Warning of a two-tier HE system
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Warning of a two-tier HE system
https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/warning-two-tier-he-system
The Higher Education Funding Council launched a review of HE funding in FE colleges in January. Options offered range from increasing the role of FE colleges to earmarking a few for special treatment or cutting them out entirely.
The Association for Colleges, in a response this week, argues for colleges to be able to bid for funds “on an equal basis to universities”.
A spokeswoman said: “This may sound like special pleading but it is up to the council to prove the case against.” Restrictions would lead to a “second-class” labelling of some HE and cut access to disadvantaged groups seeking local provision.
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