Education Secretary Damian Hinds has written to the VC's of 23 unis warning them to stop using the 'pressure sales' tactic of making unconditional if firm offers in attempts to 'trap' students.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/universities-urged-to-review-unacceptable-admissions-practicesThe 23 were named in today's 'i' newspaper print edition as:
University of Roehampton
Loughborough College
Kingston University
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Brighton
Birmingham City University
Nottingham Trent University
Bournemouth University
Staffordshire University
University of Lincoln
University of Hertfordshire
Royal Holloway, University of London
Oxford Brookes University
Lancaster University
University of Birmingham
Middlesex University
University of Derby
University of West London
City, University of London
Keele University
University of Kent
Aston University, Birmingham
University of Surrey
The use of 'conditional-unconditional' offers as they are known has risen from zero in 2013 to 66,000 in 2018
Roehampton made 1940 of the controversial offers in 2018, 65.8% of all the offers it made.
No online news sites seem to be printing the list of 23 this evening.
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What do you think? Will you be glad to see the back of unconditional if firm offers or do they serve some useful purpose?