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'A' Levels and Universities

A’ Levels and Universities

You would have thought that the Con-Dems would have taken the summer recess to think out some of the policies they have announced , and kept their heads down, but no they are still making blunders by the day.

The ‘A’ level exam results have been announced, but there isn’t enough places to go round, with only the very best marks, do students stand a chance of getting a university place. The ConDem proposed cuts to university funding planned for future years, and possible increases in tuition fees, only the very rich will be able to acquire a place.

The Labour government had set aside funding for an extra 20,000 universities places until 2014, when the ConDems took over they cut this to 10,000, as well as stopping the Schools investment programme for renovating and building new schools. The ConDems did come up with the idea of stopping the free school meals programme for those living in poverty,  and using this money to fund their idea of the new ‘Free Schools’ to be run by parents and interested faith groups. When asked on television how many actual extra university places were available to students, the Universities Minister David Willetts declined to answer the question, saying that students should consider working for a year, or joining an apprenticeship scheme or, trying for an extra year at college. When he was asked who paid for his university education, he replied the taxpayer, justifying it by saying that in his day only 10% went to university, ‘i.e. the upper class’ . The funding for the supposed extra places was to come from allowing rich students to pay off their loans early.

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Vic Farron RFT Express.
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