Summer support for students: review
We recognise the need to deliver a long-term sustainable solution for supporting students over the summer months. This report details interim recommendations, progress to date and the next steps to achieving our long term goal of tackling inequality.
Consultation and engagement
To gain an initial high-level insight from students on the financial support available over the summer, the Scottish Government conducted the Student Summer Support Survey. The online survey focused on students studying courses in Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE), in between term-time and specifically over summer 2021. The results publication detailing the outcomes of the Student Summer Support Survey were published on 28th June 2022.
The findings from the survey were used to form the basis of the discussion topics at Student Engagement Workshops which were conducted throughout May 2022. The purpose of these were to gain an in-depth understanding of student experiences of financial management over the summer and to look collectively at the mechanisms needed to improve the support available to students.
The survey and engagement workshops were developed in consultation with the SSSEG. The results and feedback obtained from these are detailed in the sections below.
Contact
Email: kirsty.mctaggart@gov.scot
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