University access key to success of levelling up

Derren Hayes
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

It is a decade since university tuition fees were raised from £3,000 to £9,000 per year. It was feared the rise would deter disadvantaged young people from going to university, yet latest figures from Ucas shows record numbers of 18-year-olds from poorer areas applied this year.

Derren Hayes: “As we move into a new period of living with Covid, now is the time to double down on efforts to give young people a helping hand to recover from the pandemic”
Derren Hayes: “As we move into a new period of living with Covid, now is the time to double down on efforts to give young people a helping hand to recover from the pandemic”

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