How can the Student Loans Company justify that when interest rates generally are so low?
• The rate is pegged to inflation as reflected by the retail prices index. It is still the cheapest money around. Both our sons are good at maths and we expect at least one of them will want to study the subject at university. The problem is that we live in a rural area and their secondary school doesn’t offer further maths at A-level, which, we understand, would put them at a real disadvantage. Is there a solution? • Yes. It is called “Enabling Access to Further Mathematics”. The project was devised by MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry). It explains: “Talented students can find the standard maths A-level relatively undemanding and may become bored with maths as a result. “Universities and employers greatly value further maths qualifications, but cannot require them because most students do not have the opportunity to study for them. This is because class sizes are likely to be too small to be financially viable, or staff are not available to teach the subject. The project aim
