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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Julie Henry

The secret to bagging a bursary or university scholarship

Teenagers studying hard for GCSEs and A-level exams next month will be focused on doing well, but it could be money worries rather than grades that dictate what they do next, two new reports are warning.

A Youth Select Committee inquiry into the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on young people has found that financial insecurity is making it less likely that school leavers will pursue new opportunities, such as attending college or moving to a new city for university.

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