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Very idiosyncratic definitions of “clear”, “paid” and “on time”, unless the word “not” is applied.
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Deputy Prime Minister @DominicRaab says Nadhim Zahawi has been clear that he has paid all the tax he owes on time and in full, amid reports that the former Chancellor had to pay millions to HMRC to settle a dispute. More here: trib.al/P3HNTX8 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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With inflation soaring, the rate at which maintenance loans will rise falls far short of what is needed to support students. Lower income students are less able to rely on family support to make up the shortfall in funding - they will be impacted the most by this announcement.
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The government has announced that student maintence loans in England will rise by a miserly 2.8% in September, at a point when inflation is above 10%
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The maximum maintence loan for a fulltime student away from home outside London goes up by just £271, less than £23 a month - less than many rent increases alone.
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Adding together the level 3 (A-level/BTecs and equiv) and level 4 qualifications, more than half the adult population now has a post-16 qualification, and more including apprenticeships.
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Yet for some reason creating a new standalone qualification - without any resources or incentives for students to take it or schools to offer it - hasn’t taken off. It’s a mystery.
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A mere 8 years ago the DfE and minister Nick Gibb were launching a “core maths” qualification for post-16 students that was going to solve this problem by … let’s see … 2020.
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A DfE-commissioned review of post-16 maths in 2017 reckoned it would take 10 years to enable compulsory maths for 16-18 year olds, that it would take considerable effort and new funding and require a lot more maths teachers:
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Also, in international rankings England does pretty well in maths! Better than France and Italy and others that enforce maths teaching to the end of school. (Miles below the likes of China and Japan but then so is everyone)
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As Sam Freedman said:
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Not much detail in the Times write up and it won't happen pre-election so I wouldn't worry about it if I were a school/college leader. thetimes.co.uk/article/rishi-
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This policy has “John Major cones hotline” written all over it - but to be fair to John Major at least the cones hotline actually happened. Unlike this, which won’t happen.
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A statement from the university: "The University of Buckingham is in a sound financial position. Student recruitment remains buoyant. Our January 2023 intake is already 25% up on last year’s."
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