The information is as follows.
Student Finance Week 2008 was a week long programme of PR activity
The aim of the activity was to make the target audience aware of and direct them to view the new Student Finance DVD. The DVD contains detailed information on the package of financial support available for students entering higher education from September 2008
The activity was aimed at young people aged 16-19 and their parents
The total cost was £33,925.00
The activity provided an estimated 67 million opportunities to see
Based on the national press articles only, the reach is estimated as:
Parents of 16 to 18-year-olds with a household income of £25,000 to £60,000—articles reached 33.4 per cent. of the audience
Parents of all 16 to 18-year-olds—articles reached 32.6 per cent. of the audience
16 to 18-year-olds with a household income of £25,000 to £60,000—articles reached 29.3 per cent. of the audience
16 to 18-year-olds—articles reached 31.9 per cent. of the audience.
We have no plans to change arrangements for funding of postgraduate provision, except in those cases where a student already has a postgraduate qualification at an equivalent or higher level than the one for which he or she proposes to study. For such students, funding will be available for students on courses which are co-funded by employers, including those in the public sector as well as the private sector. That is and will be our priority as we respond to the challenges identified by Sandy Leitch.