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24 September 2015
Women and students from the poorest backgrounds will be hit hardest by planned government changes to the way tuition fees are paid back, warns a report released…
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17 September 2015
Plans due to be implemented at universities and colleges next week 51¸£Àû warned today that government plans to clamp down on extremism in schools, colleges and universities…
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15 September 2015
Almost 500 jobs could disappear from seven Open University centres in England under controversial plans described as 'catastrophic' by 51¸£Àû. Thousands of current…
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9 September 2015
Universities minister Jo Johnson delivered a speech to the annual Universities UK conference this morning. Responding to the speech  51¸£Àû general secretary, Sally…
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2 September 2015
The number of people on zero-hours contracts has risen to 744,000 in the second quarter of 2015, according to a report published today.  The latest analysis from…
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17 August 2015
Unemployed youngsters want to work, but too many fear they never will warns report. Government plans to force young people to take part in three-week 'boot camps'…
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20 July 2015
Students from the poorest families will leave university owing 'substantially more' to the government than their richer peers, warns analysis of changes to student…
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16 July 2015
FE strike, university admissions, Open University dispute, University of Manchester jobs row, extremism curbs 'bland society' warning and Scottish politicians urged…
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16 July 2015
Commenting on data published today showing how universities and colleges are supporting students from poor backgrounds, 51¸£Àû said some institutions needed to do…
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15 July 2015
Less than a quarter (23%) of pupils at state schools and colleges who studied A-levels had progressed to one of the most selective universities by age 19 in 2012/13,…
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