Research Briefing
This House of Commons briefing paper discusses the announcement of changes to the student finance system by the Prime Minister's on 1 October 2017. It gives an overview of past changes to the student finance system, outlines current debate and analyses the potential impact of the proposed changes.
Debate Pack
On 28 February 2018 at 9:30am, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on Funding higher education, sponsored by Gary Streeter MP.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons briefing paper gives an overview of the Government's policy on widening participation in higher education. It also outlines widening participation strategies and statistics, discusses evaluation of activities and raises current issues.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons briefing paper gives an outline of: recent studies on the mental health of students, Government mental health policy for students, support in further and higher education providers, the legal duties of providers and discusses issues raised.
Debate Pack
This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been prepared in anticipation of the debate on university tuition fees scheduled for Monday 27 November in Westminster Hall.
Debate Pack
On 13 September 2017, there will be an Opposition Day debate on The Higher Education (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016 No. 1205 and S.I., 2016, No. 1206). These regulations allow higher education providers to charge higher tuition fees if they meet certain criteria under the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Debate Pack
This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing provides information and material in anticipation of the debate, entitled “16-19 Education Funding” and sponsored by Mr Nic Dakin, which will take place on Thursday 7th September at 3.00pm in Westminster Hall.
Research Briefing
In 2015/16 there were 438,000 overseas students studying at UK universities; 19% of the total student population. 127,000 were from the EU and 311,000 from elsewhere. In this post we look at the details behind these figures and answer some frequently asked questions. How has this number changed over time? Overseas student numbers increased 2003/04
Research Briefing
The Teaching and Excellence Framework (TEF) will reward higher education institutions (HEIs) with high quality teaching. From 2016 HEIs will be able to apply to be assessed and those judged to have high quality teaching will be allowed to increase their tuition fees in line with inflation.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons briefing paper provides information on the House of Lords scrutiny of the Technical and Further Education Bill 2016-17 and details how the Bill was amended in the House of Lords. The paper has been updated to include further consideration of the Bill by the Commons and the Lords (Ping Pong).
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information on amendments made to the Higher Education and Research Bill 2016-17 during its Committee, Report and Third Reading stages in the House of Lords. The paper has been updated to include further consideration of the Bill by the Commons and Lords (Ping Pong).
Research Briefing
This Commons Library research briefing provides information about direct financial support for 16-19 bursaries for young people in further education in England. It covers eligibility criteria, the scheme's impact, and includes some background on the predecessor Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) scheme.
Debate Pack
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate on financial support for apprentices taking place in Westminster Hall on 8 March 2017. The subject for this debate has been chosen by Kelvin Hopkins MP.
Research Briefing
The Summer Budget 2015 announced that grants would be replace with increased maintenance loans from 2016/17. This change could have an impact on efforts to widen participation in higher education and on long-term public finances.
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