I see them using the 'market forces' to create a 3-tier system...
tier 1 - oxbridge (they were the ones on the brown panel anyway)
tier 2 - redbricks - charging 9K and running the full range of courses. attended by the bright and soon to be debt-ridden children of the lower orders and the not-so-bright but backed financially children of the upper orders...
tier 3 - polytechnics. lower price courses for the debt-shy. many courses funded (and content driven) by industry and basically career apprenticeship courses.
Hey ho. I'm stuck in tier 3 for the rest of my career - if I can keep my job that is....
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tier 1 - oxbridge (they were the ones on the brown panel anyway)
tier 2 - redbricks - charging 9K and running the full range of courses. attended by the bright and soon to be debt-ridden children of the lower orders and the not-so-bright but backed financially children of the upper orders...
tier 3 - polytechnics. lower price courses for the debt-shy. many courses funded (and content driven) by industry and basically career apprenticeship courses.
Hey ho. I'm stuck in tier 3 for the rest of my career - if I can keep my job that is....