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Tag: funding

Does the government’s academy plan add up?

All schools are due to become academies by 2022, yet arguments still rageover their effects on standards, their financial management…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: academy, fees, finance, free, funding, management, ofsted, Schools, secondary, state, underperforming

Universities unbound: where will campuses without caps end up?

When the cap on student numbers was abolished, England’s universities gained new opportunities to raise funds and grow – so…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: admissions, colleges, fees, funding, higher education, loans, UCAS, undergraduate, unpaid

Scrapping bursaries for occupational therapy students

Bursaries for OT undergraduates are about to disappear, so university students will need to apply for loans Student places on…

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Posted in: Education, Social Care Filed under: abolished, brunel, Careers, degree, expenses, funding, grants, Healthcare Network, Homecare, Social care, Social Care Network, Society, students, Work practices

‘We’re preparing for the worst’: urban heads await funding changes

Inner cities are most likely to lose out when the new school funding formula is announced – but leaders don’t…

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Posted in: Education, Public sector Filed under: cuts, Education, funding, headteachers, naht, School funding, Schools, Teacher Network

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