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Unit1SchoollifeClip1HealthyeatingWoman1:Theschoolsaredoingitbecausethey’vegottopromotehealthyeatingandIthinkit’stherightmessage.ButIthinkreallytheyshouldtargettheparentsbeforehand,becauseIthinkit’squitesadforthechildrentohavethingsinthereandthentotakethemaway.Woman2:Ithinkit’sagoodidea.Ithinkchildrenshouldeathealthywhilethey’reatschool.Treatsshouldbeatweekendsorafterschool.Man1:Sowhatisallowedinchildren’slunchbags?Well,hereIhaveanarrayoffood.Goodandbad.Man2:Sandwiches,pasta,fruitandnutsarefine.Sweets,crisps,fizzy[1]drinksandchocolatethougharesettobetakenaway.Clip2GrantsforschoolbuildingsVoice-over:Thebuildingworkcontinuesbutforhowmuchlonger?They’rereadytostartasecondphaseofrefurbishmenthere,butthecollegemayhavetosendthebuildershome.Woman1:We’vejustcomeupontotheroofoftheoldbuildingandasyoucanseethere,thatisthenewbuildingwe’vebeenworkingonfortwoyearsandwe’rejustabouttomoveintotherefurbishmentofthisgreattwo-liftedbuilding.Voice-over:TheprincipalofSouthThamesCollegetoldmewhatwouldhappenofshedoesn’tgetthemoneyforthenewbuildingproject.Woman1:IwillhavealreadycommittedsixandahalftoeightmillionpoundsthatwillthenbetheCollege’sdebt.Andthisbuildingwouldnolongerworkbecausetheserviceswouldbecutoffandthiswillhavetobemuffled.Voice-over:Fromhairdressingtoforensicscience—over20,000studentsandadultlearnerscomehere.Someclassesareintheoldlistedbuilding.Butthebasementfloodsandtheheatingbreaksdownandthat’swhytheywantedtogiveitarefurb.Clip3TheincreasingtuitionfeeVoice-over:Universityfeespaidbythesestudentsarecappedataround3.000poundsayear.ButthegovernmentisduetoreviewthesituationandthebodyrepresentingthebossesofEngland’suniversitieshasasuggestion,toincreasefeesto5,000oreven7,000poundsayear.Woman1:Wehaveaworld-classreputationthatneedstobemaintained.Students,Ithinkquiterightly,expectaveryhigh-qualityhighereducation.Andthathastobepaidfor.Woman2:Today’ssecond-yearstudentswillleaveuniversitywithdebtsofmorethan17,000poundsonaverage.Underoneoftheschemesbeingdiscussedtoday,thatamountwillincreasetomorethan26,000pounds,asumthatcouldtakequiteafewyearstopayoff.Thequestionis,wouldthisincreaseactuallyputyoungpeopleofffromapplyingtouniversityinthefirstplace.Man1:Potentiallyyes.Yes,Iwouldhavetoassessmypersonalsituationatthattime.ButIthinkitwillputalotofpeopleoffasit’sahugeamountofmoney.Woman3:I’mdoingahistorydegreesoIhaveabouteighthoursofcontactaweek.Soasformymoneybeingwasted,whereasmedicalstudentshavelotsoflabsandlotsofmoneyonthem,soIthinkitwouldkindofcausemetothinktwiceaboutgoingtouniversityandwhichuniversityIgotoandwhere.Man2:WellIthinkitisbreathtakinglyarrogantofuniversityvicechancellorstobetalkingaboutdoublingtheleveloftuitionfeesandthelevelofgraduatedebtinthemiddleofarecession.Ithinktheyneedtogetoutoftheirivorytowertolookatwhatisgoingonwiththeeconomynow.Studentsareinincreasinghardshipalreadyandleavingtensofthousandofpeoplegraduatingwithevenbiggeramountsofdebtsisrecklessandirresponsible.Voice-over:Introducingtuitionfeesinthefirstplacewascontroversialanddifficultsothegovernmentisunlikelytorushtoincreasethemnow.AnnabelRoberts.ITVNews.Clip4GraduatesfacingdifficulttimeVoice-over:Studentssettingoutonlife’sjourneyarefeelingtheeconomicstrainbeforethey’veevensecuredtheirfirstjob.Forastheeconomycontracts,graduatesvacancieshavefallenforthefirsttimeinthreeyears.Woman1:MostoftheotherpeoplethatIknowinmydegree,inmycourse,they’restillstrugglingtofindjobs.Voice-over:DiphianSerranisafinal-yearstudenthopingforafirst-classdegreeandprayingforagoodjob.Sofar,despitenumerousinterviewsandanimpressiveCV,she’shadbadluck.Woman1:Verybadluck.Unfortunately.I’vegonethroughtheinterviewstageofmany,sotothefinalstage.ButonceIreachthere,Ioftenget,eithergetrejectedorit’s,youknow,“we’llletyouknow”.Voice-over:Thedownturninmanufacturingandthemeltdowninthefinancialservicesmeanthatnearlyhalfoftheemployersexpecttohirefewergraduatesthisyear.Thatmeansthecompetitiononcampushaseverbeentougher.Woman2:Thisisthegenerationofuniversitystudentswhowerebornandbredintheeconomicboom.Buttheyaregraduatingintheeconomicbust.Recruitment’sdown,salariesarefrozen.Thisiscrunchtimeineverysense.Man1:Thesetimesarealottougherthantheyhadbeenthelast10,15,possiblyeven20years.Butemployersarestillrecruiting.Thebrainsoftodayaretheprofitsoftomorrow.Thequestioniswhetherthegraduatesareabletoadjusttheirexpectationstotherealitiesofthelabormarket.Voice-over:Forthisfinalyearengineeringstudent,therealityisstillgreat.Vacanciesintheengineeringandpublicsectorsareontherise.Will’sfoundajobinabank.Hisstartingsalaryis42K.Man2:Therearestillopportunitiesdownthereforpeoplebeingsmartor,kindofrisksavvyenoughtogetthemsoit’sjust,youknow,it’smoredifficultbutit’snotimpossible.Voice-over:Thegenerationwhoneverhaditsogoodaschildrenmayfindtheeconomicrealitiesharderasadults.PennyMarshall.NewsatTen.WarwickUniversity.Clip5ValueofadegreeVoice-over:‘Tistheseasonwhen400,000brightyoungthingswriteoffhopingtheirdreamswillcometrue.NotalettertoSanta,butauniversityapplicationform.Thegovernmentwantshalfofallouryoungpeopletoexperiencethewonderfulworldoftheu