Access agreement themes for 2016 17, David Barret,OFFA
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David Barrett
Assistant Director
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Latest UCAS applications data
• Application rates for 18 year olds are at their highest ever levels
• Record rates of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are applying to university
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18 year old entry rates - most disadvantaged areas
Source: UCAS End of Cycle Report 2014. POLAR 2 Q1.
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18 year old entry rates - most disadvantaged areas
Source: UCAS End of Cycle Report 2014. POLAR 2 Q1.
+60% increase from 2006
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Continued improvement in continuation rates
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Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
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18 year old entry rates - higher tariff providers for most disadvantaged areas
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Source: UCAS End of Cycle Report 2014. POLAR 2 Q1.
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18 year old entry rates - higher tariff providers
Source: UCAS End of Cycle Report 2014. POLAR 2
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Trends by age group
Source: UCAS Analysis Report (2015) UK application rates by country, region, constituency, sex, age and background
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Regional gaps widen as London grows faster
Source: UCAS Analysis Report (2015) UK application rates by country, region, constituency, sex, age and background
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Differences in attainment
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Source: HEFCE publication 2013/15, Higher education and beyond: Outcomes from full-time first degree study
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Decline in part-time student numbers
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Part-time undergraduate UK and EU entrants in England
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Looking ahead
• Removal of student number controls
• Building on National Networks for Collective Outreach (NNCOs)
• Changes in postgraduate financial support
• Demographic change
• 2015 Election
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UK 18 year old population 2006-2034
Source: UCAS Analysis Report 2015
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OFFA Strategic Plan 2015-2020
• Published Thursday 26 February • Developed through consultation• Sets out our aims from 2015-2020• Two key aims:
– to increase the proportion of learners from disadvantaged groups who enter, succeed in and are well prepared to progress from higher education to employment or postgraduate study
– to make faster progress in improving access to the most selective higher education institutions by students from under-represented and disadvantaged groups.
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How we’re working with institutions
Two examples:
• ‘A journey to medicine: outreach guidance’
• Financial support project including joint conference 11th March