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Higher Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support progression routes into higher education for students studying qualifications other than A-Levels; and what assessment she has made of the accessibility of univers

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
19 Sept 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support progression routes into higher education for students studying qualifications other than A-Levels; and what assessment she has made of the accessibility of univers

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The department is committed to supporting diverse routes into higher education (HE). Students with qualifications other than A levels can progress to university, with many providers accepting these qualifications.HE providers are autonomous institutions w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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