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☐ ☆ ✇ Universities | The Guardian

Register of staff-student relations proposed for England campuses

By: Richard Adams Education editor — February 23rd 2023 at 12:58

Staff in undeclared relationships involving romance, sex or financial dependency liable for dismissal under regulator’s plans

Universities and colleges in England should require “personal relationships” between staff and students to be declared, with staff who keep relationships secret liable to be disciplined or dismissed, according to new proposals announced by the higher education regulator.

The Office for Students (OfS) also wants all students and staff in England to undergo mandatory training on sexual harassment and misconduct.

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☐ ☆ ✇ Universities | The Guardian

Students in England face ‘negative impact’ from refusal to tie loans to inflation, admits DfE

By: Richard Adams Education editor — February 3rd 2023 at 16:35

Raising maintenance loans by only 2.8% means students will have to cut back on food and books, says report

The Department for Education has admitted students in England face a “negative impact” from its refusal to increase support in line with inflation, saying they will have to cut back on food and books as a result.

In an equality analysis of the government’s decision to raise maintenance loans by just 2.8% from autumn, the DfE said student support would have needed to go up by nearly 14% to keep up with the recent rises in the cost of living.

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