Universities will not be asked to admit more students from deprived backgrounds in their new access agreements, the director of fair access has indicated.
Some of the highest-achieving A-level students could be unfairly denied a place at the most selective universities if such institutions insist on candidates holding a grade A for GCSE English language, according to a headteachers’ association.
A competition that hopes to encourage more school children to study history of art at university reaches its finale this weekend following a series of eight regional heats.
Universities with lower entry requirements could be at greatest risk of losing students and millions of pounds in income under the new funding regime, data suggest.
Selective universities could be granted extra student numbers to allow them to admit disadvantaged applicants with potential but without the highest grades.
A Tory MP has warned that there is opposition on his party’s front bench to Les Ebdon, following criticism of his comments on the “snobbery” surrounding university education.
