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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Thank you for sharing lot of excellent ideas. This is very helpful. I have been receiving lot of excellent ideas from many colleagues across the UK.</span><span class="x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">One suggestion I received is below and I need help to find more information on what was the education policies of the Labour government in 1945-1951 time?</span><span class="x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">“<i>If we are to help resolve this important issue then a systemic approach is required. This may have to start earlier in the educational chain perhaps at the secondary school level where
there are socio-economic barriers to poorer families trying to have children qualify for University entrance. The scholarships you propose will help but they must be complemented with support for the students to give them the best chance to succeed. The education
policies of the Labour government just after the war had a huge impact and are worthy of further examination to see if there are any lessons for the current situation. If these changes had not been put in place I would never have been able to go to university</i>.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">There are also a lot of excellent discussions happening in many academic mailing lists on this education topic.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">For example, the idea of expanding universal free school meals .
<b>I request the UK government to urgently take steps to make provision of Free School Meals to all students (till Year 13) in all UK schools</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I request the UK Government to introduce a new wealth tax for all UK Billionaires to fund this. Even a 1 percent wealth tax on UK Billionaires wealth (£600bn) will generate 6 Billion pounds!
This Billionaire wealth tax funding will help easily make possible Free School Meals to all students (till Year 13) in all UK schools.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">It is unfair that a few billionaires are able to accrue such a staggering amount of the nation’s wealth when more than 4.2 million children are living in poverty in the UK. I request the kind
support of all UK Political parties, MPs and UK Government to help make possible Free School Meals to all students (till Year 13) in all UK schools.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I am also pleased to note that some UK University managements are working for expanding scholarships for students from economically poor families. I want to thank colleagues and Management
of University of Sheffield for their excellent</span><span class="x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Experience Sheffield Scholarship (ESS) program. University of Sheffield are offering over 200 Experience Sheffield Scholarships worth £3,600 each for home fee-paying students starting
their studies in September 2023.Details at</span><span class="x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I am sure that more UK universities will expand their scholarship funding and initiatives in the near future. I request all colleagues working in all UK universities to work for expanding
scholarships for students from economically poor families.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I am grateful to everyone working for education opportunities for all.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 14 August 2023 10:01<br>
</font><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Subject:</b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Open Letter for expanding
the number of full scholarships for students from economically poor families in the UK</span><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear colleagues,</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I have been working and championing over a decade to provide more full scholarships in UK universities for first-generation students (first in family to go to university) and for students
from economically poor families in the UK. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">There were </span>
<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b class="x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">4.2 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2021-22. That's 29 per cent of children</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
(This percentage might be higher now due to cost of living crisis in the UK ). Details at.
</span><a href="https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWAf88d3389-49d8-b911-ed69-9feddf63e83c" class="x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);">https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Extreme child poverty in the UK is a humanitarian and ethical crisis. In educational terms, poverty is a significant disadvantage. The link between poverty and poor educational outcomes and
wellbeing in the UK has remained stubbornly and depressingly high despite longstanding policy concern at national, local and jurisdictional levels of government. </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration:underline; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA11df15ed-d152-747c-e181-948452edf773" class="x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/</a></span></span></p>
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the UK government to share a clear action plan for ensuring the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children currently living in poverty in the UK. Access to quality education opportunities is a human right. There needs to be focused
policies at the UK Government level about equitable education with a binding on Universities and the Higher Education Institutes to comply. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I came across this article published in the University World News on 22nd July 2023 which looks at the toxic corporate culture and a crisis of leadership in UK higher education.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I request the UK Government to investigate the current state of affairs of the UK Higher Education sector with the aim to end corrupt practices and reform UK Higher Education. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b>Universities have a social responsibility. There is an urgent need to provide full scholarships (with maintenance grant) for 30 percent of seats in each Russell Group university (the richest
and prestigious universities in the UK) for students from economically poor families and first-generation students (first in family to go to university)</b>. I request the kind support of all MPs, all major UK Political parties and UK Government for the Right
to Quality Education opportunities for All .</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">May I please request you to kindly support the
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need to provide more number of full scholarships (with maintenance grant) for students from economically poor families and first-generation students (first in family to go to university). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">In the interest of good governance, I am requesting all UK university managements to kindly provide information on the following statistics summary information. Please share my email with
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Summary statistics of the number of full scholarships (covering full fee waiver and maintenance grant) provided by the university to first-generation students and students from economically
poor families in the last 3 years (2020, 2021 and 2022) and the plans for number of full scholarships for the next three years (2023, 2024 and 2025). </span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:normal; font-stretch:normal; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I humbly request that discussions and updates on scholarship programs are included in all department staff meetings and EDI meetings in all UK universities, so we all can keep monitoring and
measuring progress. Please share my email with all colleagues in your departments and request all interested to share ideas for expanding scholarships for first generation students (first in family to go to university) and students from economically poor
families. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Let us all work together so that we can ensure the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children currently living in poverty in the UK. This is important for the better
future of our country and our future generations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I am grateful to everyone working for education opportunities for all.</span></p>
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