Only one in five disabled students has received vital funding
Only one in five disabled students has received vital funding to pay for specialist equipment and helpers at university due to delays at the crisis-hit Student Loans Company (SLC), it emerged today , while official figures revealed that tens of millions of pounds in grants and loans is still unallocated two months into term.
Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students, renewed calls for the chief executive of the SLC to resign. He said: "This is a staggering amount of money and reveals how big the problem is. Students can't get by without that money. It's disgraceful that so many disabled students are waiting for their allowances."
'One in four people' in education
More than one in four of the entire population of England is now in education or training, according to figures from the government.
There are about 14.5 million people in nursery, school, post-16 courses, vocational training and university.
Protest over uni jobs threat
Hundreds of students and workers at Manchester Metropolitan University staged a protest over job cuts. Uni bosses want to axe 127 support staff because of a lack of national funding.
More than 250 students and staff picketed a meeting of the university's board of governors at the university's All Saints campus on Friday.
Sussex’s future: fewer staff, more students
University plans 100 ‘targeted’ job cuts while increasing student numbers. The University of Sussex has proposed cutting about 100 staff as it presses ahead with an increase in student numbers.
End the gay blood ban
Pressure is mounting on the Department of Health and the National Blood Service to end the blanket lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood.
The National Union of Students has concluded that the automatic lifelong ban is flawed and is actively lobbying to get it lifted.
City march to 'reclaim the night'
About 300 women have marched through Leeds city centre to campaign for better services for the victims of rape and sexual attacks.
The Reclaim the Night event was organised by a number of women's groups and students in the city.
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