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Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Higher Education (Access) - Tue 26 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: Kerr, Liam (Con - North East Scotland) We do not widen access by blundering on with a cut of at least 1,200 places at universities. - Speech Link
2: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) admissions; we need to support students on their entire education journey. - Speech Link
3: Dunbar, Jackie (SNP - Aberdeen Donside) For most of that time, it has been home to two universities. - Speech Link
4: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) and Colleges Admissions Service has shown that fewer people from disadvantaged backgrounds had applications - Speech Link

Select Committee
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives, and Neonatal Nurses Association

Oral Evidence Mar. 25 2024

Inquiry: Preterm Birth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Preterm Birth Committee

Found: to support students and our members, but we do not run courses ourselves; those are provided by universities

Scottish Government Publication (Progress report)
Children and Families Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance Directorate
Justice Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Ukraine Resettlement Directorate

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Scottish Government Initial Response to the Concluding Observations issued by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document: Initial Response to the UN Committee’s Closing Observations (PDF)

Found: Scottish Government is committed to addressing one of the most damaging consequences of Brexit for our universities

Select Committee
House of Commons Administration
 PAO0001 - Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Written Evidence Mar. 21 2024

Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: School governor (whilst on career break) 1993-2001 Freelance pro bono trainer and adviser on school admissions

Written Question
Universities: Admissions
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned reforms to university admissions on the (a) number and (b) demographic of students applying to university.

Answered by Robert Halfon

Higher education (HE) providers are autonomous organisations responsible for their own admissions decisions. The government takes a close interest in ensuring that the HE admissions system is fair and works well for students.

UCAS have reformed the academic reference for 2024 HE admissions to provide clarity and improve fairness for applicants. UCAS have also consulted on reform of the applicant personal statement to simplify the process and ensure that universities hear from applicants in their own words.

The department will continue to work with UCAS and sector bodies to improve transparency of the university admissions process, enhance student choice, and to improve fairness for applicants of all backgrounds.

Select Committee
The Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association (UCEA)
 IUS0026 - Impact of industrial action on university students

Written Evidence Mar. 19 2024

Inquiry: Impact of industrial action on university students
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Education Committee (Department: Department for Education)

Found: IUS0026 - Impact of industrial action on university students The Universities and Colleges Employers’

Deposited Papers

Mar. 19 2024

Source Page: British Council 2022-23 Annual report and accounts. 141p.
Document: British.pdf (PDF)

Found: event partner hosts – Universities Scotland, Scottish Universities Inclusion Group and the Scottish

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Mar. 14 2024

Source Page: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 590, 14 March 2024
Document: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 590, 14 March 2024 (print ready) (PDF)

Found: purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 2119 includes researchers in research organisations other than universities

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Mar. 14 2024

Source Page: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 590, 14 March 2024
Document: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 590, 14 March 2024 (PDF)

Found: purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 2119 includes researchers in research organisations other than universities

Non-Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
UK Visas and Immigration

Mar. 14 2024

Source Page: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 590, 14 March 2024
Document: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 590, 14 March 2024 (PDF)

Found: purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 2119 includes researchers in research organisations other than universities