Barriers into Higher Education

[danfur]

Further to a post I
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e a while back, I am loo
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for different jobs and am currently doing an appli
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ion to be a post 16 tutor. One of the criteria on the person spec says

"Understanding of the issues that create barriers to Higher Edu
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ion entry"

Anyone got any
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s? I've come up with financial aspects, fees etc and lack of parental help with it. Obviously examination grades come into it and in the case of teaching/medicine etc, having to get through an interview process. Special needs as well - can you think of anything else and do you think I am going along the right track with those?

[NuttySupplier]

What about the pyschological issues too? No for me, too much like school, mates aren't going, want to get a job = get money straight away, not confident/clever enough... the usual self-esteem issues, can't make me stay in school, have been waiting years to get out.. that sort of track too?