Legal Challenges Emerge Over Boat Race Ban on PGCE Students

Controversial Decision Sparks Outrage

An independent legal opinion has suggested that there are "strong grounds to challenge the lawfulness" of a decision barring three teacher-training students from participating in next month’s Boat Race. The students from Cambridge University—Matt Heywood, Molly Foxell, and Kate Crowley—were excluded following a complaint from the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), claiming that the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) does not qualify as a degree.