General Discussion
@wondering . you are correct in that they won't have to pay back any of their tuition fees until they have finished their course and not until they earn a minimum of £21,000 pa (or the inflation adjusted equivalent thereof). But that applies to ENGLISH students only remember. The main thrust of my original posting is the inequality in the cost of a university education for students depending on ...
Whilst not in anyway condoning the violence that has taken place of late I have to say that having read about, thought about, and argued about, the system of university funding/student tuition fees which will be in place wef 2012, I am also angered. If you have, or know of, a young English person who dreams of going to university then you might be interested in what I have to say below. Apologies ...
Why the delay? They've had planning permission since March!
The Appeal by Tesco was originally held in early October over a period of three/four days. However, as I understand it, so much paperwork did Tesco produce in support of their claim that the three/four days was not enough time. The Appeal was therefore adjourned until a later date so that all this new evidence could be considered. The new date is Monday 20th December 2010 starting at 1.00pm. The ...
Thought it was me/my computer! Not that I post (I do that here) but I like to have a read every now and then.
I don't think it's just graduates who are having problems getting work. I suppose the question is: do we/the government (whatever its politcal hue)want more people to be educated to degree level or not. Some might argue, indeed are arguing, that these new proposals for funding Higher (not Further) Education might well have the effect of reducing the numbers wishing to do a degree. And yes, UK plc ...
Even the Daily Mail, that bastion of conservative middle England, seems non too impressed with the government's proposals. See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1328298/Graduate-debt-trap-Students-paying-loans-children-university.html
Towards the end of my original posting I talk of associated costs as well as travelling costs. Now I can give you an example of associated costs. Last night Exeter College held an open evening. My daughter and some of her friends went along. My daughter knows what it is she wants to do and just now I looked at the literature she brought home. There is a paragraph headed "How Much Will It Cost Me" ...
From today's Express & Echo Pupil payment cut 'could swell dole queue' fears Exeter MP. EXETER MP Ben Bradshaw fears that scrapping a cash payment to encourage teenagers to stay in education will lead to a surge in youth unemployment in Devon. Last year, about 21,900 Devon and Cornwall students claimed the education maintenance allowance, a weekly payment of up to £30 to help sixth formers from ...
This is a matter of importance if you have children or grandchildren or know of young people aged 16-19 who want to continue their education after they have completed their GCSE's and if they live, for example, in somewhere like Dawlish where they have no option but to travel outside the town to, say, Exeter College or a VIth form college. From what I can gather many of our 16-18 year olds who ...
