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The decision of school-leavers In the United Kingdom to go on to higher education in the next few years will be affected by the introduction of student loans.
Despite the fall in the number of young people in recent years, there is cause to believe that student numbers will be 'holding up' and that employers will develop new approaches to recruitment.
