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New research reveals pandemic and Brexit implications weigh heavy on rural youth
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Read more#LevelUp FE – Remote learning offers an opportunity for rural FE colleges
by Graham Biggs and Nik Harwood
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Recently we’ve been examining the challenges that rural pupils face in accessing further education and training. Since then, the country has faced unprecedented disruption from the coronavirus outbreak. Frontline workers are rightly focusing on saving lives and stemming the spread of the virus. But the crisis has also thrown into the spotlight an issue which we have been campaigning on for years: rural connectivity.
Read more#LevelUp FE – Poor transport links compound the disadvantages rural young people face
by Graham Biggs and Nik Harwood
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Paying to learn – an unacceptable situation
Last week, to mark Rural Vulnerability Day 2020, we argued that despite its rhetoric, the Government is not doing enough to ‘level-up’ further educational opportunities for young people in rural areas.
Read moreEquipping the younger generation with the opportunities they need to flourish in even the most rural and isolated areas
by Graham Biggs and Nik Harwood
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#LevellingUp The British Countryside – We’re not doing enough to make it the greatest place in the world to grow up
Earlier this year, former culture secretary Baroness Morgan declared the Government’s vision for Britain to be ‘the greatest place in the world to grow up’.
Realising that ambition, however, means equipping the younger generation with the opportunities they need to flourish – perhaps most importantly in their access to education.
For those living in busy urban centres, that’s not in doubt. If your home is in a city, you’ll likely have plenty of options on your doorstep.
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