With student fees and costs increasing and only 27% of graduates in August 2025* managing to secure a job in their field of choice and only 22% forecasted to ever pay back their student loan** it's no wonder 49% of parents feel University isn't value for money.*** With 71% of parents contributing on average of £8,723 per year† isn't there a better investment that could produce more positive results? My son is taking his A levels next year and he's already made his choice not to go to University and he's not alone, a recent survey by Prospects showed that only 52% of A level students saw University as their next step, down 59% on previous years. As it is we're building an online business for him with an apprenticeship as a back up and I thought could this not be a route for other students? The Idea Bridge is a consultancy that creates and sells unique online business concepts that could give your children a grounding in business, confidence in themselves and a potential legacy for the future. With concept selection tailored to each individual a packaged Start Up Pack will give them all they need to develop an online business. Keeping start up costs low with our payment on results system with a unique partner not client relationship it's an investment in their future that could return financial and emotional rewards not debt and an uncertain future.
* Financial Times August 2025.
**Government publication: 'Student Loans in England: Financial Year 2024-25'
***YouGov 'Parents-students-university-value Report' 2023.
† 'How parents are paying for University' Press release AIC/Opinium 2024.
†† HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 20/21.
††† CBI/Pearson Education & Skills Survey (2022).