Sonia Whiteley

Calls to abandon the 2020 National Student Survey in the UK by student and teaching groups suggest that an 'atypical' student experience is not worth measuring. Higher education providers have been forced to make radical changes to course delivery and the teaching and learning experience in an extraordinarily short period of time on an unprecedented scale. The COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably changed the higher education landscape locally, nationally and internationally. It

Today I was very fortunate to visit the Conua District Community School in the beautiful Sigatoka Valley, Fiji. The construction at the right is for two new classrooms to accommodate an influx of pupils. The school population is swelling to unprecedented levels due to the leadership and commitment of the principal and his team to improving outcomes for all students. They are aiming for a 100% pass rate in upcoming exams and the staff are working after school and on Saturdays