Tag: Cost of living
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Response to The Sutton Trust’s School Funding and Pupil Premium 2025 report
School cuts are worsening due to financial pressures, according to a new report by The Sutton Trust. In the School Funding and Pupil Premium 2025 report, a survey of 1,208 teachers in primary and secondary schools found that more schools are cutting back on teaching staff, support staff, and enrichment, with secondary schools worst affected.… Read more
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The Missing Lesson: Financial literacy can help unlock university for under-resourced students
by Chloe Manuel The Access Project’s Cost of Living and University Choices report highlights a concerning trend: financial worries are pushing talented students to rethink or even abandon higher education altogether. The problem isn’t just the rising costs—it’s the lack of financial education. Many students from wealthier backgrounds grow up with financial guidance at home,… Read more
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Cost of Living and University Choices Report: Our recommendations for protecting young peoples’ futures
The Access Project is today launching its ‘Cost of Living and University Choices’ report, exploring the impact of the cost of living crisis on under-resourced young people. The Access Project is a leading social mobility charity dedicated to supporting under-resourced students in accessing top-third universities. Our new research aims to explore the link between the… Read more
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Cost of Living: Introducing our student researchers
The Access Project is investigating the impact of the cost of living on student prospects. Over the course of 2024, we have explored the strengths and challenges of our programme amidst the backdrop of financial uncertainty, investigating how The Access Project can best support students through the cost of living crisis. In this final blog… Read more
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“Support students now or you won’t have any in the future” – Mentoring for university access in the Cost of Living crisis
At The Access Project, our programme centres around expert mentoring to support students applying to top universities. Our mentors help young people at critical junctures in researching universities, selecting subjects, exploring choices and making applications. Financial considerations are at the heart of many discussions, and The Access Project mentors often must navigate difficult conversations, particularly… Read more
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“It’s kind of scary” – Students worried about Cost of Living at university
Student worries about finances are nothing new. The popular image of the ‘skint student’ is pervasive, but the current pressures of the cost of living crisis are making student life financially untenable, particularly for those from under-resourced backgrounds. As we covered in our last blog post, the current crisis is impacting the entire education system… Read more