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  1. Big changes ahead for adult education funding? Definitely maybe

    Big changes ahead for adult education funding? Definitely maybe

    April 22, 2021

    Institute for Fiscal Studies (April 2021) The UK is widely recognised to have a significant problem with adult skills. A range of recent government reports and reviews have emphasised the extent of skills shortages, particularly in technical areas, and the lack of responsiveness of the current system to labour market demand. This problem could be exacerbated by any increase in the pace of technological change, such as automation of particular jobs, or negative trade shocks to particular industries. Economic change following on from the pandemic could also lead to a shift in...

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  2. Distance learning: A research briefing by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

    Distance learning: A research briefing by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

    April 22, 2021

    Abbi Hobbs and Faye Bolan (20.04.21) Distance learning is a way of studying without the learner being physically present in a classroom. It can be fully remote or ‘blended’ with in-person learning and is now usually underpinned by the use of digital technologies and resources. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid switch to distance learning. This POSTnote provides an overview of current trends in distance learning, evidence on key challenges and opportunities and potential future developments. Over the past decade, advances in education technology (EdTech) have enabled an increase...

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  3. Disabled people in Britain and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Disabled people in Britain and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

    April 22, 2021

    Tom Shakespeare et al (26.01.21) This paper reports on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with 69 disabled people in England and Scotland, and with 28 key informants from infrastructure organisations in the voluntary and statutory sectors, about the impact of COVID-19, and measures taken to control it. Participants were recruited through voluntary organisations. As with everyone, the pandemic has had a huge impact: we discuss the dislocations it has caused in everyday life; the failures of social care; the use of new technologies; and participants’ view on leadership and communication. We conclude with...

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  4. A global panel database of pandemic policies (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker)

    A global panel database of pandemic policies (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker)

    April 22, 2021

    Thomas Hale et al, Blavatnik School of Government (08.03.21) COVID-19 has prompted unprecedented government action around the world. We introduce the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), a dataset that addresses the need for continuously updated, readily usable and comparable information on policy measures. From 1 January 2020, the data capture government policies related to closure and containment, health and economic policy for more than 180 countries, plus several countries’ subnational jurisdictions. Policy responses are recorded on ordinal or continuous scales for 19 policy areas, capturing variation in degree of response. We...

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