Warwick University’s revision sessions are share of the push to open up higher education to underrepresented groupsIn an otherwise unremarkable classroom in a contemporary teaching block at the University of Warwick,a tuck shop on an industrial scale has taken shape. Row upon row of Sprite, Fanta and Ribena are stacked high next to vast boxes stuffed with biscuits, and apples and crisps.
This is widening participation” in action – revision treats for students attending an Easter boot camp at one of the country’s main universities – and share of the government’s push to open up higher education to underrepresented groups.
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Source: guardian.co.uk