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Universities are causing rampant grade inflation by ignoring poor spelling and grammar under policies to drive ‘inclusivity’, regulators say.
The Office for Students said tutors across the sector are wrongly using the Equality Act to give undergraduates top marks even if they cannot write to a good enough standard.
Institutions claim requiring a decent level of English would discriminate against migrants. The watchdog found some universities are banning tutors from assessing writing proficiency in ‘most instances’.
It said the trend will lead to employers having to put up with graduates who are ‘unable to perform written tasks to an appropriate standard’.
Universities are causing rampant grade inflation by ignoring poor spelling and grammar under policies to drive ‘inclusivity’, regulators say (stock image)
And it also warned the policies would end up disadvantaging students with poor English as it will limit employment prospects. The OfS today urges universities to reinstate writing
