Andrew McKie: Testing times for those who aim to widen university access

IN a speech last week, Damian Hinds, England’s Education Secretary, said that it is “not acceptable” that 18-year-olds from the most prosperous areas are “still nearly five and a half times more likely” to go to the most selective universities than disadvantaged students, and that the universities “need to go further” to promote access. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16402269.andrew-mckie-testing-times-for-those-who-aim-to-widen-university-access/