Medical and dentistry schools across England will get additional funding to expand courses for the coming academic year to fulfil more offers for UK students who achieve the required grades.In response to this year’s unprecedented situation the Government has adjusted the cap on medical and dentistry places so that more students than ever will have the opportunity to study on these courses in 2021, and in the long-term help boost our future NHS workforce.2021 has been a record year for the Wyke Pre-Medical programme with a record 37 offers made to students who have applied for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine.Former Beverley Longcroft student, Julia Louw, has been offered a place at Oxford University to study Medicine. Julia studied four courses at Wyke that included the obligatory Chemistry and Biology, accompanied by Mathematics and interestingly BTEC Performing Arts. On BBC national news, Julia supported the move by the Government. “It’s really good news that the Government is supporting students to study medicine and allowing more students to access those resources.”Kim Lawrence, coordinator of the Wyke pre-Medical Programme, is very pleased with this year’s outcomes. “I am so proud of what the students and staff have achieved. Pending confirmation of results, 2021 is going to be a fantastic year for the Wyke Pre-Medical programme.”The Governments measure brings the total of medical and dentistry places to over 9,000 in universities in England for this year to support courses and public services which are essential to protect into the future.For this academic year, universities that can accommodate an increase to medical and dentistry places for students that have met the grades and hold a firm offer at a university with pressure on places will be supported to do so. For these universities that can take on more students that have met the grades whilst also ensuring teaching, learning and assessments standards are maintained, there will be flexibility to add to their numbers.You can watch the full BBC news report on Wyke’s YouTube channel https://youtu.be/FwFN6WSrTPY
