Universities agree to take more disadvantaged students

Universities in England have agreed to take more students from disadvantaged homes, fair access watchdog Offa says.

Institutions have also agreed to spend £750m on outreach activities, bursaries and waiving fees for poorer youngsters.

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Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust education charity, said this work could “become increasingly important” in the light of the scrapping of maintenance grants for poor students.

“However, it is vital that we do more to evaluate how this money can be most effectively spent and ensure that enough is invested in reaching young people at school or college when they are making vital decisions about their futures.”

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