All Universities are closed for physical teaching and although every effort is made to teach online, this is just not possible for many courses who teach practical skills and need rooms and equipment, which are locked away at Universities. Online teaching does not carry the same value and as all Universities have decided to stay close for the remainder of this academic year, I think this needs to be reflected in the fees students are paying. Many postgraduate students (myself included) are being furloughed currently and hence are on 80% of our income, with families to look after and bills to pay. Students up and down the country have taken out loans to pay dear for their studies, yet they are not getting what they have signed up for from the Universities. I would like to urge the government and the Education Minister to make a national decision to reduce the University fees by at least 20% (if not 50%) for the summer term and to help students directly in their struggles with this unprecedented situation. If we can bail out big corporations, then why not help some of the most vunerable and with that - help the future (generation) of this country!

This is important because we signed up for class tutoring, which is not the case in this semester and it has brought a lot of hardships to students especially having to learn online. Students without internet connection frustrated losing out on lectures and adequate support. Hence, students should be refunded 50%of the tuition for this semester.

The NHS has a massive shortage of nurses. These nurses showed their dedication by paying for their own education. The 1st cohort to self fund now called up to the frontline early. No support from the government for their education and yet they are now essential. Waive their tuition fees.

We are amid a global pandemic, yet, university faculty expect us to carry on as normal and not to worry. They implemented a 'safety net' but this net does not allow you to achieve your potential whilst being directly/indirectly affected by the pandemic. As well as a two-week extension without evidence. This enough for the small percentage. Safety net means your mark cannot go down. E.g. you score 40 or a little higher. You end up with 40 even though you would score 60 usually. Altering your final grade. This is especially unfair to third-year students who have worked tirelessly for the past 3 years. As well as the other undergraduate and postgraduate students at USW. My name is Jess and I am just one case of many. My toddler and I had what was suspected as COVID-19 related symptoms (111's advice) and the illness was around 9 days and the recovery period has lasted a week so far. My mother is immunosuppressed. We had to self-quarantine within my household and normally, my family could not look after my son for me to do work as they have degrees to complete as well. But, with the illness in mind, it was a definite no help situation. I am 21, mother to a 16-month-old, a cover supervisor to high schools and full-time undergraduate student finishing my final year. My household includes 3 undergraduate students: my brother, my mother, myself and my toddler. As you can imagine life is hectic. My son used to be in Creche but 3 days a week but they have closed amid the pandemic. A family member that looked after him once a week until the evening is a key worker. My current partner who helps out a lot does not live in the same house as myself and with lockdown, he cannot help out. My EX-partner cannot have my son as he lives in a house with key workers and they have experienced COVID like symptoms so they are quarantined. All my possible work options are diminished. I stay up late, wake up tired as my toddler is teething so the few hours of sleep that I have is broken. We are all worried about the pandemic for family, friends, loved ones and ourselves. Examination boards and higher and further education across Wales and globally are giving students (of all educational levels) their predicted grades e.g. AGORED, AQA and WJEC etc. Why can't the university of South Wales show their hardworking students the same understanding and kindness? We have enough to stress in trying to beat this virus about without the stress of university assignments and dissertations. A reminder that a large percentage, your students are parents, keyworkers, grandparents, self-employed, financially stressed, mental health sufferers whose minds are not faring well indoors constantly. We already do not get the graduation we have anticipated for three years. Do not do us a disservice. Hopefully, your actions will positively impact the other universities that are not predicting grades. You cannot expect us to repeat our year if we do get the grade that we were on track to receive. Please, predict our grades. We are all already struggling.

The staff at the NHS are risking their lives every single minute of every day trying to combat the pandemic, saving lives at the risk of losing their lives, cancelling their student loan debt would be the greatest thanks from our nation that we can give as a reward for their selfless service

it is very important because we are asked to attend all the webinars and we have to prepare our assignments, there is no change in deadline for uploading your work so we are actively studying and preparing on virtual learning environment and it is important not to wait for our payments for up to 28 days especially in this pandemic where we all struggling with low incomes.

This is important as many students will now be out of pocket because we have had to move back home. Why should we pay for facilities we will not be using??

Doctors and Nurses are at the forefront treating those infected with the Coronavirus. They are risking their own health and well being, some sadly have already died due to the Coronavirus. They do not stop going to work, they do not stay in the safety of their homes. The Med. students accumulate substantial debts, due to the five arduous years spent at Med. school. They then spend their chosen profession caring for people, from cradle to grave. My son and many of his friends qualified as junior doctors last July; he has more friends qualifying this summer, they are young people who are risking their lives to save yours. Please show all the Doctors and Nurses how grateful we are, sign this petition to get their student loans cancelled.

Currently student midwives are allowed to include their breaks in their placement hours while nurses can not. This means that nurses then have to do 2 extra shifts for every 6 week placement on long days/nights. It should be equal across the board.

For pupils and their carers to complete their journey to school safely.

This is important because I believe it is costing a fortune for low income families having to continuously treat their children’s hair, not quarterly, not monthly, not weekly but daily!!! My children come home daily with fresh eggs and lice because a nit nurse isn't available to help with this issue. Last year we spent £672.73 on treatment and this will continue because nothing is being done about the massive head lice problem in schools. My kids lose sleep over it, they have scabs on their head, they now do not want to go to school because of it and no direct action is being taken in schools. The school simply send out letters to all parents to say, “can you check your child’s hair” - this is not good enough. We have been trying the “handing out letters” thing for years now, with no progress being made! I’m sick of watching my kids suffer.

As members of the local community surrounding Greenhill, we have concerns regarding the manner in which Greenhill Primary School is seeking to convert to an Academy and stop being a Local Authority maintained school. We are aware that anonymous surveys are available and one-to-one drop in sessions were available however we feel that this is an inadequate level of scrutiny for such a fundamental change in the management and governance of the school. Parents will inevitably have varying degrees of understanding about school governance, some may lack confidence to challenge the staff from the Trust and by meeting one-to-one with the Trust there is no opportunity for an opposing view to be presented.