Universities to publish ’student rights’ charter

Last week, we heard David Lammy, Minister for Higher Education discuss the introduction of a charter of ’student rights’ which should be created for each university across the country.

Student Rights certainly welcome such a move, which will seek to clarify the level of support that should be expected from tutors, maximum lecture sizes, feedback on coursework and standards of accommodation. Director Raheem Kassam has commented, “Finally it seems that universities are coming to the realisation that it is the core student issues that matter. Forget all the grandiose politiking – these are the bread and butter issues of education requirements in the UK.”

On Thursday, David Lammy, the Higher Education Minister, said charters would be drawn up by each university to give students and lecturers a clearer grasp of what they can expect from their fees. Mr Lammy said: “Since the introduction of variable fees, students have rightly become more focused on the return they get from their own investment in their future.”

Each institution will have a charter by September 2011 and we look forward to following this issue closely.