With the announcement that graduate unemployment has risen once again, we ask whether a university degree costing £40,000 of debt is a worthwhile accolade when it won’t even guarantee you a job. Would today’s school-leavers be better off going straight into work or practical apprenticeships rather than aiming for higher education?
Is university in the UK really accessible to all? We examine the results of recent studies into the numbers of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds being accepted to top universities and consider potential ways of solving this perpetual problem.
The past week has seen English and French teenagers faced with the huge implications of new government policies, yet their reaction has been markedly different. Whilst French students have leapt to their own defence, organising political rallies and government protests, English students have once again showed their complete political apathy, failing to form an active community or mount any real demonstrations at all, in spite of the enormous threat of hugely raised tuition fees.
Applying to university and getting ready to go off for your first year can be a daunting experience. You are bombarded with information, statistics and prospectuses, but it can be difficult to imagine what your day to day lifestyle will really be like once you get there. A recent comment on one of our blog articles asked for a detailed description of a day in the life of a typical university student. We hope this will help to demystify the student experience, and both prepare and excite prospective students!
A level results have arrived with another record pass rate, but is it good or bad news for the students receiving them? Has the new A* grade done what it was supposed to or simply made the ever-improving results even more difficult to evaluate? Thousands of students across the country are celebrating this week as A level results reached an all-time high, with a record pass rate of 97.6%, and one in twelve results achieving the…..
