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Recommendation 41
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The OfS should also commit to a report to Parliament in a year’s time to...
Recommendation
The OfS should also commit to a report to Parliament in a year’s time to review progress against this measure and their targets and the Secretary of State’s request for a focus on disadvantaged White boys accessing higher education. The OfS should review how it classifies ‘under-represented groups’ to ensure it keeps pace with the current demographics of the higher education student population. (Paragraph 154) 64 The forgotten: how White working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
129. The OfS produces an annual report each year which highlights the progress it has made across all of its functions including access and participation. Furthermore, it publishes the outcomes of its annual monitoring of providers’ access and partnership plans and updates annually the access and participation data dashboard which provides individual university and college performance. This enables public transparency of individual providers’ performance in closing the access gaps for all underrepresented groups. The OfS closely monitors demographic trends across education and updates and refines its measures where appropriate. 130. The OfS does keep its definition and metrics of ‘under-represented groups’ under review. As described under recommendation 19, it will deploy its recently published ABCs measure within future versions of the access and participation data-set and guidance, which should enable closer targeting of White working-class students within access and participation plans.