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Industrial action as part of a UK-wide dispute in 2023 caused significant disruption and meant many students were not able to graduate for months after finishing their courses.

Colleges are facing increasing problems with behaviour, with male learners on courses such as construction among the worst offenders, according to a report by education inspectors.

"Most university courses have a huge problem with attendance which I think would be massively helped if there was way more emphasis on making the transport and the buses way better."

Ucas is a charity which runs a clearing process matching students with university and college courses which still have spaces, external.

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