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These powerpoint slides can be used on their own or referred to as you follow the campaign lesson plans.
This introductory briefing sets out all the key information you need to make the most of the Uni Myths Busted campaign.
This lesson plan will explore some of the key information around university choices, and introduce students to the idea that some of their anxieties may be founded in misperceptions.
This lesson plan will help you explore perceptions about who university might be ‘for’ and help students overcome anxieties about not fitting in.
On 4 November 2024, the government announced that uni tuition fees will rise in 2025. We know that may be a cause of anxiety for applicants, so we’ve explained it all here.
The government has announced that uni tuition fees in England are going up by £285 next year, to £9,535.
That’s not necessarily as huge a change as it sounds, Here’s why:
It might sound complicated, but it’s pretty simple once you know what you’re doing.
Under the current system, once you earn more than £25k a year, you pay back 9% of whatever you earn over that amount – and that’s staying the same even with tuition fees increasing.
Note: that £25,000 is if you’re from England. If you’re from Scotland it’s £31,395, from Wales it’s £27,295 and if you’re from Northern Ireland it’s £24,990. But we’ll be using the English example here as it’s a nice round number.
You can apply the same logic to any salary. So if you earn £30,000, you pay £37.50 a month and you’re left with £2,462.50 a month before paying any other taxes. If you earn £40,000 you pay £112.50 a month and you’re left with £3,220.83 before tax… and so on.
Crucially, the tuition fee rise won’t change that. That’s still how much you’ll end up paying and that’s still how much you’ll be left with, before tax.
