Why millennial parents are questioning university for their kids Opinion The rising costs of higher education—tuition fees and living expenses—have placed an enormous burden on parents, many are asking if it’s worth it, says Eliza Filby Like many parents I’m counting down the days to term time, but this year there’s a poignancy with our youngest starting school. As I prepare to wave her off at [...]
Watchdog says ‘all options’ should be on table to save universities Business The university watchdog has declared “all options” should be on the table to fix the struggling sector, warning the “golden age of higher education” could be over. Office for Students (OFS) interim chair David Behan said increased tuition fees and lifting visa restrictions on international students could help revive embattled institutions. He told The Sunday [...]
The great student loans swindle Paul Ormerod Vast quantities of student loans will never be repaid, representing a massive subsidy not just to students themselves but to universities. No other industry is cosseted in this way, failing universities should be allowed to go to the wall, say Paul Ormerod The university sector in the UK is in financial trouble. The annual fee [...]
RM: Education tech firm’s losses widen as transformation continues July 16, 2024 “Our first half performance reflects the extent of the transformation RM has undergone," chief executive Mark Cook said.
End ‘wild west’ of post-16 training ‘suppressing talent’, Gordon Brown urges July 16, 2024 End the “wild west” of post-16 technical education which is “suppressing talent” amid the UK’s skills shortage, Gordon Brown has urged Sir Keir Starmer.
Government must ‘make good’ pledge on skills bootcamps, executives urge July 16, 2024 A group of executives have urged the Prime Minister to “make good” his “promise to upskill three million adults” by extending skills bootcamps funding.
Investment in UK student housing climbs 245 per cent to record high July 4, 2024 Investment in the UK's purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector soared to £1.7bn during the first half of the year, according to BNP Paribas, in yet another sign of the real estate class's eye-popping growth.
Election 2024: Labour to guarantee work experience to all secondary pupils June 27, 2024 The Labour Party has pledged to offer a minimum of two weeks' quality work experience and recruit over 1,000 new careers advisers.
Private school VAT furore shows just how much help our state schools need June 27, 2024 VAT on private schools has been slated as a "tax on aspiration" - but why don't we focus on making state education aspirational?
Are you #StateSchoolProud? Business leaders are telling their stories today June 13, 2024 Lawyers, investors and board members from tens of companies have taken to social media to tell their stories, of navigating the business world from school.