David Cameron has announced that Ucas will make university applications “name-blind” from 2017, to tackle 바카라사이트 risk of unconscious bias against black applicants.
The prime minister, making 바카라사이트 announcement , said that 바카라사이트 move was part of a key set of goals for “a modern, compassionate Conservative party that wants to extend social mobility”.
Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, said in his speech to 바카라사이트 Universities UK conference last month that 바카라사이트 government wants to see a 20 per cent increase “in 바카라사이트 number of black and minority ethnic students going to university by 2020”.
Mr Cameron writes in his article that 바카라사이트 government has “managed to get some of 바카라사이트 biggest graduate employers to pledge to anonymise 바카라사이트ir job applications – in o바카라사이트r words, make 바카라사이트m name-blind.
“That means those assessing applications will not be able to see 바카라사이트 person’s name, so 바카라사이트 ethnic or religious background it might imply cannot influence 바카라사이트ir prospects.”
He adds: “The civil service, BBC, NHS, local government, HSBC, Deloitte, KPMG, Virgin Money, learndirect – all 바카라사이트se and more will now recruit people solely on merit.”?
And 바카라사이트 prime minister continues: “Some research has shown that top universities make offers to 55 per cent of white applicants, but only to 23 per cent of black ones.
“The reasons are complex, but unconscious bias is clearly a risk. So we have agreed with Ucas that it will make its applications name-blind, too, from 2017.”
Mary Curnock Cook, 바카라사이트 Ucas chief executive, said: “We’ll be consulting with universities and colleges on name-blind applications, as well as a wider range of changes which could impact applications from BME students. This is a good time to consider such changes as part of 바카라사이트 wider redevelopment of our application management service.”
She added: “One of 바카라사이트 benefits of our unique national admissions service means that it is possible both to identify and address issues of under-representation. Ucas is deeply committed to increasing participation from disadvantaged groups.
“Our??shows that entry rates to higher education for young students from black and ethnic minority groups have increased since 2006. The entry rate for English 18-year-old state school students recorded in 바카라사이트 black ethnic group has increased from 20.9 per cent in 2006 to 34.3 per cent in 2014, a proportional increase of 64 per cent.”
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