The 2011 Education Bill: a higher education perspective

While the Education Bill is mainly focussed on schools, there are two key areas that will have an impact on universities:

The clause on charging real interest rates on student loans will enable a more progressive student support system to be implemented.
- Given the significant role of universities in providing teacher training, changes here will also have a big impact.

‘We need to be honest with young people considering their options: university offers distinctive benefits’ – UA responds to the British Social Attitudes Survey

Posted on June 2, 2026

Vanessa Wilson, Chief Executive of University Alliance has responded to the British Social Attitudes Survey report on higher education by the National Centre for Social Research:
Starmer criticism of degrees ‘shortsighted, misinformed and a dangerous simplification’ says University Alliance CEO as she welcomes NEET review

Posted on May 28, 2026

Vanessa Wilson CEO of University Alliance has welcomed Alan Milburn’s interim report into the rise of NEETs, but criticised the PM's comments on university degrees.
‘This offers some relief for Alliance universities’: University Alliance comments on changes to the SCAPE discount rate

Posted on May 20, 2026

UA has responded to the announcement by Torsten Bell, Minister for Pensions, on the SCAPE discount rate.

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