Exams and essay writing should be ditched because they unfairly favour white students, according to a report from an elite university.
Birmingham University says the traditional methods of assessment are measures of ‘smartness based on white privilege’, adding that it is harder for students from ethnic minorities to do well.
The university – part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities – made the astonishing claim in a new paper about how to ‘decolonise’ its business school.
