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The article presents the response of the British Government, published in a series of White Papers, to the Augar review of post-16 education. Topics discussed include consultation on new plans to drive up quality of university courses launched by the Government, student loan interest rate for borrowers starting courses from 2023-2024, and reply of David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, to the Government's announcement.

The author comments on the British Government's response to the Augar review of post-16 education in a series of White Papers. Topics discussed include consultation launched by the Government on plans to drive up quality of university courses and ensure degrees equip students with the skills they need, changes in student loan repayment, and report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Kickstart Scheme for young unemployed people.

The article offers the author's views on the 2017 education consultation paper in Great Britain which expressed the government's belief on the greater and more direct role of universities in improving school quality and student attainment. The government has required higher education institutions to establish a new school and sponsor an academy as conditions in charging higher fees.

The article reports on the white paper in Great Britain "Success for a Knowledge Economy," which demonstrates plans for a more responsive higher education sector. These plans include to introduce a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), to promote high-quality teaching in higher education, and the link that will have with higher levels of fees. The white paper also draws the attention played by further education (FE) colleges and alternative providers, to be known as challenger institutions.