Actual participation index of lower and higher social groups over time Lord Dearing Actual participation index of lower and higher social groups over time Source: Table 1.1 Dearing Report 6. Updated from Social Trends (dataset ST30313). Studiengebühren in Großbritannien und Deutschland, Symposium der Britischen Botschaft und des CHE Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung, Berlin, 16.03.05
Reductions in per capita funding
Per capita funding declined during the last decade Lord Dearing Per capita funding declined during the last decade Unit funding (£m) Don’t accept the criticism (of David Watson among others) that introduction of fees made no difference. Source: DfES Annual Reports Planned reduction in unit of funding (from 1996 HEFCE grant letter) Studiengebühren in Großbritannien und Deutschland, Symposium der Britischen Botschaft und des CHE Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung, Berlin, 16.03.05
Staying-on rates in full-time education by social class Source: Youth Cohort Surveys (2000) for 16,17,18, and 19 year-olds.