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Richard Vaughan is political and education correspondent at the i newspaper and inews.co.uk. He has previously covered education and policy at the Times Educational Supplement. Twitter: @richardvaughan1

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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Rachel Reeves, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, arrives at 11, Downing Street ahead of a visit by Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to meet Prime Minister, Keir Starmer on July 19, 2024 in London, England. The newly elected Prime Minister is hosting bilateral meetings with the Ukrainian President the day after the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Rachel Reeves, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, arrives at 11, Downing Street ahead of a visit by Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to meet Prime Minister, Keir Starmer on July 19, 2024 in London, England. The newly elected Prime Minister is hosting bilateral meetings with the Ukrainian President the day after the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 12/10/11 of university graduates. University applicants will now answer questions in their personal statements to level the playing field for disadvantaged students, Ucas has confirmed. Students who wish to start university in 2026 will no longer write a free-response essay for their personal statement, the admissions body said. Instead, prospective students will provide answers to three guided questions in their Ucas personal statements. Issue date: Thursday July 18, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story EDUCATION Ucas. Photo credit should read: Chris Radburn/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 12/10/11 of university graduates. University applicants will now answer questions in their personal statements to level the playing field for disadvantaged students, Ucas has confirmed. Students who wish to start university in 2026 will no longer write a free-response essay for their personal statement, the admissions body said. Instead, prospective students will provide answers to three guided questions in their Ucas personal statements. Issue date: Thursday July 18, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story EDUCATION Ucas. Photo credit should read: Chris Radburn/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 09, 2024: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride speaks to the media outside the BBC Broadcasting House after attending the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show in London, United Kingdom on June 09, 2024. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 09, 2024: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride speaks to the media outside the BBC Broadcasting House after attending the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show in London, United Kingdom on June 09, 2024. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he addresses the new Labour Cabinet at 10, Downing Street on July 19, 2024 in London, England. The newly elected Prime Minister is hosting bilateral meetings with the Ukrainian President the day after the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace. Zelenskyy addresses the new Labour Cabinet, the first foreign leader to be given this privilege since President Clinton. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he addresses the new Labour Cabinet at 10, Downing Street on July 19, 2024 in London, England. The newly elected Prime Minister is hosting bilateral meetings with the Ukrainian President the day after the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace. Zelenskyy addresses the new Labour Cabinet, the first foreign leader to be given this privilege since President Clinton. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)