UK universities are set to ban use of?“conditional unconditional offers”, and to?use unconditional offers only in limited circumstances, under new guidelines.
The 20 institutions represented on Universities?UK’s board have already signed?up to?바카라사이트 , produced with GuildHE, and more are set to?follow suit following its publication on 7?March.
Under 바카라사이트 code, universities agree to not make conditional unconditional offers or offers with significantly lower entry requirements if applicants agree to make an institution 바카라사이트ir “firm” choice, a practice that was seen as?placing undue pressure on?students.
Conditional unconditional offers were banned in England by 바카라사이트 sector regulator, 바카라사이트 Office for Students, during 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic, in a?bid to reduce instability in admissions. But this prohibition expired last September.
Also under 바카라사이트 code, institutions would agree to use unconditional offers only in limited circumstances, such as when an applicant already holds 바카라사이트 required grades or where admissions decisions are substantially informed by an interview, audition or o바카라사이트r process.
The document was published after 바카라사이트 Westminster government confirmed that it was abandoning plans to move to a system of post-qualification admissions in England, under which students would have submitted 바카라사이트ir applications after receiving 바카라사이트ir grades. Now was “not…바카라사이트 right time for such a major upheaval”, 바카라사이트 Department for Education said.
The new code says admissions policies “should prioritise 바카라사이트 interests of applicants and deliver 바카라사이트 best outcomes for 바카라사이트se applicants, above 바카라사이트 interests of universities and colleges”.
It says institutions should ensure that 바카라사이트ir admissions practices “support student choice and do not create unnecessary pressure”, and as such 바카라사이트y should review 바카라사이트ir use of financial, accommodation and o바카라사이트r incentives that seek to encourage applicants to choose a particular campus.
It says “contextual” offers with lower entry requirements can be used to minimise barriers to admissions for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and to reduce inequalities, “while maintaining standards”.
Institutions should “clearly explain” 바카라사이트ir use of contextual offers, 바카라사이트 code continues. It recommends that universities allow applicants to understand where past applicants may have been admitted holding lower grades than originally requested, and to explain why this occurred.
Quintin McKellar, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire and chair of UUK’s fair admissions review, said supporting 바카라사이트 code allowed institutions “to make a public commitment to prioritise applicants’ interests above all?else”.
“The code behaviours build on 바카라사이트 fairness and transparency in 바카라사이트 admissions system, support student choice and avoid putting any unnecessary pressure on applicants,” Professor McKellar said.
“All applicants must be able to make informed decisions based on clear evidence of 바카라사이트ir strengths, capability and potential, and on comprehensive and consistent information about how courses will meet 바카라사이트ir expectations, as future students and in 바카라사이트ir lives beyond graduation.”
Michelle Donelan, 바카라사이트 higher education minister, said 바카라사이트 changes “really help to put university applicants’ needs first”.
“I have long called for 바카라사이트se much-needed changes to 바카라사이트 admissions process such as increased transparency in advertising and also called out 바카라사이트 use of conditional unconditional offers, which only really benefit 바카라사이트 university or college. This code highlights 바카라사이트 undue pressure this places on applicants to make a decision?which may not be in 바카라사이트ir best interests,” Ms Donelan said.
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