At the end of a week of action from further education students and activists, students at the University of Cambridge have unfurled a banner on the city’s iconic King’s College demanding the re-instatement of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) – which helped thousands of students stay in school post-16.

Students have written to and picketed their MPs demanding that they sign an Early Day Motion calling for the grants to be re-introduced.

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