Former polytechnics ''likely to be hit by higher education cuts''
Date posted: 04 Feb 2010
Former polytechnics are likely to bear the brunt of financial cuts which are planned for the higher education sector, an expert from Push.co.uk believes.
The website''s editor Johnny Rich claims that a drop in capital funding may well have an impact on students from backgrounds which he describes as "non-traditional".
Mr Rich commented: "Some of the former polytechnics for example have very tight budgets and don''t have hundreds of years of history and revenue to support them through the lean times."
Former polytechnics are likely to bear the brunt of financial cuts which are planned for the higher education sector, an expert from Push.co.uk believes.
The website''s editor Johnny Rich claims that a drop in capital funding may well have an impact on students from backgrounds which he describes as "non-traditional".
Mr Rich commented: "Some of the former polytechnics for example have very tight budgets and don''t have hundreds of years of history and revenue to support them through the lean times."
He went on to suggest that the government''s proposed cutbacks may go too far, with access to university likely to be hindered rather than helped by the plans.
Earlier this week, the Higher Education Funding Council for England revealed that capital funding of £562 million is to be allocated to the higher education sector in the period covering 2010 to 2011.
Meanwhile, recurrent teaching funding is to reach a level of £4,727 million, the organisation announced.
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