Wonkhe: Compulsory schools sponsorship must not distract from effective widening access efforts
…r schools. Now that the consultation has closed, she is calling for policy makers to give serious consideration to what universities could and should do to improve schools. “The government has proposed that all universities should either sponsor existing schools or set up new schools in exchange for the ability to fees over £6,000. This thinking takes universities’ concerns far beyond widening access, which most universities accept they should sup…