Central School of Speech and Drama, London

1 Will you charge:
A Top-up fees across the board maximum (?3,000)
B A flat rate for all courses below ?3,000. (If so, what is it)
C Different rates for different courses.(If so,please specify range - ie minimum/maximum)


2 If you are varying fees will they be:
A Lower for Sciences
B Lower for Arts/Humanities/social sciences
C Lower for foundation degrees
D Lower for vocationally-focused degrees
E A combination, please state (areas or specific courses)
N/A


3 Are you introducing bursaries?
A Yes
B No


4 How much for?
Not above ?300 at the moment


5 If yes, will they be:
A Targeted at the most needy students
B Targeted at subjects which are short of students
C A mixture, please detail
Operating around means testing basis.


6 If yes, are they funded
From central university funds
B From a benefactor, private donations, etc?
C A mixture


7 Have you employed outside agencies to help you make the decision (market
researchers/brand managers)?
A Yes
B No


8 Where will you spend the extra income?
A Better student facilities
B Better academic facilities
C Better academic pay
D Bursaries
E Bumping up research capacity
F Other, please state


9 Will top-up fees provide enough extra income for the university for the
foreseeable future?
A Yes
B No
"It stops the rot, but there is a serious underfunding issue across the sector."


10 How long do you expect the limit on top-up fees to remain at ?3,000?
A 1-3 years
B 4-6 years
C 7-10 years
D Over ten years
"I just have to take the government's word."


11 Do you think top-up fees will put less well-off students off going to university?
A Yes
B No
"I really would hope not. The pity of it is the presentation by government of additional fees prior to the act was not as good as it might have been. Whilst there was not misrepresentation, there has been a lot of presumption which has been untrue."


12 How do you think Offa will affect your attempts to widen participation?
A Help
B Hinder
C Have no effect. "Our admissions are by interview and auditions. We'll sharpen our admissions process to make sure we don't fall foul of Offa."
D Undecided, please state