Don’t ‘write people off’ by restricting access, urges UUK chief

Steve West draws on experience of his ‘very different’ educational path to warn against limiting university admissions

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October 13, 2021
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October 13, 2021
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Don’t ‘write people off’, says UUK chief
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Reader's comments (4)

#1 Submitted by helenlmac on October 13, 2021 - 9:23am
Thankful that Professor West has expressed this perspective, suggesting a flexible and inclusive atmosphere around education - the climbing frame analogy seems a good one.
#2 Submitted by murozel... on October 13, 2021 - 9:36am
Indeed, many thanks for these inspiring views. The climbing frame analogy is my prominent takeaway from this interview.
#3 Submitted by craig.... on October 14, 2021 - 8:28am
100% agree. My GCSE grades were mediocre and my A level results even worse, but I went on to get a First from a prominent university, and a PhD from a Russell Group university. It simply took me a while to learn how to learn. You can't write people off aged 16.
#4 Submitted by m.... on October 27, 2021 - 1:58pm
Likewise. My A-levels were dire but I had an unconditional offer & a kindly admissions tutor who said "Come along, if it doesn't suit you can go away." I came & literally within a week fell so hard in love with learning that I haven't stopped since.

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