…£14m to this cause. Table 1: Entrants to the Leading 13 from Low Participation Post Codes . 1997/8 2002/3 Change Change % Birmingham 265 495 203 87 Bristol 92 155…
Graduates paying off student loans into their 50s – IFS/Sutton Trust
…prices. Before the 2012 changes, universities in England covered the cost of teaching students through a combination of tuition fees (capped at £3,375 in 2011) and teaching grants from the…
Higher education
…we change this? Our research has uncovered practical, evidence-based solutions to improve access to opportunities in higher education. Contextual admissions 1 Contextual admissions – where the social background of a…
Government must learn lessons of Conservative education legacy
…to address for the Government in the coming years. According to the report, there are three major challenges facing the sector today – challenges which have been exacerbated by funding…
Government loans have helped widen access to postgraduate study, but rising tuition fees threaten progress
…are not directly comparable, so cannot be used in combination to look at changes over time. To look at the costs of postgraduate study, the researchers used the Reddin survey…
Young people believe A Level cancellations will damage their university chances
…worried about the impact on them than their middle-class peers (51% vs 43%). The concern amongst young people is likely to stem from changes to how grades will be awarded…