Third level Access Schemes: What’s the Story?
“In 1984 I took up a position as principal of a newly opened second-level school in a severely disadvantaged area. Unemployment among parents was in excess of 60%. A survey carried out two years previously found that nobody living in the catchment area had a third level qualification. So, as the school approached full cycle in 1989, the question of third level access became a priority issue …” (more)
[Brian Fleming, Education Matters, 26 July]
Tags: access, DES, HEA