UCU: Govt should look again at increasing number of funded university places

Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, points to dangers for A-level students who miss out on university places:

"The real issue for those who miss out is what to do next? Almost one in five young people aged 19 to 24 in England are not studying or working and those who miss out this year are unlikely to have a viable plan B.

"Unless the government looks again at increasing the number of funded university places we risk the consigning thousands of qualified and talented people to join the increasing numbers of unemployed."