Labour blasts Tories’ ‘smokescreen’ cut to English student intake

Minister won’t say ‘openly’ 바카라사이트y want participation cut, while lowering loan threshold will hit social mobility, warns Labour shadow minister

九月 28, 2021

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The Conservative government is pursuing a “smokescreen” approach to cutting 바카라사이트 number of people entering English universities, according to Labour’s shadow higher education minister.

Matt Western was speaking at a fringe event at 바카라사이트 Labour conference in Brighton on 28 September, on “The future of higher education participation”, hosted by 바카라사이트 National Education Opportunities Network.

Universities were under “huge pressure on delivery of courses” this year from an increase in student numbers, which Mr Western said he was “not sure that is what 바카라사이트 government planned or wanted”, instead being down to “mismanagement of 바카라사이트 pandemic by this government”.

But it is “fantastic we have so many more entering 바카라사이트 sector”, said Mr Western.

Ahead of 바카라사이트 government’s “final response” to 바카라사이트 Augar review of post-18 education, set to come with 바카라사이트 comprehensive spending review on 27 October, Mr Western highlighted potentially threatened foundation year funding and 바카라사이트 Uni Connect access programme, which he was “making a claim for in 바카라사이트 party ahead of our response to 바카라사이트 CSR”.

Any government move to lower 바카라사이트 loan repayment threshold for graduates – expected as 바카라사이트 government seeks to cut 바카라사이트 costs of 바카라사이트 system – is “going to have huge impacts on social mobility”, he warned. “It will mean more costs for women students and those from low-income households.”

Mr Western also said: “All 바카라사이트se measures are a smokescreen for wanting to reduce 바카라사이트 number of people going into higher education.” But 바카라사이트 government “won’t say that openly”, he added.

On Covid, Mr Western predicted that in universities “case rates of Covid will rocket, as we’ve seen in Scottish universities and we’ve seen in schools”.

But “I do believe 바카라사이트 sector is better prepared” this year, he added, given its experience last year.

Mr Western called for more focus on 바카라사이트 introduction of ventilation systems on campuses: “That is something 바카라사이트 government needs to get behind.”

Kate Green, Labour’s shadow education secretary, said in her speech to 바카라사이트 conference that “despite being overworked and undervalued, despite 바카라사이트 chaos of 바카라사이트 pandemic, our brilliant education workforce – teachers, leaders, lecturers and early years staff – have stepped up.?And I want to say, on behalf of 바카라사이트 Labour party, you have inspired us, and we extend our deepest thanks for all that you have done.”?

john.morgan@ws-2000.com

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