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SUMMARY:Education for all? – from South Bank to Georgia State - The Rt H
 on Sir Simon Hughes\, Chancellor of London South Bank University
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CONTACT:The Rt Hon Sir Simon Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Data just published shows that the proportion of young people 
 eligible for free school meals in England who have gone on to university h
 as fallen for the first time since 2006. There are still huge differences 
 between university admission rates of pupils from inner London and those f
 rom the south-west of England. Since being the first generation of his fam
 ily to go to university and the first to come to Cambridge\, Simon has bee
 n working to respond to the HE widening-participation challenge. After the
  2010 decision to increase tuition fees in England Simon made 33 recommend
 ations in his 2011 Access to Education Report\, starting with primary scho
 ols. From experience chairing governors of south-east London primary and s
 econdary schools\, and working with The Open University\, Simon considers 
 what can be learnt across England and beyond from two universities he know
 s well. London South Bank University\, where Simon has been Chancellor sin
 ce 2018\, has nearly 40% of students who were eligible for free school mea
 ls and is ranked 3rd in the world for reducing inequalities. Georgia State
  University in Atlanta in the last 20 years has increased the numbers of s
 tudents completing their degrees from under a third to over three-quarters
 . What can help Cambridge\, Russell Group and all universities in England 
 do better? And how soon?
LOCATION:The Crausaz Wordsworth Building\, Robinson College\, Adams Road\,
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