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Are you affected by the EMA education funding cut?
8th January 2011: Peterborough students and sixth form pupils protest over cuts in higher education and the rise in tuition fees in Peterborough city centre. Picture: Peterborough ET
Thursday, 10.30am: The government voted yesterday (19th January) to end the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) grant for students. Is anyone in Peterborough affected?
The government won the vote in the House of Commons by a majority of 59 votes - arguing that the allowance to keep teenagers in education was poorly targeted.
The EMA payments of up to £30 a week given to 16 to 19-year-olds students from low-earning households.
How will it affect your studies? What will you do?
If you are a student in Peterborough, share your story with reporter Matthew Reville by email matthew.reville@jpress.co.uk, telephone 01733 or Twitter - @et-reville
Tell us what you think
Comment below, discuss on Twitter @peterboroughet or write us a letter online at peterboroughtoday.co.uk/yoursay
Elsewhere online:
EMA closed to new applicants
www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/14To19/MoneyToLearn/EMA/index.htm
National news:
Labour loses vote to stop scrapping of EMA grants, 19 January 2011
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12228466
Q&A: Education Maintenance Allowance, 18 January 2011
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12209072
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delilah_domino
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 03:14 PMHolly Golightly - Having read through some of your comments, while I don't agree with them, they are opinion and subjective so I can't argue particularly, well not without getting dragged in to an argument about how your address is important in formulating an opinion. Luckily you've not mentioned my area yet, so I could be safe. However, the one point you make as a fact - that teacher's aren't professionals - I know to be incorrect. I compile government statistics (for the ONS) and the status 'teacher' is a standard professional status - in fact it is one of the most black and white professional statuses there is, either you're a qualified teacher, or you're not. Other professions, e.g. accountants, architects, even junior doctors, may class themselves as a professional but have not yet passed their qualifying exams. For future reference, if you need a qualification in order to 'practise' a profession it is generally a professional position - skilled trades not withstanding. Just thought you should know. Getting something so clear and simple to understand wrong may undermine your further arguments elsewehere.
delilah_domino
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 03:09 PMHolly Golightly - Having read through some of your comments, while I don't agree with them, they are opinion and subjective so I can't argue particularly, well not without getting dragged in to an argument about how your address is important in formulating an opinion. Luckily you've not mentioned my area yet, so I could be safe. However, the one point you make as a fact - that teacher's aren't professionals - I know to be incorrect. I compile government statistics (for the ONS) and the status 'teacher' is a standard professional status - in fact it is one of the most black and white professional statuses there is, either you're a qualified teacher, or you're not. Other professions, e.g. accountants, architects, even junior doctors, may class themselves as a professional but have not yet passed their qualifying exams. For future reference, if you need a qualification in order to 'practise' a profession it is generally a professional position - skilled trades not withstanding. Just thought you should know. Getting something so clear and simple to understand wrong may undermine your further arguments elsewehere.
Holly Golightly
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 03:54 PMworkforaliving 202 and 23; I bet you don't work for a living...and you are a traveller in Werrington..one of many....
workforaliving
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 10:50 AMHula hoop the fruit loop is quite a fitting name :-)
workforaliving
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 10:50 AMHula hoop the fruit loop is quite a fitting name :-)
Cinderella
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:31 PMI think a psychiatrist needs to be called....we have a serious case of multi personality disorder here!! Lula you are still you which is a shame..no i mean you're still Holly, I mean Lula, I mean.............
Cinderella
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:29 PMI think a psychiatrist needs to be called....we have a serious case of multi personality disorder here!! Lula you are still you which is a shame..no i mean you're still Holly, I mean Lula, I mean.............
Cinderella
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:25 PMI think a psychiatrist needs to be called....we have a serious case of multi personality disorder here!! Lula you are still you which is a shame..no i mean you're still Holly, I mean Lula, I mean.............
*Lula Mae Barnes*
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 09:57 PMbadbadsmell @196 Yaawn! Sorry, I almost fell asleep at your very boring comment. Luckily you did not say anything important (nothing new there) so I did not miss anything. Another lovely day for me - and you are still you... such a shame about that.
Holly Golightly
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 03:33 PMbadfowl 196; So no more being nice then! Why are you not outside doing something useful for once?
badwolf
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 01:09 PM186 i love the way you think anyone really gives a rats arse why your called lula mae barnes, at the end of the day folks is if you disagree that much the advice is to ignore at the end of the day you cannot argue with yourself
Gorgeous George
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:01 AMIf you increase taxation and reduce spending that's a transfer of wealth. But where does it go?
Holly Golightly
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:33 AMI wonder if we can get up to 300 sensible comments and not repeats?
Holly Golightly
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:33 AMI wonder if we can get up to 300 sensible comments and not repeats?
Holly Golightly
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:32 AMAnybody knows what 'Lula Mae Barnes' and 'Mary Poppins' have got in common?...as we are into pub quizzes
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