The latest from the unelected Sith Lord currently directing UK Higher Education policy can be found here. Have a stiff drink before you read it. There is every chance, of course, that by next summer he won't be in the job so it is not clear how many of these requests and proposals will be followed-through in full. But it looks bleak for now. Best get to work rushing our students through in just two years...
Note also that again (para §3 and 4) it seems to fall to universities to wider and diversify access. This is a little odd since universities cannot directly affect either who applies and what sort of education the applicants have received prior to arriving at university. And again it seems that Higher Education is primarily viewed as a means of equipping a workforce with skills required to drive growth in the economy (§5). Good grief.
Note also that again (para §3 and 4) it seems to fall to universities to wider and diversify access. This is a little odd since universities cannot directly affect either who applies and what sort of education the applicants have received prior to arriving at university. And again it seems that Higher Education is primarily viewed as a means of equipping a workforce with skills required to drive growth in the economy (§5). Good grief.
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