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ACCESS GAP TO BEST APPRENTICESHIPS

…greater numbers of these ‘conversions’. Whilst the report shows how lessons can be learned from existing good quality apprenticeships – supported by a new development-led inspection process-, it warns that…

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80% of students won’t repay loan

…The decision to raise the minimum earnings level at which loan repayments kick in – from £21,000 to £25,000 – means a much larger pool of low earners will never…

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The case for fairer fees

Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust, explores the student finance crisis and how we could make the system fairer. England is facing a student finance crisis. Disillusion with…

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SUTTON TRUST CALLS FOR MEANS-TESTED FEES

…while the maximum tuition fee would be frozen at £9,250. Maintenance grants were scrapped for new students from 2016/17, though continuing students who started before this point are still entitled…

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Sir Peter Lampl responds to opinion piece

A letter in response to Jayne Dowle’s comment piece on contextual admissions from Sutton Trust founder and chairman, Sir Peter Lampl, is featured in the Yorkshire Post. Dear Sir Jayne…