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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which areas are included in the Aimhigher programme; and how they were chosen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which areas are included in the Aimhigher programme; and how they were chosen.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 July 2004
For answer on
15 July 2004
Answered on
15 July 2004
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which areas are included in the Aimhigher programme; and how
they were chosen. [183625]
Alan Johnson: The White Paper "The Future of Higher Education" announced the bringing together of the Department's Excellence
Challenge programme with Partnerships for Progression, an initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England
(HEFCE) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), to create a new, national outreach programme called Aimhigher. The new programme
will cover all areas of the country from August 2004, and will operate most intensively in disadvantaged areas.
Subjects
Admissions; Disadvantaged; Higher education; Location; Aimhigher programme
Date
15 July 2004
Reference
183625; 423 c1246W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what effect he anticipates the new regulations on tuition fees will have on the Aimhigher programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what effect he anticipates the new regulations on tuition fees will have on the Aimhigher programme.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 July 2004
For answer on
15 July 2004
Answered on
15 July 2004
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what effect he anticipates the new regulations on tuition
fees will have on the Aimhigher programme. [183626]
Alan Johnson: The measures contained in the Higher Education Act 2004, together with other elements of the new student support
package, will support Aimhigher by ensuring that more able young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can access the financial help
they need to take up higher education opportunities: Up-front tuition fees will be abolished, and all full-time undergraduate
students will be able to defer paying their fees until after they graduate; Graduates will only start making repayments on their
student loan once they are earning over £15,000 and then, at an affordable rate linked to their income, and outstanding loan amounts
will be written off after 25 years; Around 30 per cent. of students from less well off families will receive a minimum of
£3,000 per year in grants and bursaries.
As a further safeguard, institutions will only be allowed to charge higher tuition fees if they have an Access Plan approved by the
Director of the proposed Office for Fair Access. Access Plans will focus on what institutions are doing to encourage more people
from less advantaged backgrounds to apply: they will have to say how they will provide bursaries and other financial support to
students from lower income backgrounds.
Evidence shows that young people need clear information about the costs of higher education and the financial support available.
Aimhigher seeks to raise awareness about, and understanding of, higher education opportunities and will play an important role in
providing this information. Through the Aimhigher roadshow, summer schools and other Aimhigher- supported events, prospective
students will have access to information about the costs of higher education and the new financial support package.
Subjects
Access; Disadvantaged; Finance; Fees and charges; Higher education; Students; Aimhigher programme
Date
15 July 2004
Reference
183626; 423 c1246W;423 c1246-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list all current and proposed government grants available to universities for improving and widening social access to higher education. - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list all current and proposed government grants available to universities for improving and widening social access to higher education. - Includes figures.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 December 2003
For answer on
17 December 2003
Answered on
17 December 2003
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list (a) current and (b) proposed government
grants available to universities for improving and widening social access to higher education. [143073]
Alan Johnson: Excluding student support, the relevant schemes and initiatives are as follows:
Aimhigher (previously called Excellence Challenge) provides grants mainly to schools and colleges to raise the aspirations and
attainment levels of young people. The Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) Partnerships for Progression provides
funds to universities for outreach. The White Paper "The future of higher education" announced that these two initiatives would be
merged to form a new Aimhigher programme. Expenditure on these initiatives to 2005-06 is given in the tables.
In addition, HEFCE uses part of its teaching grant to provide a widening participation premium to universities to assist them with
the additional costs of recruiting and retaining students from non-traditional backgrounds. The amount for this is £255 million in
2003-04, which includes £10 million from the Department's Aimhigher/Excellence challenge budget. HEFCE's disability allocation (£10
million in 2003-04) provides additional funding to universities to support recruitment and retention of disabled students. Plans for
expenditure after 2005-06 will be determined during the next spending review.
£ million
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Expenditure: 2003-04 2004-05 plans 2005-06 plans
Excellence Challenge/Aimhigher 100 -- --
Partnerships for Progression 20 -- --
The new Aimhigher 126 128
Total non-student support 120 126 128
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Access; Disability; Admissions; Disadvantaged; Finance; Higher education; Universities; Students; Aimhigher programme; Excellence challenge programme
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
143073; 415 c957-8W
House
House of Commons