The proposal was criticised by Graham Stuart, Tory chairman of the education select committee, who said: Any university admissions policy that focuses on factors other than the merit of the student is misguided. Universities are perfectly capable of selecting students who they think will do best in their unique educational setting.
Penalising universities for refusing to drop their standards is shameful. These policies are a continuation of the last governments wrongheaded proposals. We need to improve the quality of schooling, not dumb down the entry requirements for universities.
Dr Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group, said : Our universities often take into account any particular barriers the candidate may have faced during their education such as spending time in care; academic qualifications are considered in a broader context. But admission to university is and should be based on merit, and any decisions about admissions must also respect the autonomy of institutions and maintain high academic standards.
The guidance is issued in a letter from Willetts and the business secretary, Vince Cable, to the director of the watchdog Office for Fair Access , Sir Martin Harris.
Commenting on the letter, Harris said: I particularly welcome the emphasis on collaborative working between universities and the explicit endorsement of the use of contextual data as a way of ensuring that bright children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the same opportunities as their more advantaged peers.
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