It seems that young people are being selected for the 'top' jobs, on the basis of parental affluence, and as a results large numbers of lower and middle class youngsters are being left behind.
There is a proposal to do some 'social engineering' to get these lower achievers into the 'better' universities.
Another load of ineffectual fiddling nonsense. The problem starts at the beginning of school life, not at the end. Those with lower qualifications have not done the work to achieve, or deserve, those places, no matter what the parental cause, and no amount of entry requirement adjustment is going to change those individuals capacity or desire to study, learn, and attain the grades in these hallowed centres of learning.
Far better to stream on academic (or other talent) capability early in life, help those children that require it more, and help those children that would benefit more too (ie teach according to capability), and reduce university fees to realistic levels, re introduce grants, and stop trying to get every Tom, Dick and Sally into Micky Mouse media studies courses.
(recently heard there's even a course on 2nd life at Lancaster University!!!!)
With the average unemployed time for university grad now 2 years, prospective students should be asked, what's the point of university, apart from getting pissed, and having a damn good time? Ok, fair point. Keeps them off the streets for 3 years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5879286/Alan-Milburn-Middle-classes-being-left-behind.html
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