One of the most significant developments that has impacted on the numbers of students in London progressing to HE has been the introduction of higher fees in 2012, and the effects of this on London students can be seen in this report. To provide a reference for the findings in this report, the following timeline has been compiled: Year Policy developments Dearing Report published recommending the development of Other 1997 Undergraduate programmes in FE Colleges Foundation Degree Forward (FdF) established to promote Foundation degrees set 2003 up in 2001/2 University fees rise to £3,000 pa 2004 Aimhigher set up to increase widening participation Office for Fair Access (OFFA) set up to monitor fair access to higher education First Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) set up to improve progression to higher 2005 education for vocational students National Student Survey begins Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Consultation on HE in FE Colleges published Train to Gain starts 2006 Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE) qualifications end Leitch Report published Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) set up Department for Innovation Universities and Skills set up 2007 World Class Skills – Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills published Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQ) policy introduced Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) established Connexions services transferred to Local Authorities 2008 14-19 Diplomas start Start of economic recession Start of decline in part-time HE numbers Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) set up National Apprenticeship Service set up Many LLNs close HEFCE request for HE Strategies from FE Colleges 2009 Unleashing Aspiration report published Higher Ambitions published Skills for Growth published Unemployment rate peaks
One of the most significant developments that has impacted on the numbers of students in London progressing to HE has been the introduction of higher fees in 2012, and the effects of this on London students can be seen in this report. To provide a reference for the findings in this report, the following timeline has been compiled: Year Policy developments 1997 Dearing Report published recommending the development of Other Undergraduate programmes in FE Colleges 2003 Foundation Degree Forward (FdF) established to promote Foundation degrees set up in 2001/2 2004 University fees rise to £3,000 pa Aimhigher set up to increase widening participation Office for Fair Access (OFFA) set up to monitor fair access to higher education 2005 First Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) set up to improve progression to higher education for vocational students National Student Survey begins 2006 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Consultation on HE in FE Colleges published Train to Gain starts Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE) qualifications end Leitch Report published Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) set up 2007 Department for Innovation Universities and Skills set up World Class Skills – Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills published 2008 Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQ) policy introduced Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) established Connexions services transferred to Local Authorities 14-19 Diplomas start Start of economic recession Start of decline in part-time HE numbers 2009 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) set up National Apprenticeship Service set up Many LLNs close HEFCE request for HE Strategies from FE Colleges Unleashing Aspiration report published Higher Ambitions published Skills for Growth published Unemployment rate peaks