If degree apprenticeships are to widen access, we need to raise awareness

Newspaper headlines this week have been dominated by A-level results and the fall in university acceptances. But few talked about the alternative higher education routes available to these student – specifically degree apprenticeships. These valuable programmes could play a major role in widening participation in higher education, plugging the UK’s widening skills gap and closing the gap in attainment levels between the richest and poorest students. Yet awareness of them is still unacceptably low. This needs to change. Read More