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- By Leigh Cooke
- Published 7th April, 2008
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Leigh Cooke
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Increased funding for Higher Education in
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced this month that it will make available £7.5 million in funding for universities and colleges in
The announcement provides for an uplift to the funding of teaching, including £364 million for widening participation.
Professor David Eastwood, Chief Executive of HEFCE, said:
“This is a good settlement which reflects the Government's recognition of the crucial role played by higher education in securing the country's economic and social well-being and international competitiveness. The funding will provide substantial growth in student numbers and offer greater opportunities to students from a wider variety of backgrounds.”
As a leading supplier of assistive technology for Higher and Further Education, we have helped thousands of students learn and communicate with independence. Whether the challenge is dyslexia, low mobility or impaired vision, Keytools have a suitable product that will help.
"Keytools probably have a broader range of keyboard and mouse alternatives than any other supplier in the UK, including a number of 'exotic' devices which can be just what a disabled student needs."
Allan Wilson, Information Officer, The
Let Keytools provide a quote for your funding
To get your quote you can call Emma Strong on 023 8029 4512 for help and advice on funding.
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textHELP supports ESOL
We are pleased to discover that additional funding has been made available to Scottish colleges to support the continued delivery of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
We can help you
Keytools can supply you with textHELP Read & Write. This powerful software programme is designed to offer literacy support for international students learning English as a second language. textHELP Read & Write has features such as speech feedback, pronunciation tutor, phonetic spell checking and word prediction.
Excellence
Short-listed in the Education Resources Awards 2008, textHELP Read & Write has become the accepted standard for literacy support.
Free evaluation
So you can see the benefits of textHELP Read & Write for yourself, we’d like to send you an evaluation disc. To get yours call Emma Strong on 023 8029 4512.
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£2 million funding for Reaching Wider Initiative in
A sum of £2 million per annum will be made available to the Reaching Wider initiative for the period August 2008 to July 2011.
HEFCW established the Reaching Wider initiative in 2002 to break down perceived barriers and widen access to learning. Reaching Wider aims to increase higher education participation from groups and communities in
As a leading supplier of assistive technology for Higher and Further Education, we have helped thousands of students learn and communicate with independence. Whether the challenge is dyslexia, low mobility or impaired vision, Keytools have a suitable product that will help.
"Keytools probably have a broader range of keyboard and mouse alternatives than any other supplier in the UK, including a number of 'exotic' devices which can be just what a disabled student needs."
Allan Wilson, Information Officer, The
Let Keytools provide a quote for your funding
To get your quote call Emma Strong on 023 8029.
