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Maintenance Grants: A Sting in the Tail
Professor Claire Ozanne, Chair of the Cathedrals Group of Universities and Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool Hope University, has welcomed the return of maintenance grants for Higher Education students, announced by Bridget Phillipson ...
Addressing Educational Poverty
Pam Tatlow, Policy Adviser to the Cathedrals Group of Universities The Government’s decision to extend free school meals to an estimated 500,000 primary school children is a win-win, both in addressing ...
Government to axe Level 7 Apprenticeship funding
Professor Jackie Dunne, Chair of the Cathedrals Group of Universities and Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham Newman University said ‘The government’s decision to withdraw funding from new Level 7 apprenticeships for those ...
The Spring 2025 Spending Review
Professor Jackie Dunne ‘The Spring 2025 Spending Review should do more to support students’ Everyone involved in higher education will welcome the recognition by Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for ...