We’re not here to fix students, we’re here to fix the system
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Post-Qualification Admissions: How do we get it right in practice?
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PQA is back on the agenda. A flurry of recent announcements, from the DfE, UCAS, Universities UK, and a research paper from the Sutton Trust, have all nodded broadly in the same direction. In the coming months you’ll hear a lot about the reliance on flawed predicted grades in our current system, the rise in unconditional offers and particular concerns for high-attaining disadvantaged students. What you’ll hear less of are detailed proposals for how teachers will be supported to make any changes in the application process work in practice.
PQA could be transformative, but it could also end up being a disaster. We need to get this right and, as always, the devil will be in the detail. There are three vital questions we need to be asking now, to help steer us towards a system which delivers on the bold promises being made.
Read MoreA warm welcome for new guidance to help care-experienced young people access HE
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The Department for Education has just published guidance for higher education (HE) providers on how to better support care leavers in getting to and finishing university
We know that young people who are care-experienced are often vulnerable and find the transition to HE extremely difficult as they may not have the support networks that other young people rely on when making decisions and applications to HE.
We’re a Statement of Intent signatory to the Government’s Care Leaver Covenant (CLC) and warmly welcome this guidance. We look forward to working with institutions to develop ways to increase the number of care-experienced students who access higher education, that when they do get in to HE they get the support they need, and ultimately a successful transition to independence.
