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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?
ToDiscoverAndUnderstand.