Yes, But What Does It Actually Mean? | No. 3
Simpson’s paradox, the Berkeley admissions row, and how the overall number can tell the opposite story Let’s start with two […]
Article Series
Yes, But What Does It Actually Mean? | No. 2
Averages, graduate salaries, and the number that nobody actually earns Imagine a bar with ten people in it. Nine of
Messy data isn’t the problem. It’s the symptom.
Every data problem we’ve ever seen in higher education has one thing in common. Somewhere underneath it – underneath the
Yes, But What Does It Actually Mean? | No. 1
Relative risk, absolute risk, and why the headlines got HRT badly wrong Let’s start with some fruit. Imagine you have
A Practical Data Readiness Checklist for the LLE Era
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is not a distant policy concept. It is a structural shift toward modular, credit-based and episodic
Modular Provision Will Expose Your Data Weak Spots
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is frequently described as an opportunity. Greater flexibility.Wider participation.New markets and new models. All of that
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement Is Not a Funding Reform. It’s a Data Reform.
The conversation around the Lifelong Learning Entitlement has centred on modularisation, flexibility and widening participation. But senior leaders should be
What resilient systems understand, and why firefighting is a warning sign
If you look beyond knowledge work, one thing becomes clear very quickly: well-designed systems do not aim to run at
Wellbeing is not a nice-to-have. It is a system indicator.
When conversations turn to wellbeing, they often drift into the personal. Resilience. Self-care. Better boundaries. While these matter, they can
Extra capacity is not inefficiency. It is risk management.
When organisations talk about risk, they usually focus on the visible and technical. Cyber security. Compliance. Financial controls. System resilience.