Additional access measures Outreach. The College is committed to widening participation and significant time and resources are invested in the development of outreach activities to fulfill the College’s widening participation aspirations. Key aspects of this work includes: Developing a portfolio of courses that provides progression routes at the College for all subjects from level 2 through to level 6 (including some to level 7). This wide portfolio improves opportunities for local access to higher education and enhances access to subject specific higher education for students from the College outreach centres in East Lancashire, Croxteth (Liverpool) and Wythenshawe (Manchester). Developing progression agreements with all the major further education Colleges in Lancashire through the Lancashire Lifelong Learning Network to enhance entry and transition to higher education, particularly in areas of traditionally low participation in higher education such as East Lancashire Delivery of vocational further education courses at outreach centres in East Lancashire, Wythenshawe (Manchester) and Croxteth (Liverpool) to enhance opportunities for progression in areas with a high proportion of low income households and traditionally low participation in higher education. Developing activities to raise the profile of higher education in schools and colleges in the North West of England including schools with a high proportion of students from under- represented socio-economic groups The success of the College’s outreach activities is reflected in the proportion of students from a xxxx uplift area. Xxxx uplift is based on students from a deprived area postcode on LSC's file, similar to the POLAR 2 method and is a valid HESA student record entry. The proportion of students from xxxx uplift areas for 2010-11 was 15%. This is above the equivalent HESA widening participation benchmark of 12% students from low participation neighbourhoods. Student Retention and Success Student retention has been a significant area of focus for the College in recent years. For many of the priority groups the transition into higher education can be a daunting experience. The central student support services unit, ‘The Core’ has been developed to provide extensive additional academic and pastoral support for students, including the provision of a student finance advisor to provide additional IAG on financial help available for students from low income households. Key additional initiatives that will be introduced or improved for 2...
Additional access measures Outreach. The University’s existing commitments to outreach and fair access have been, and continue to be, considerable. Bath’s programme of outreach activity includes expert information and advice to schools, colleges, parents and advisors on student finance issues and support for potential students in making an informed choice and a successful application, including adults taking Access courses and those following vocational courses at Level 3. Bath has also developed innovative approaches to curriculum enrichment supporting schools and colleges in raising attainment, to enable local students from state schools to reach their full academic potential. Under the framework of our 2016-17 Access Agreement we will build on and develop this work. We will extend our outreach activities to post-16 students in selected schools and colleges outside the local area, developing a programme of activity accessible for prospective students further afield such as residential summer schools, outreach visits and online interventions. While our targets are based on the HESA Performance Indicators of Socio-Economic Class, Low Participation Neighbourhood and State Schools we recognise the complexity of the intersections between class, ethnicity, gender, age and disability. All our outreach work aims to be inclusive and we also work with targeted groups where that is more effective, for example: mature students; those with vocational qualifications; care leavers; those from certain black and minority ethnic groups; students with disabilities; males or females under- represented in certain subject areas. There are five strands to Bath’s outreach and access strategy: • targeting of under-represented groups as part of admissions; • an extended core institutional outreach programme; • re-focused Information Advice and Guidance provision; • new collaborative outreach projects; • an increased focus on successful transition to provide a firm foundation for student success.
Additional access measures Outreach. The University’s existing commitments to outreach and fair access have been, and continue to be, considerable. Bath’s programme of outreach activity includes expert information and advice to schools, colleges, parents and advisors on student finance issues and support for potential students in making an informed choice and a successful application, including adults taking Access courses and those following vocational courses at Level 3. Bath has also developed innovative approaches to curriculum enrichment supporting schools and colleges in raising attainment, to enable local students from state schools to reach their full academic potential. Under the framework of our 2014-15 Access Agreement we will build on and significantly enhance this work. While our targets are based on the HESA Performance Indicators of Socio-Economic Class, Low Participation Neighbourhood and State Schools we recognise the complexity of the intersections between class, ethnicity, gender, age and disability. All our outreach work aims to be inclusive and we also work with targeted groups where that is more effective, for example: mature students; those with vocational qualifications; care leavers; those from certain black and minority ethnic groups; students with disabilities; males or females under- represented in certain subject areas. There are four strands to Bath’s outreach and access strategy: • targeting of under-represented groups as part of admissions; • an extended core institutional outreach programme; • re-focused Information Advice and Guidance provision; • new collaborative outreach projects.
