With the abolition of the teaching grant for all non-STEM subjects and reforms to research grants, the whole HE sector is feeling the impacts of the scramble for the remaining cash. The main sources of funding available for most institutions are now tied to sheer student numbers (tuition fees) and a backwards, elitist research funding […]
Posts Tagged ‘Free Education’
Free Education means free thought: breaking the grip of ‘tick-box’ Higher Education
Oct 21st, 2015 by Ollie Hill.
Corbyn’s National Education Service will not be won without a fight
Oct 6th, 2015 by James Elliott.The issue of tuition fees has been thrown into the spotlight since party conference, after comments made by the new Higher Education, Further Education and Skills shadow minister and MP for Blackpool South, Gordon Marsden, that “nothing is ruled in, nothing is ruled out” on university funding. I attended the fringe meeting, and while it […]
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We should all share Jeremy Corbyn’s vision for education
Aug 10th, 2015 by Naomi Fearon.Recently we have seen Jeremy Corbyn announce his proposal for a National Education Service. This proposal is based around what Jeremy sees as the fundamental and underlying principle of education which is, “A collective good that empowers society and the economy”. It is worth noting that our education system has undergone some changes these last few […]
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Leading student campaigners reject Burnham and Cooper’s ‘graduate tax’
Aug 10th, 2015 by Newsdesk.Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper’s attempts to impress upon students and win them away from the surging Jeremy Corbyn have been dismissed immediately by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC). The NCAFC, which was founded in 2010 and has been the organiser of every major demonstration for the abolition of tuition fees since […]
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Jeremy Corbyn’s free education pledge is popular, affordable and the right thing to do
Jul 21st, 2015 by James McAsh.Corbyn’s first policy announcement was to scrap tuition fees and restore the maintenance grants that many students rely on for their rent and food. It was costed at £10bn and two separate strategies were put forward for how to pay for it: slowing down the deficit reduction or raising the revenue through corporation tax and […]
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Jeremy Corbyn in his own words
Jun 30th, 2015 by Heiko Khoo.This is how Jeremy Corbyn introduced himself in the Newsnight Labour leadership debate on 17 June: “I was first elected to Parliament 32 years ago, and I’ve spent that time in Parliament representing my constituency and standing up for rights and justice in Britain and all around the world. I believe that is the function of […]
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Labour Students wreck their own wrecking amendment
Oct 22nd, 2014 by Conrad Landin.Last night the Labour Students and Progress block on the Young Labour national committee accidentally wrecked their own wrecking amendment, thereby wrecked (for them) the overall motion, and then voted it down – despite their amendment having been carried. The bizarre spectacle was the climax of a shoddy episode which once again revealed that Labour […]
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Young Labour members: lobby your reps for free education
Oct 21st, 2014 by Newsdesk.Today (Tuesday 21st October) the Young Labour national committee will be debating a motion on free education and providing support for the free education demo on November 19th, submitted under-19s officer Rida Vaquas and seconded by trade union rep Caroline Hill. It is likely that right-wing members of the committee will attempt to prevent the […]
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A turning point in the National Union of Students?
Apr 21st, 2014 by Michael Chessum and James McAsh.This could be a turning point for the National Union of Students (NUS) and the student left. Delegates at the recent NUS’s national conference ended over a decade of NUS opposition to free education. The result is a triumph for principled student activists, inside and outside of NUS, and it is a further defeat for […]
