A response to the independent review of student support in Scotland

Susan Stewart Director of The Open University in Scotland

The independent review of student support in Scotland, commissioned by the Scottish Government last year and published last week, notes that there are more than 230,000 students studying part-time across Scottish further and higher education. Unfortunately, with respect to part-time students, that is about as far as it goes...

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