Higher Education (HE) is an important source of high level skills and knowledge for the nation. The Government's aim is to develop an inclusive, world class higher education sector which provides students with the skills they need and helps to underpin a productive economy and cohesive society. In order to achieve that we need a higher education system that is more relevant and more accessible to a greater number of young people from a broader …showed first 75 words of 286 total…

…showed last 75 words of 286 total…is the largest ever programme to extend access to higher education (HE). It is targeted at young people aged between 13 and 19 in Excellence in Cities areas and Education Action Zones. For some young people in these areas, there is no first-hand experience of HE and a lack of expectation that they could get a place at a top university. The Excellence Challenge is designed to help to overcome these barriers of expectation, resource and experience