Rejected petition Prevent student finance decisions being dependent on having GCSE Maths & English

The current Augar Review proposals suggest student finance applicants should have passed GCSE Marhs & English age 16.
This will greatly impact on ethnically diverse & working class students gain access to HE who may otherwise have had successful outcomes in Higher Education at a later age.

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Remove recommendations for students to have GCSE English & Maths to access student finance for Higher Education. According to ONS data, 49.9% of pupils in the UK achieved passes in both Maths & English GCSEs.
Failure in these exams at age 16 should not exclude future study at level 4, 5 or 6.
School does not always produce a successful outcome & those who have ambition & interest in changing their educational path should not be prevented from applying at 18+ by failure at a youthful 16.

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Date submitted 24 February 2022
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