links for 2009-05-14

"More than 2.5 million students will pay 0% rate of interest on their loans from September, the government announced yesterday."

Aimhigher Associates is the first scheme of its kind to build long term links between undergraduates and school/college students from disadvantaged backgrounds to help raise educational aspirations. Undergraduates will be recruited to become Associates, using their personal experience to encourage and support pupils as young as 13 to make the most of their talents.