Policy memory is short. But as the cost of living crisis continues to impact students – particularly those from widening participation backgrounds, and predictions of a recession that may see unemployment concerns peak interest in higher education now more than ever we should be looking to learn from historic policy initiatives.
The Edge Foundation’s Learning from the Past policy base includes several historic initiatives, including access to higher education (AHE) courses and the short-lived National Scholarship Programme. The former was more successful than the other – but what exactly can we learn by looking at the policy success and failings of the past?
