STUDENTS and trade unions sent an open letter to the Scottish government today, urging action to address the crises in the country’s education system.

The letter, written by NUS Scotland president Sai Shraddha S Viswanathan, warns that the higher and further education sectors “teeter on the edge of collapse.”

It highlights that institutions have been “forced to rely on precarious international student fees,” but the British government’s “hostile rhetoric and policies” have made it clear that students from abroad are no longer welcome.