering records from 1 January 2016 onwards, provides counts and administrative detail used for monitoring, safeguarding and any enforcement activity related to institutions operating without registration.
Findings from the first wave of Growing Up in the 2020s report on 12‑ and 13‑year‑olds and their families, presenting baseline measures of health, education and family circumstances from the longitudinal cohort study.
Analysis argues that Andy Burnham’s wider public service reform agenda lacks a clear plan for schools, urging detailed proposals on funding, outcomes and local delivery to align education with broader devolution ambitions.
Argues for a compulsory, minimum AI literacy requirement for all university students so they can both use and critically evaluate AI, rather than leaving such skills to optional workshops.
ONS counted 981,000 16–24-year-old NEETs in April–June 2026, with 393,000 actively unemployed. The number has risen for four years and only Romania now has a higher NEET rate in the EU, the paper argues for urgent labour-market reform.
Argues for outcome‑based university funding as many UK institutions struggle: over a third reported deficits in 2024–25, forecast to rise to four in ten in 2025–26, with study visa applications down nearly a third in early 2026, squeezing revenues.
Smaller employers will receive a £2,000 payment for each new apprentice aged under 25 they hire, aimed at increasing youth access to skilled careers and incentivising SMEs to recruit and train young people.
After the 2026 Conservative conference, HEPI reflects mixed messages on higher education policy from the party, offering observations on rhetoric and likely implications for universities and students without proposing detailed policy remedies.
Dr Manesha Peiris examines how sanctions for plagiarism, fabrication, collusion or use of generative AI can become part of a student’s identity, exploring consequences for individuals and how institutions might support students after penalties end.
Covers key statistics for Northern Ireland’s Skills for Life and Work programme from August 2022 to April 2026, including numbers of programme starts and leavers and occupancy levels across participating providers.
Liam Earney of Jisc responds to Sir Chris Husbands’ HEPI essay New Choices, reflecting on digital foundations for a changing higher education sector and arguing for consideration of digital infrastructure and strategy in future planning.
The Department for Education has published first-of-their-kind SEND teacher training materials, launching the biggest overhaul of SEND training and aiming to ensure every teacher is better supported to teach children and young people with SEND.
The King has approved the appointment to the Regius Professorship of Medicine at the University of Oxford, formalising a ceremonial royal endorsement of the named candidate on 14 October 2026.
HEPI and Cambridge University’s Centre for Parliamentary and Political Affairs publish the 10th Soft Power Index, finding the US and UK together educated 126 current world leaders, underscoring higher education’s global influence on leadership.
Ofqual reports that schools have improved cyber incident recovery times, but identifies confusion over who holds responsibility for cyber security across schools, signalling governance gaps despite operational improvements.
Rose Stephenson argues for evolutionary reform of higher education, favouring incremental policy changes over radical overhaul in a Universities UK debate with John Blake, emphasising continuity and measured improvement rather than disruptive restructuring.
New Vocational GCSEs will introduce nationally‑set content, grading and assessment for school‑based vocational courses while pupils continue a core of English, maths and science as part of a major shake‑up to hands‑on learning.
Privacy notice explains how personal data submitted by organisations will be used for the 2027 cyber security skills and sectoral analysis research run by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The Chancellor announced a package of measures to help young people into work, education and training, intended to support employment pathways and build the skilled workforce Britain needs for the future.
A new whole‑school approach will give schools a package of support to tackle misogyny and to combat the influence of figures such as Andrew Tate, the Education Secretary announced as part of measures for school culture and pupil safety.
At HEPI’s June 2026 annual conference, sector colleagues were asked which single higher education policy they would change; this Part Two publishes a selection of their brief reflections and suggested reforms from across the sector.
SSAC Occasional Paper examines how the social security system influences 16‑year‑olds' choices between remaining in full‑time education or pursuing vocational paths, analysing interactions between benefits and decision‑making.
Interim and year‑three evaluation reports assess the Foster with North East Pathfinder Hub, presenting findings on the hub’s implementation and early outcomes across years 1–3 to inform foster care practice and future roll‑out decisions.
The Ministry of Defence is rolling out 50,000 apprenticeship, work experience and training placements for young people as part of a major drive to expand Defence-sector opportunities for youth employment and skills development.
Initial phases of the Childcare Experiences Survey report findings on the government's 15‑hour childcare expansion, detailing parents' and providers' experiences of access, quality and barriers during early rollout stages.