“It has allowed a points race to get out of control and placed appalling levels of pressure and stress on young people in our country.
“It has allowed an almost elitist mind set to emerge which defines success in some people’s mind on where you went to college, rather than what you want to do in life and how best to get to that point.”
Funding for higher and further education is an issue that has been “ducked and dodged for far too long” in this country, he added.
He said it reminded him of a famous Father Ted joke, “is there anything to be said for another report?”