Coronavirus And Student Matters - Advice For Higher Education Institutions

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to present unprecedented challenges for the higher education sector.

Following on from our previous blog, we update our guidance for higher education institutions.

National Union of Students

On 24 June 2020, the National Union of Students (NUS) launched its 'student safety net' campaign.

Described as a call for 'mass action', the campaign is aimed at securing debt relief for students who have faced the most disruption due to the pandemic, and also calls for 'financial compensation or the ability for students to redo a proportion of their studies at no additional cost'.

It is estimated that around 20% of students have been unable to access any learning during the lockdown and that around a third do not believe the remote education they have received to be of a 'high quality'.