Higher education student numbers
Overall student numbers reached record levels in the early 2020s, but progress has stalled in recent years and there are concerns about falling numbers of some groups of students.
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Further Education Loans (107 KB , PDF)
This note discusses the government’s proposals to introduce loans for further education courses from September 2013. These loans will be called 24+ Advanced Learning Loans and they will apply to all courses at level 3/4 for learners aged 24 and over. Loans will cover the learner fee contribution only and will not be available for maintenance. Fee remission will be removed for all learners starting new courses at level 3 and above from 2013/14. These loans will be repaid on an income-contingent basis in a similar fashion to higher education loans.
This note outlines the background to these changes, gives details of the scheme and contains comment on the proposals.
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Further Education Loans (107 KB , PDF)
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Constituency casework: schools in England
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The value of student maintenance support
How have student maintenance support levels changed over time? What support are students eligible for this and next academic year, is it enough and how much are their parents meant to contribute?
