Write a Letter to your MP...
Make your voice heard and write to your MP about Higher Education Funding!
The government’s recent Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper includes proposals that could have a serious impact on students.
One of the most concerning plans is to link tuition fee increases to measures of “quality” through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). This risks creating a system where access to the best education depends on your ability to pay, deepening inequality and limiting choice for students from lower-income backgrounds.
Your Undergraduate Officer, Mia, raised these concerns at the NUS Conference in Birmingham last week. Now, we’re asking you to join the campaign and make your voice heard.
Why does this matter?
Access and inequality: Higher fees for “better” universities could lock out students who can’t afford them.
Student representation: Linking fees to TEF undermines trust in feedback systems like the NSS.
Reduced choice: Marketisation and targeted funding will restrict what and where you can study.
Take Action ✅
We’ve made it easy for you to contact your MP and share your concerns.
Just follow these three easy steps:
2. Download the letter template
3. Add your name and your MP’s name, then email it to them 📨
Your voice matters.
Together, we can challenge policies that threaten fairness and opportunity in higher education!
