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If you are an average student... average... say with what would be a C or C- in GCSE subjects like maths and English - should you be denied a university education? 

I would say hellllll no... of course not - but it seems the UK Government has other ideas on this. 

I am coming in hot, frustrated and soooo exhausted with Government initiatives which feel like they limit the potential of our young people. This episode is based on leaked and early reports in relation to the Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. 

When tuning into this episode it is important to know that:
1. I have not read the whole report or all of the recommendations forthcoming from the Government (they had not yet been released at the time of recording) 
2. I am basing the information I have shared on a variety of normally dependable sources - including The Guardian and The BBC
3. I am open to having my opinion swayed and changed if the wider reading helps me understand the perspective being presented 
4. After more than a decade of working in education (in the state, university and independent sector) and even prior to that with educational charities - I feel sufficiently informed to share this reaction to what has been reported on these topics so far. 

I don't believe it should be down to governments to decide who is worthy to attend university and to decide what subjects lead to employability as the UK is a country in which all talents are needed from our STEM minds to our creative ones and everything in between. 

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Julie Tam, Assistant Director of Policy, Universities UK, speaks at the SRHE Higher Education Policy Network event - What role does (or should) higher education research play in higher education policy making? (Audio length - 00:21:14)