Thanks Bernard
I've had a couple of off-forum responses along the same lines. Love
your dry final sentence by the way!
Cheers
Peter
Bernard Doherty wrote:
> Dear Peter
>
> I don't know what other folks are finding, but LEAs seem to be acting
> with their customary autonomy. Some are punting people along for
> assessment on the basis of a conditional offer, the majority are
> agreeing to this providing someone guarantees the cost in the event
> that the student does not take up the place, and a few are refusing
> point blank. An awards officer we spoke to recently said that she
> would be happy to put people forward (as current adice to all
> prospective students says will happen) if someone will tell
> her who will pick up the bill in the event of problems: why
> introduce a varient of reverse-means testing by limiting early
> assessment to those who can front a bond? That seemed a good argument
> to me: we don't want to discriminate against those who are poor and
> unattached. I have the impression that this is something about which
> the DfES ought to be making explicit statements to LEAs. Still, no
> rush, eh?
>
> Regards, Bernard
>
> On Thu, 16 May 2002 15:09:48 +0100 Peter Hill <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi
>>
>>This issue was raised a while ago - and I wondered if anyone can point
>>me towards any up-to-date info or offer clarification.
>>
>>Can students' DSA applications now be processed before they have
>>received an unconditional offer on an HE course? (I know they can apply
>>at any time).
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Peter Hill
>>
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