Education
Have childcare costs risen up to seven times faster than wages?
Parents of under-twos are particularly affected by rising nursery costs. Read
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Education
We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
Is Oxbridge still a rich white student's world?
Check the figures on Oxford and Cambridge entry. Read
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Education
30 hours free childcare: only a quarter of places delivered?
54% of the places currently planned have been delivered so far. Read
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Education
Who's right on disadvantaged young people at university?
Most recent data suggests disadvantaged students may be beginning to lose ground in higher education - but it's too soon to read too much into it. Read
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Education
Comparisons between disadvantaged English and Scottish students are tricky
Students from a disadvantaged background in Scotland are roughly half as likely to go to university as those from England. That said, comparing the figures for Scotland and England is tricky. Read
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Education
Student debt: what did Labour say?
Jeremy Corbyn didn’t commit to abolishing student debt before the last election, although he did say he would “deal with” the high debts of graduates and was looking at ways to do so. Read
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Education
What’s been the impact of higher tuition fees on disadvantaged students going to university?
Higher tuition fees don’t seem to have affected the longer-term trend of more disadvantaged students going to university. Read
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Education
More young people are going to university
The number and proportion of young people, including disadvantaged students, attending university is now increasing. Read
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Education
Are more working class students dropping out of university?
The proportion of first time UK students from disadvantaged areas leaving higher education during or after the first year of their degree in England is at its highest level for five years. Read
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Education
Have university applicant numbers fallen in 2017?
The total number of people applying to higher education in the UK this year (as of the final June 2017 deadline) is down 4% compared to last year. Read
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