Don't squeeze out the middle classes to make way for disadvantaged students, says Education Secretary Damian Hinds Damian Hinds denied access schemes would mean less well-heeled applicants He said all those with ‘the talent’ should be admitted ‘regardless of social class' It follows calls for elite universities to admit more disadvantaged youngsters
By Eleanor Harding Education Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 23:51 GMT, 27 February 2019 | Updated: 23:51 GMT, 27 February 2019
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Damian Hinds (pictured) denied suggestions that ‘widening access’ schemes would ultimately mean fewer well-heeled applicants on degree courses
Top universities should not squeeze out the middle classes to ‘make