Part-time Students And part-time Study In Higher ... - Universities UK

Table 4.2: Percentage of students surveyed being charged fees greater than the value of thefee grantsValue oftuition feegrant 31Percentageof studentsbeingcharged feesgreater thanthe value ofthe fee grantValue oftuition feegrant 32Percentageof studentsbeingcharged feesgreater thanthe value ofthe fee grantStudents studying 2005/06 2005/06 2006/07 2005/0650% – 59% FTE £590 40% £750 25%60% – 74% FTE £710 85% £900 38%75% or more FTE £885 63% £1,125 28%All students 53% 28%Base (N) 327 327Base: All students eligible for tuition fee grants.Source: London South Bank University – UK Part-time Student Survey 20064.3.4 Attitudes to student support 33All students were asked some attitudinal questions about student financial support where they hadto state whether they agreed or disagreed with a number of statements.First, they were asked about the adequacy of student support. Just over one in five (22%) agreedwith the statement “financial support for part-time students is adequate”. while just under a half(47%) of all students disagreed, and the remaining third were undecided (Appendix 1, Table A4.1).The student group most likely to think support was adequate were lone parents (33%) followed bythose with those without a qualification at the start of their course or whose highest qualificationwas at Level 1. However, interestingly lone parents were also one of the groups most likely todisagree with the statement. Other groups that were more than average to disagree included:• 54 per studying between 60-74 per cent of a full-time course;• 50 per cent from intermediate social classes;• 50 per cent with personal incomes of less than £15,499 (while only 30% with personal incomesover £50,000 disagreed); and31 DfES (2005a) Briefing note: part-time student support package 2006/07.32 DfES (2005a) op cit.33 The following analysis includes all students surveyed, wherever they lived and studied.Part-time students and part-time study: Strand 3 Universities UK 56