The new context of partnership working

Deborah FowlerHead of Outreach and UK/EU Recruitment

Colin WylieSchools Liaison Officer

Overview• Developments within the sector

• Developments at the University

• Schools and colleges liaison activity

• Widening Participation activity

• Admissions related developments

• Collaborative working

Sector wide - Access Agreements

• Submitted to the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) in April

• Confirmation of approval received this week

• Set out how we will use additional fees to support students from under-represented groups

• Balancing widening participation, fair access and retention

• Annual reporting against targets and milestones

• Currently developing implementation plans

Access Agreements - Focus

• Outreach with schools, colleges and communities• Attention on impact & outcomes, not just outputs

• Demonstrating impact on progression to selective HEIs and courses

• Supporting student retention and success

• Collaboration between institutions

Our response: 2011/12

Committed to continuation of:• Primary: Prof Fluffy

Half term activities

• Secondary: Discover USSOAMSAchievement AwardsLooked After Children

• Post-16: SOAMSLaw/ArchitectureADOPTLAC

Developments: 2011/12

• Roll out of Dream Bigger Dreams – online activities

• Pilot of “students in schools” activities

• Expansion of HE Prep Programme – academic skills

• Withdrawal of “Compact Scheme”

• Expansion of broad ‘HE Support’ activities for post-16 students

• Enhanced collaborative working with SHU and other HEIs

Compact & Post-16 support• Introduction of automatic contextual data flagging mechanism

(via UCAS, using a ‘basket of indicators’ approach)

• Manual application for Compact no longer required

• Introduction of “Disrupted Studies” process at TUOS for specific issues that need highlighting over & above UCAS data

• Expansion of post-16 info and advice – ‘HE Support’*• Finance (some in collaboration with SHU)

• Applications

• Choosing what and where to study

• Student Life

Developments: Post 2012• Roll out of faculty programmes (e.g. PPP, SOAMS)

• Intensive 2 year widening participation programmes

• Cohort based activities

• More of a ‘menu’ approach to subject specific activities (not just WP)

• Roll out of “students in schools” programme

• Pilot of Generic intensive 2 year programme

• Subject tasters

• Academic skills development activity

• Further development of web based resources / activities available to all

Targeting • OFFA: demonstrate impact on “most able, least likely”

• BUT – need to balance between widening participation generally, widening participation to the University, recruiting to the University

• Pragmatic approach to targeting

• Some info & advice activity available to all schools and colleges, targeting whole groups

• Subject specific intensive programmes targeting individuals

• Work with schools, colleges and Local Authority staff to make sure it meets all our needs

• Clarity re primary target groups for the various schemes we offer

Collaboration with other HEIs

Sheffield Hallam University

• HE finance campaign – joint initiative to avoid duplication

• Pre-16 Info and Advice activity

• Maintain networks and further develop city/region partnerships

Leeds, Hull, York

• Excellence Hubs subject specific activity – targeting high achievers

• Impartial Info and Advice for Y9, 11 & 12

National

• Russell Group activity targeting advisers

HE Support Programme

Colin Wylie

Post-16 HE Support ProgrammeSupport for students and parents / carers• 2 year programme - support throughout the process

• Workshops on finance, applications, student life, choosing what/where to study…

• Attendance at parents evening and careers evening

• Academic skills activity (HE Prep Programme)

• Invitations to collaborative ‘Conferences’ with universities of Leeds, Hull, York

• Web based information & advice

• Student involvement – peer support for prospective students

Post-16 HE Support ProgrammeSupport for teachers / advisers• Web based information & advice

• Updates on government policy

• Information about opportunities to get involved / what’s on offer

• Development of web-based activities

• ‘Self-service’ activities focusing on key issues

• Available for you to use as and when it is appropriate

• “Reach” e-newsletter

• Open Days - teacher & adviser sessions

Year 12Sept - Jan

• HE Preparation activity

• Introduction to UCAS process

• Overview of fees & finance systems

• Attendance at careers events/parents evening

Jan - July

• Applications workshops

• One day tailored visits

• UCAS Fair (Arena)

• Open Days – June & July

• school / college groups

• teacher / adviser activity

• Preparation for Personal Statements

• Attendance at careers events/parents evening

Year 13Sept - Jan

• Personal Statements workshops

• HE Preparation activity

• Open Day (Sept)

• Last minute UCAS advice

• Detailed fees & finance activity, e.g. budgeting

• “Student life” sessions

• Careers/parents event

• Student led web chats

August

• Confirmation & Clearing

• Advice

• Open Day

September

• Welcome event

• Peer mentoring opportunities

Key Dates

Open Days – 2011

Tuesday 6 September

Open Days – 2012

Friday 15 June

Friday 6 July

Saturday 7 July

Tuesday 4 September

Questions?

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