Clearly no one has spoken to young drivers and the problems getting insurance, let alone getting cover if you are a student away! bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/six-m…

New Post: Rent now swallows up virtually all of the average maintenance loan as the student accommodation market reaches ‘crisis point’ buff.ly/3FuYS1F

The last thing our students need is higher rents and uncertainty in the private sector rental sector.

Free GP appointments could be extended to all full-time students from Jersey, if politicians back a Government Plan amendment proposed by Deputy Carina Alves itv.com/news/channel/2…

🎉 HUGE WIN for students in Scotland! In 2024/25 Scottish students from the most vulnerable backgrounds will be entitled to support in line with the student equivalent Living Wage! Congratulations to NUS Scotland & Students' Associations who have campaigned tirelessly on this.

Deputy Ward seems to have a good understanding of T levels.

We have fewer males than females studying at degree level according to UCAS data. Has Government of Jersey looked at this gender gap?

An interesting day if higher education funding gets debated later, if not tomorrow. What we would like to see changed for this year seems to be the areas that are pushed to 2025. As yet what amounts will be in place for this September is not clear at all, that’s not good enough

Listening to the CEHA scrutiny panel States Assembly - Jersey's elected parliament the minister has NOT increased the threshold amounts of the Student Grant. He has increased only some of the amounts by 4%. 4% is much less than the recent RPI and doesn’t cover the amount of RPI since the last increase.

The cost of living for students studying in the U.K. is higher than 4%. Why the minister has not taken into account the cost of living of parents living Jersey which has been above 4% who have to support the extra cost has not been factored in by the minister.

hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/upl… Vote Rob Ward for Constable of St Helier Still think 4% was enough?

It’s a pity that the Bursary is limited to so few, and others can’t benefit like Lily has, despite Gov widening who can apply this year, more applicants = less opportunity. The amount given out hasn’t changed since 2000, that’s 25 years! Oh and the closing date was by 1st April.

Our students were treated differently before Brexit, no access to U.K. loans etc. We were not in the EU, now both U.K. and CDs are outside Brexit, Q is how will they treat our students? Majority are Brit citz and were treated as such whilst in the EU. Not squeak from our Gov.

Worse for our students, max funding is less than all the other U.K. nations, ours studying away don’t benefit from being able to commute, they have additional travel costs, belongings there and back, and also have means tested fees, and don’t have a min maintenance funding level