Dr Ian McCormick
"Under one proposal being discussed by ministers, a pass in GCSE English would become the national threshold for students to access government-backed tuition and maintenance loans ... The change would affect more than 30,000 students each year" #HigherEd #EdChat www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Students could be required to ...
Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans

Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studying

The Guardian
Jun 17 at 10:31amWeb
Show threadDr Ian McCormickJun 17
"Several universities, including Bath Spa and Leeds Trinity, admitted more than half of their domestic students without formal qualifications ... students are taught through franchise arrangements with private or local colleges, in which the universities oversee the courses in return for payment."