New laws to stop providers over-charging for higher education courses funded through the new lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) have been laid in Parliament. The new lifelong learning bill legislates for a new method of calculating the maximum fees providers can charge students for eligible flexible courses when the lifelong loan entitlement comes online in 2025. The bill aims to make the cost of studying modules and short courses at levels 4 to 6 proportionate to the fee cap for full undergraduate study, currently £9,250 per year. Click here for more and click here for the section reaction.
