Few decisions are as life-changing as going to university, college or starting an apprenticeship — and getting that opportunity must be as fair as possible. Results days this year made that very clear.
After debating admissions reform for more than a decade, and Universities UK undertaking a fair admissions review, now must be the time we finally address long-standing concerns. At the root of the issue is that we ask young people to choose their course more than six months before getting their exam results. This creates several problems.
If you’re under-predicted, you might aim too “low” or lose the spark of ambition. If too high, course offers risk being unrealistic and ultimately out of reach.
As a result, life-changing decisions are made on imperfect