{"id":64594,"date":"2022-09-01T01:16:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T05:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=64594"},"modified":"2022-09-01T01:16:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T05:16:49","slug":"disadvantaged-students-starting-courses-in-2022-are-worse-off-as-a-result-of-covid-universities-must-support-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/disadvantaged-students-starting-courses-in-2022-are-worse-off-as-a-result-of-covid-universities-must-support-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Disadvantaged students starting courses in 2022 are worse off as a result of COVID \u2013 universities must support them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64596\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/students-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-800x533-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/students-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-800x533-1.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/students-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-800x533-1-250x167.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The A-level results received by students in 2022 should be celebrated as an example of resilience and hard work. The achievements of this cohort have been made despite a global pandemic which affected both their GCSEs and A-levels. They have faced government\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2020\/aug\/17\/a-levels-gcse-results-england-based-teacher-assessments-government-u-turn\">U-turns<\/a>\u00a0over assessment, and knowledge gaps in their learning.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/corporate\/news-and-key-documents\/news\/record-applications-disadvantaged-students-higher-education\">record number<\/a>\u00a0of applications to university in 2022 have come from students from disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>However, this welcome development should not hide the fact that the pandemic has had a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/environmentalaccounts\/articles\/leavingnoonebehindareviewofwhohasbeenmostaffectedbythecoronaviruspandemicintheuk\/december2021\">disproportionate impact<\/a>\u00a0on people from deprived areas and has widened educational inequalities.<\/p>\n<p>Universities must recognise that the disadvantaged students in the 2022 cohort will have had very different educational journeys to their wealthier peers, and that many will face additional challenges as the cost-of-living crisis bites. They must plan accordingly in order to help their students transition into higher education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-uk-education-system-preserves-inequality-new-report-188761\">Educational inequalities<\/a>\u00a0which affect students on their way to university are far from new. Institutional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.website-files.com\/61488f992b58e687f1108c7c\/61bcc0cc2a023368396c03d4_Runnymede%20Secondary%20Schools%20report%20FINAL.pdf\">racism<\/a>\u00a0in education, including in curriculum content, affects how young people experience school. Working-class students face\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.website-files.com\/61488f992b58e687f1108c7c\/61d5b811550f8d76dca7c777_LeftBehindWhitePupilsEducationSelectCommittee.pdf\">barriers to education<\/a>. These are all issues that universities already recognise, but meaningful change is slow in how they support these students.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Barriers to education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Now, the pandemic has reversed progress made in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2021\/jun\/04\/covid-has-eradicated-disadvantaged-pupils-progress-finds-study\">closing disadvantage gaps<\/a>\u00a0and has made a bleak situation worse.<\/p>\n<p>The gap between the proportion of young people from areas which historically have a high level of attendance at university and those from areas with a low attendance rate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttontrust.com\/news-opinion\/all-news-opinion\/the-sutton-trust-comment-on-a-level-results-day\/\">is larger<\/a>\u00a0than it was before the pandemic. Thinktank the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.uk\/\">Education Policy Institute<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EPI-Disadvantage_Gaps_in_England_2022.pdf\">has found<\/a>\u00a0that rising levels of persistent poverty among disadvantaged pupils have contributed to little progress being made in closing the education gap between poorer and more wealthy students.<\/p>\n<p>In addition,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/learning-during-the-pandemic\/learning-during-the-pandemic-quantifying-lost-time\">a significant number of teaching days were lost<\/a>\u00a0during the pandemic due to school closures and illness. Many young people feel that they have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttontrust.com\/our-research\/a-levels-and-university-access-2022\/\">fallen behind<\/a>\u00a0in their studies. Universities have been advised by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttontrust.com\/our-research\/a-levels-and-university-access-2022\/\">The Sutton Trust<\/a>\u00a0to identify gaps in their students\u2019 knowledge at an early stage in the academic year and provide support \u2013 though this may be additional work for an already stretched university teaching staff.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cost of living<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>What\u2019s more, not only have this cohort faced an impact on their learning over the past few years, this will now be coupled with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk\/explainers\/cost-living-crisis\">cost-of-living crisis<\/a>\u00a0felt by many.<\/p>\n<p>Universities can expect to witness a significant number of students struggling financially over the coming year. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2021\/dec\/10\/uk-students-pay-60-more-for-halls-of-residence-than-decade-ago\">cost of student accommodation<\/a>\u00a0has been steadily rising, and the cost of food and energy is going up.<\/p>\n<p>Students living away from their parents outside London in 2022\/23 are eligible for a maximum annual maintenance loan of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practitioners.slc.co.uk\/products\/full-time-undergraduate-education\/full-time-maintenance-loan\/whats-available\/\">\u00a39,706<\/a>, up from \u00a39,488 in 2021\/22 \u2013 an increase of 2%. By contrast, prices in August 2022 are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofengland.co.uk\/knowledgebank\/will-inflation-in-the-uk-keep-rising\">up 10.1%<\/a>\u00a0from August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>There are things universities can do to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wonkhe.com\/blogs\/here-is-how-universities-can-support-the-forgotten-covid-cohort\/\">reduce some costs and support students<\/a>. They could make use of more set texts that are available online, and increase the number of laptops for loan. But the wider societal problem remains.<\/p>\n<p>More students may need to have part-time jobs to cope with the increased cost of living. The need to access employment is a challenge faced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1057\/s41304-016-0071-x.pdf\">students from poorer groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The need to work will have an impact on learning, which may clash with teaching timetables and disrupt additional course activities.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1057\/s41304-016-0071-x.pdf\">Students with caring responsibilities<\/a>, who face challenges in juggling their studies with home life, may be particularly affected.<\/p>\n<p>Students hoping to defer a year, to work and save or wait out the cost-of-living crisis, will be met with a lowering of the repayment threshold for student loans. This means that graduates will start paying back their student loans once they start earning \u00a325,000, rather than the current threshold of \u00a327,295. This could see applicants who start in 2023\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneysavingexpert.com\/news\/2022\/08\/reapplying-for-uni-in-2023-could-cost-students-thousands\/\">repaying back more<\/a>\u00a0in the long run for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n<p>While educators are faced with immediate concerns regarding the students beginning university in autumn 2022, there may also be a ripple effect, possibly stunting equality, diversity and inclusivity initiatives across the sector. The absence of diverse voices within the classroom will impact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781785523113\/Political-Science-in-Europe-Achievements-Challenges-Prospects\">knowledge<\/a>\u00a0and opinions shared at universities.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio: <\/strong>Shardia Briscoe-Palmer is Assistant Professor in Sociology  at the University of Nottingham<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The A-level results received by students in 2022 should be celebrated as an example of resilience and hard work. The achievements of this cohort have been made despite a global pandemic which affected both their GCSEs and A-levels. They have faced government\u00a0U-turns\u00a0over assessment, and knowledge gaps in their learning. What\u2019s more, a\u00a0record number\u00a0of applications to [&hellip;]\n&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/disadvantaged-students-starting-courses-in-2022-are-worse-off-as-a-result-of-covid-universities-must-support-them\/\" class=\"more\">learn more&rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[42614],"coauthors":[11733],"class_list":["post-64594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-higher-education","tag-disadvantaged-students"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Disadvantaged students starting courses in 2022 are worse off as a result of COVID \u2013 universities must support them - World leading higher education information and services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/disadvantaged-students-starting-courses-in-2022-are-worse-off-as-a-result-of-covid-universities-must-support-them\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Disadvantaged students starting courses in 2022 are worse off as a result of COVID \u2013 universities must support them - World leading higher education information and services\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The A-level results received by students in 2022 should be celebrated as an example of resilience and hard work. 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