圖朸厙 response to Westminster government university admissions system review
13 November 2020
圖朸厙 welcomed an announcement from education secretary Gavin Williamson for a post-qualification university admissions system. 圖朸厙 was responding to government proposals to review the current system in England after years of campaigning by the union.
圖朸厙 has been at the forefront of calls for admissions reform having proposed a post-qualification application system that is student centred. The union released a poll earlier in the year that showed school, college and university leaders want to reform university admissions. It also published a report detailing how the admissions system could be overhauled, and highlighted that the UK is the only country to use predicted grades for university admissions.
圖朸厙 general secretary Jo Grady said: 'It is good the Westminster government has belatedly listened to 圖朸厙 and others in the sector after we have spent years campaigning for a post-qualification university admissions system. The evidence is overwhelming that the current system is fundamentally unfair and there is now a sector-wide consensus that things have to change.'
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