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?
Category: Education
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
Plans to expand higher education places may be under-funded, warns think tank
David Kingman reports on a recent warning from the Higher Education Policy Institute that the Government’s new proposal to remove limits on student numbers may not be adequately funded
Could lengthening post-16 education just be delaying unemployment?
David Kingman reports on the recent warning from Ofsted that too many young people are falling “inevitably” into “NEET” status once they leave compulsory post-16 education
No Ball Games: the restriction of youth freedom
IF volunteer Connor McCarthy reports on how attitudes and concerns from older generations have restricted the freedom of playing outdoors for many young people, and explains the impacts this is having on them