New Reform report on student access
28 November 2018
Responding to a new report from Reform, 鈥淕aining access: Increasing the participation of disadvantaged students at elite universities,鈥 Sarah Stevens, Head of Policy at the 香港宝典免费资料大全, said.
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鈥淲e think it is right that Reform and others scrutinise the efforts of universities to continue making our campuses more inclusive and diverse. We continuously reflect on our activity and its impact: 香港宝典免费资料大全 universities spend听over 拢270m annually on initiatives to widen access and support听success for disadvantaged students, and we are determined to ensure this investment yields real results.
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鈥淎s today鈥檚 report highlights, addressing the barriers for under-represented students progressing to university is a complex and continuing challenge.听We recognise there are no quick wins or easy fixes but we believe this agenda is best understood as a shared social mission in which success depends on universities, schools, parents and government working together, in partnership.
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鈥溝愀郾Φ涿夥炎柿洗笕 universities are engaging in a very wide range of activities designed to encourage successful applications from students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds: from mentoring, summer schools and campus visits, to sponsoring schools and providing CPD for teachers. Our universities also use contextual data and admissions processes to identify candidates with the most talent, ability and potential to excel on their courses, whatever their social or educational background.
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鈥淚n order to target these initiatives most effectively, we echo听Reform鈥檚 call for the Department for Education to provide more data on deprivation in schools so that universities can reach out to the young people in greatest need of their support.鈥
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