In my previous blog post, Language Matters, I argued that the success of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement depends not only on funding and pedagogy, but also on communication. This led …
Designing for real student lives: introducing a toolkit for leaders
What happens when curriculum is designed for continuity, but students’ lives are not? Across Higher Education, there is growing emphasis on lifelong learning, modular provision, and more flexible pathways into …
Language Matters
There is a new report on the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), this time from the Lifelong Education Institute: The Missing Middle. Its recommendations focus on progression pathways, funding incentives, flexible …
5 hot topics on the Lifelong Learning Entitlement from The Spinnaker Group
On 26-27th March, Oxford Lifelong Learning (where I am currently undertaking a Visiting Fellowship) kindly hosted The Spinnaker Group’s first meeting of 2026. Over 20 higher education representatives from the …
Being, Belonging, Becoming: Designing for Lived Student Experience
Higher education talks a great deal about belonging. We talk about community, engagement, student voice and inclusion. Yet belonging is often framed as something relational or pastoral, something that sits …
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is not just a funding reform. It is a pedagogical challenge. As the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) moves closer to implementation, the sector risks treating it …