There’s was a curious disappointment felt in the set-piece second reading of the Lifelong Learning (HE fee limit) Bill on 27 February.
The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) is variously described as a game-changer, and many hope that it is. Lifelong learning was the clear direction of travel for further and higher education, but we’ve ended up with a slow decline, hastened by ELQs and the unintended consequences of £9000 fees. Are are promised detail to come, for there are many questions about the LLE.
What we did get was an analogy to play with. The Secretary of State told us
the LLE will ensure that everybody has a flexible travel card to jump on and off their learning journey, as opposed to being confined to a single ticket
So, let’s run with that analogy.
