Peter Scott could enjoy gone further in his comparison of Cambridge over Coketown (Education,1 September) by retailing what is now happening in what has been called “the noteworthy university scramble” for clearing.
As I write in my new book, Deceiving a Generation (forthcoming from Radical Read next month), and “all but two universities are in a frantic competition to cram in as many students as possible since their funding depends upon it! In other words,to poach applicants from one another, creaming off those who thought they were heading for more ‘middling’ universities but can now use the post-results ‘clearing’ to trade up – ‘trade down’ from the universities’ point of view!”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com