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Ministers are thought to be considering significant changes to student loan access

Emma is 17 and has grade 8 equivalent piano. She is sitting A-levels in geography, history and music and is planning to attend the University of Manchester to study for a degree in music—a subject in which she excels. She may never get to realise that ambition.

The weekend’s most eye-catching news story for higher education policy-watchers appeared in The Guardian on Saturday. The paper covered the potential impact on people from disadvantaged backgrounds should the government introduce a minimum GCSE grade threshold for those accessing student loans.

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