Research Briefing
Home student criteria for HE student support in England
The purpose of this note it to outline the criteria used for the classification of students as home or overseas students for higher education student support.
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Research Briefing
Accidentally reshaping the higher education sector?
Many different groups expressed concern at the time that the 2012 HE reforms in England, £9,000 fees, liberalising student numbers and loan repayment changes, would deter potential students, particularly those from poorer and non-traditional backgrounds. The evidence so far suggests that after a dip in 2012 full-time first degree entrant numbers have recovered and application
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Research Briefing
Children and Families Bill: Lords’ Amendments to Part 3 (Children and Young People in England with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities)
This note covers the main amendments made to Part 3 of the Children and Families Bill during the House of Lords consideration of the Bill. Part 3 of the Bill relates to children and young people in England with special educational needs (SEN) or, as a result of amendments made at Lords’ Report Stage, with disabilities. The House of Commons is due to consider the Lords’ amendments on Monday 10 February 2014.
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Research Briefing
Government support for childcare and childcare reform under the Coalition Government
This note provides an overview of Government childcare policies since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Government support for childcare under the Labour Government 1997-2010
This note gives an overview of support for childcare under the Labour Government 1997-2010.
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Research Briefing
What price uncapping aspiration?
In the 2013 Autumn Statement the Government announced they would increase the number of student places at publicly funded higher education institutions by 30,000 in 2013-14 and remove the cap on student numbers entirely by 2015-16; it is estimated that this will create 60,000 more student places. The Government stated that the rationale for the
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Research Briefing
National school systems: sources of information
This note provides sources of information including a selection of journal articles and websites on education systems in a selection of foreign countries.
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Research Briefing
School funding: 2006–2010 policy changes under the Labour Government
This Note provides background to the introduction of the Labour Government's school funding reforms in 2006, details of the reforms (which included the introduction of a ring-fenced schools budget, known as the Dedicated Schools Grant), and the March 2010 consultation on the introduction of a school funding formula.
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Research Briefing
Entrants to higher education
The number of students applying to university through UCAS has increased for many years. The main exceptions were when tuition fees were introduced (1998), ‘variable’ fees meant they were increased (2006) and when the cap on fees was lifted to £9,000 in England in 2012. In 2012 the number of applicants fell by around 47,000 (6.6%) and the number of acceptances by around 27,000 (5.5%). There were larger percentage falls among students who will be liable for higher fees; and the largest drop among older applicants (who could avoid higher fees by starting earlier) and students from the EU (who could avoid higher fees by studying elsewhere). Applications up to the end of June 2013 were 3.1% higher than in 2012. Acceptances to mid-September were 9% up.
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