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SNP has ‘failed’ young working class in Scotland
STUDENTS from the most deprived areas in Scotland remain under-represented in its top universities, according to new figures released yesterday.
Just 8 per cent of Scottish-based entrants at the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews come from the most deprived areas in 2015-2016, research from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) revealed.
The SFC found that colleges recruited more working-class students, with the number of entrants from poorer backgrounds making up 23 per cent.
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