David Kingman looks at the confusion over what Labour are offering as a their main alternative to the Coalition’s policy of making students pay £9,000 per year in tuition fees
Category: Education
New warning of looming capacity crunch in England’s schools
David Kingman examines the recent warning from the Local Government Association that England’s schools are being pushed towards breaking point by rising numbers of pupils
Oxford undergraduates to join IF in 2015
Liz Emerson announces new undergraduate placements at IF for 2015, and sets this in the context of IF’s policy towards work experience and internships
Universities are booming, new UCAS figures show
David Kingman reports on the latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, which show that more young people than ever are entering higher education – but who is thinking about the cost?
Student vote could swing 2015 general election, argues new report
David Kingman looks at a new report which argues that the student vote could be an important demographic at the upcoming general election
New report warns England’s higher education system is “worst of both worlds”
David Kingman explains a damming new report from the Higher Education Commission into the financial sustainability of England’s recently-reformed university sector
High transport costs are stopping young people getting qualifications, argues the Association of Colleges
David Kingman reports on the recent call from the Association of Colleges for the government to do more about young peoples’ transport costs, a problem which has significant intergenerational overtones
New report recommends a series of reforms to re-engage young people with politics
David Kingman reports on the recent interim report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee which looked at re-engaging young people with politics
New report: universities should take a financial stake in their graduates’ future earnings
David Kingman reports on a new idea from a leading right-of-centre think tank which calls for student loans to be replaced by a new financial arrangement that would give universities a direct financial stake in the future earnings of their graduates
New study looks at the geography of UK higher education
David Kingman reports on the findings of a new study which examines the complex geographies of the higher education sector in England, reaching some surprising conclusions