Sentence examples for contextual admissions from inspiring English sources

Combating the effects of disadvantage and poor schooling, according to the report, "may also require wider use of contextual admissions processes in which universities identify an applicant's potential as well as their prior attainment in determining admissions".

Teulon says the government's lifting of the cap on student numbers has made it easier to use contextual admissions, because taking a candidate with lower grades no longer means rejecting another, suitably qualified, from a more advantaged background.

"More should be done to consider contextual admissions, recognising how much harder it can be for a bright student in a tough inner city school than in a successful private or state school".

The trust's chairman, Sir Peter Lampl, said: "More should be done to consider contextual admissions, recognising how much harder it can be for a bright student in a tough inner city school than in a successful private or state school".

The numbers of additional exams and tests should be reviewed, again to avoid advantaging those who gain from extra tuition and support.. On the whole, Sir Peter said more needs to be done to consider "contextual admissions," in order to recognise the challenges being faced by bright students in tough inner city schools, compared with a successful private or state school.

The report promotes the use of contextual admissions, greater use of multiple mini-interviews (MMIs), aptitude testing and situational judgement tests (SJTs) and outreach programs, all of which have shown effectiveness in widening participation [ 1, 9].

While many universities already use some forms of contextual data in admissions decisions, its widespread use has been resisted especially among selective universities.

They should be bold enough to introduce contextual data into admissions – driven by research evidence, and not just abstract principle.

Here's the reaction from university staff: Universities already make use of contextual data for admissions, but they do so in the very worst way.

In spite of her misguided accusations of an "Orwellian persecution of excellence", Ebdon's defence of the use of contextual data in admissions is quite clearly not evidence of his support for social engineering, but rather an acknowledgment that exam results in certain subjects alone paint a rather limited picture of a candidate's ability and aptitude.

Controversial though it is in parts of the sector, I wholeheartedly support the commission's call for the universal use of contextual data in the admissions process – indeed I'd go further, and say that we should also be aiming for a collective and uniform approach to the use of contextual data.