SCHOOLS AND COLLEGESOutreach 2012/13

‘OUTREACH’ AND ‘RECRUITMENT’• Recruitment function was relatively small• Outreach function larger but externally funded through Aimhigher

and had different objectives• Aimhigher ended, HEIs now accountable to Office for Fair Access

(OFFA) for supporting Widening Participation students• Three categories of university in OFFA guidance• LSBU: shift of focus to retention and ‘success’ !

‘OUTREACH’ AND ‘RECRUITMENT’• OFFA outreach target remains students from low socio economic

backgrounds • LSBU students predominantly from local London boroughs, many

from low socio- economic backgrounds• Outreach now concentrates on our feeder colleges• Objectives: better supported through application, better supported

once at LSBU

TIER ONE COLLEGES RATIONALE• Tier one colleges based on:

• Numbers of applications and enrolments• Quality of the relationship• Geography• Outreach history

• Next year will increase from 20 to 30 institutions

TIER ONE SCHOOLS RATIONALE• Tier one schools based on:

• Quality of the relationship• Geography• Outreach history• Engagement with local community • Low NS-SEC x high FSM x high GCSEs

• Next year will increase from 13 to 17 schools

• Also work in schools in Wandsworth, Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley, Croydon, Tower Hamlets and Newham.

SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS/COLLEGESPrimary school: Confucius Institute, Children’s University, STEMYears 7 – 8: Introduction to university (campus visit)

Solar Car ChallengeYears 9 – 11: Summer school

Maths, English, EAL student ambassador support Years 12 – 13: Taster days (using the labs, mini lectures/seminars)

Delivery of HE modules in schools and collegesLearning to Learn project Skills workshops: interviews, personal statements, researchPresentations on fees and finance, scholarships LSBU Access scheme City Opportunities projectHE and UCAS fairs

HOW WE WORK • Schools and Partnerships Team

• Each member responsible for links with a number of tier one colleges and schools

• Also linked with one Faculty • 150 student ambassadors

• Faculty recruitment leads • Coordination: Widening Participation Outreach Committee (WPOC),

reports to Student Recruitment Committee (SRC)