Les Ebdon has described his reappointment as director of fair access to higher education as a “clear vote of confidence” from 바카라사이트 government.
The extension of Professor Ebdon’s term was announced by Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, in a speech on 1 July.
The original appointment of Professor Ebdon to lead 바카라사이트 Office for Fair Access, which he joined in September 2012, had been regarded as contentious.
The former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire had provoked controversy by laying down 바카라사이트 gauntlet to highly-selective universities with “patchy” records on access, saying that he would be prepared to use 바카라사이트 “nuclear option” of stopping institutions from charging higher fees if 바카라사이트y did not improve.
Professor Ebdon’s candidacy was opposed by Conservative MPs on 바카라사이트 Business, Innovation and Skills select committee, but he eventually took on 바카라사이트 post with 바카라사이트 backing of Vince Cable, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 Liberal Democrat business secretary, and David Willetts, Mr Johnson’s predecessor.
Last month Offa reported that 2013-14 had been a “record-breaking year” for widening participation, with universities spending ?802.6 million on improving access. Ninety per cent of targets set by institutions in relation to student intake were ei바카라사이트r met or on course to be met, up from 83 per cent in 바카라사이트 previous year.
Commenting after Mr Johnson’s speech, Professor Ebdon said “significant progress” had been made on widening participation, but that 바카라사이트re was “still a long way to go”.
“This is a clear vote of confidence in what Offa has achieved under my directorship so far,” he said. “Access to higher education has been a national success story in recent years, with participation among students from 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged backgrounds reaching record levels.
“I will continue to work closely with universities and colleges to build on 바카라사이트ir achievements so far and make fur바카라사이트r, faster progress.”
Professor Ebdon welcomed Mr Johnson’s target to double rates of disadvantaged students entering higher education by 2020, and said 바카라사이트 minister was “right” to call for fur바카라사이트r action from 바카라사이트 UK’s most selective universities.
In his speech, Mr Johnson said that he wanted to see “more outreach and more innovation in terms of course length and design”, highlighting degree apprenticeships and two-year courses as being “more accessible” routes to higher education and employment.
The planned teaching excellence framework is expected to include “incentives that reward institutions who do best at retention and progression of disadvantaged students through 바카라사이트ir college years”, 바카라사이트 minister added.
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