Higher Education Outreach Sample Clauses

Higher Education Outreach. Targeting Disadvantaged Learners; the report by the Director of the Office for Fair Access What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities?; Have bursaries influenced choices between universities? (Office for Fair Access, September 2010) and Unleashing Aspiration, (the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, July 2009). to higher education by encouraging appropriate subject choices. Programmes for students in Years 12 and 13 concentrate on the transition to higher education with a particular focus on building confidence in applying to research-intensive, selective universities. Other work focuses on mature learners and those returning to study. Our range of programmes will serve both national sector and University of York objectives in widening participation. In the period covered by this Access Agreement, we will maintain and develop current work in collaborative partnerships (national, regional and local) and will develop outreach programmes focused primarily on achieving University of York targets. This will involve building on established relationships and developing new ones with a targeted set of schools and colleges, for example those in areas with proportionately high levels of pupils/students from low participation neighbourhoods, under-represented socio-economic groups or with high ethnic minority populations. We will make a particular effort to encourage the inclusion of looked-after children and care leavers. We will build on our Schools and Colleges Network which currently has 28 partners and which promotes mutual understanding between the sectors, assists better informed policy making and staff development, and develops student aspiration and effective university applications. We will also reinforce our foundation level activity with York College, enabling non-traditional groups to access a wide range of subjects at the University. All our programmes share common characteristics: Clear aims Appropriate targeting Ongoing relationships Involvement of parents and teachers Involvement of current University of York students Access to residential provision Mentoring for some participants
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Higher Education Outreach. Targeting Disadvantaged Learners; the report by the Director of the Office for Fair Access What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities?; Have bursaries influenced choices between universities? (Office for Fair Access, September 2010) and Unleashing Aspiration, (the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, July 2009); HEFCE 2014 publications: Higher Education Outreach to Widen Participation Toolkits and feedback from our own student surveys. Main focus Programme or activity Academic support and skills development Maths Skills Centre The Writing Centre Languages for All programme Supervisory system The York Award Pastoral support Supervisory system College system Disability Services Student Support Hub Financial support Bursaries and access to hardship funds throughout programme Employability Employability tutorial Alumni mentoring Internships Professional Connect Volunteering Our Access Agreement 2014/15 details the current range of the University’s outreach, access and retention activities, including work done in collaboration with the University of Hull in relation to the Hull-York Medical School. These reflect best practice both at York and in other HEIs and have been developed over a number of years as our experience has grown and evidence of impact has become available. We intend during 2015-16 to maintain these programmes as outlined in the previous agreement, with further modifications to maximise effectiveness. These activities, which relate to the whole student lifecycle, include:  Long-term local and regional outreach, starting with Year 6 pupils and parents, that grows the applicant pool both for York and HE generally  Collaborative work designed to raise aspiration and attainment locally, regionally and nationally  Programmes focused specifically on access to York  Provision of high-quality IAG for prospective university students to ensure that students are making informed choices at all transition points  Work with parents, teachers and advisers  A University environment which promotes retention and successful completion  Activities focused on building employability skills All our activities share common characteristics:  Clear aims  Appropriate targeting  Embedded evaluation measures to enable impact assessmentOngoing relationships  Involvement of parents, teachers and advisors  Involvement of current University of York students  A residential element in many programmes  Mentoring for some participan...
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Higher Education Outreach. Targeting Disadvantaged Learners; the report by the Director of the Office for Fair Access What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities?; Have bursaries influenced choices between universities? (Office for Fair Access, September 2010) and Unleashing Aspiration, (the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, July 2009); HEFCE 2012 publications: Higher Education Outreach to Widen Participation Toolkits and feedback from our own student surveys. We are building on our collaborative Schools and Colleges Network (SCN) with an additional five partners being invited to join the SCN in 2013. The Network promotes mutual understanding between the sectors, assists better informed policy making and staff development, and develops student aspiration and effective university applications. We will also reinforce our foundation level activity with York College, enabling non-traditional groups to access a wide range of subjects at the University.
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Higher Education Outreach. Targeting Disadvantaged Learners; the report by the Director of the Office for Fair Access What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities?; Have bursaries influenced choices between universities? (Office for Fair Access, September 2010) and Unleashing Aspiration, (the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, July 2009). include a variety of individuals and groups including those with disabilities; BME individuals; those from low income families and areas of the country with below average HE participation rates; and groups that are currently under-represented in specific subject areas (e.g. male trainees in English and MFL). We will allocate time to a member of staff to work as the ‘Access Lead’. That person will take the lead on encouraging applications to develop access and to ensure that trainees are supported through to successful completion. Recruitment activities will include: creating resources; making visits to schools and other community locations to encourage applications; running workshops to provide advice for potential applicants. Retention activities will include: tutorials and workshops for targeted individuals to develop employability skills, in addition to the support we will provide to trainees whilst on placement.
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Higher Education Outreach. Targeting Disadvantaged Learners; the report by the Director of the Office for Fair Access What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities?; Have bursaries influenced choices between universities? (Office for Fair Access, September 2010) and Unleashing Aspiration, (the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, July 2009); HEFCE 2014 publications: Higher Education Outreach to Widen Participation Toolkits and feedback from our own student surveys. the future, perhaps, facilitate the development of collaborative targets. Data from HEAT will integrate with our own CRM system to give the fullest possible picture of engagement with outreach activity. Membership of HEAT will assist us in fully understanding patterns of participation in outreach and the effectiveness of different types and combinations of outreach, something which is made possible by the collaborative nature of the service. Collectively this allows HEAT to analyse the timing and combinations of activities that show most impact on enrolment in HE. Where HEAT data has matured it allows us to understand the relationship between outreach participation and HE enrolment, retention and success. We will be able to see if and when its outreach participants enrol in HE. Crucially this data will show enrolment not only to the University of York but to all other HEIs. This will allow us to demonstrate our contribution to the sector as a whole. Furthermore, we will be able to build a picture of the retention and degree classification of outreach participants, as well as seeing destination and postgraduate enrolment data.
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