Record number of British school leavers accepted onto degree courses
- A record high of 262,820 UK 18-year-olds have been accepted onto university or college courses this year, up three per cent on the same point last year, according to the university admissions service.
- Overall acceptances across all age groups and domiciles also set a new record, reaching 446,690 successful applicants.
- The increase comes amid a crisis in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet).
- Education Secretary Lucy Powell said she is focused on a “revolution” in technical and vocational pathways to answer the “clarion call” of the Neets crisis.
- Thousands of university clearing vacancies remain available, including nearly 3,500 courses across 18 Russell Group institutions.
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