DFES rethinks regulator role
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The Department for Education and Skills (DFES) is rethinking the role of the access regulator following criticism from senior figures in higher education of the UK government's initial draft proposals. Under the revised proposals, the government will now expect universities to increase the volume of applications from disadvantaged students, rather than the actual number of admissions, by showing they have bursary schemes and outreach activities. The DFES added that the access regulator will not interfere in the details of university admissions policies and that having an heavy-handed approach to admissions policies would in fact be arbitrary and would fail to actually tackle the problem.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2003
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Statistical myths give lie to white-paper policy
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Issues relating to the contention that the UK government has not noticed that access to higher education is expanding and the case for top-up fees is unsound are examined as the consultation period for the government's white paper on higher education comes to an end. It is pointed out that the bottom 63% of income taxpayers (mostly non-graduates) contributed UKPd21 bil during 2002-2003, while the top 37% of taxpayers (mostly graduates) paid UKPd91 bil, indicating the extra income tax contribution of graduates vs non-graduates and suggesting that graduates already contribute far more to public spending than was ever invested in their education.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2003
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Foundation plan misses target
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Foundation degrees will not be the key to achieving the UK government's targets for higher education, instead about 250,000 full-time undergraduate places will be required in order to meet growing demand for higher education, according to research conducted by Libby Aston of the Higher Education Policy Institute. The report concludes that the government is mistaken if it assumes that students finding themselves unable to get a place at university will opt for some other form of further education, and that it is much more likely that these students would simply choose not to enter higher education at all.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2003
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