Manifesto idea #9: Mike Nicholson

One of the challenges in a new role is that there is a pressure to innovate and do something new. But access and widening participation is a well-travelled path. Rather than fruitlessly searching for a silver bullet, we should utilise the existing expertise and ideas. A good starting point is the October 2016 report of the Social Mobility Advisory Group, Working in Partnership: enabling social mobility in higher education, which is full of good recommendations and proposals, most of which have been sidelined as politicians and decision-makers have grappled with new challenges. More...