Access and participation plans

• Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM)
• Arts University Bournemouth
• BCNO Ltd
• Birmingham City University
• Canterbury Christchurch University
• Edge Hill University
• Falmouth University
• Futureworks Training Limited
• ICMP Management Ltd
• Kingston University
• Leeds Trinity University
• London South Bank University
• Myerscough College & University Centre
• Nelson and Colne College
• Newcastle College Group (NCG)
• Northumbria University
• South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
• Staffordshire University
• Teesside University
• The University of Bath
• The University of Cumbria
• The University of Kent
• The University of Law Ltd
• The University of Leeds
• The University of Reading
• The University of Salford
• University College of Estates Management
• University of Chester
• University of Derby
• University of Southampton
• University of the West of England
• University of Winchester
• University of Wolverhampton
• University of Worcester

• Academy of Live Technology Ltd
• AECC University College
• Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
• Arden University Limited
• Art Academy London
• Arts University Plymouth
• Askham Bryan College
• Aston University
• Barnsley College
• Bath College
• Bath Spa University
• Bedford College Group
• BIMM University Limited
• Birkbeck College
• Birmingham Metropolitan College
• Birmingham Newman University
• Bishop Auckland College
• Bishop Burton College
• Bishop Grosseteste University
• Blackburn College
• Blackpool and the Fylde College
• Bloomsbury Institute Limited
• Bournemouth University
• Bradford College
• Bridgwater and Taunton College
• Brit College
• British Academy of Jewellery Limited
• Brunel University London
• Buckinghamshire New University
• Bury College
• Calderdale College
• Canterbury Christ Church
• Caspian School of Academics
• CECOS Computing International
• Central Film School London Ltd
• Chesterfield College
• Chichester College Group
• City College Norwich
• City College Plymouth
• City, University of London
• Cliff College
• Colchester Institute
• Court Theatre Training Company Ltd
• Courtauld Institute of Art
• Coventry University
• Craven College
• De Montfort University
• DN Colleges Group
• East Surrey College
• East Sussex College Group
• Escape Studios
• Exeter College
• Farnborough College of Technology
• Furness College
• Gloucestershire College
• Goldsmiths' College
• Grantham College
• Guildhall School of Music & Drama
• Harper Adams University
• Hartpury University
• Heart of Worcestershire College
• Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
• Hereford College of Arts
• Hugh Baird College
• Hull College
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
• Institute of Art - London Limited
• Inter-ED UK Limited
• Kaplan Open Learning (Essex) Limited
• King's College London
• Kingston Maurward College
• Kirklees College
• Lamda Limited
• Leeds Arts University
• Leeds Beckett University
• Leeds Conservatoire
• Lincoln College
• Liverpool Hope University
• Liverpool John Moores University
• London Metropolitan University
• London School of Management Education Limited
• Loughborough College
• Loughborough University
• LTE Group
• Luminate Education Group
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Middlesex University
• Milton Keynes College
• Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences Limited
• Moorlands College
• Morley College
• Moulton College
• Nazarene Theological College
• Nelson College London Limited
• New College Durham
• North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT)
• Northeastern University - London
  Norwich University of the Arts
• Nottingham College
• Nottingham Trent University
• Oxford Brookes University
• Pearson College Limited
• Petroc
• Plumpton College
• Point Blank Limited
• Queen Mary University of London
• Ravensbourne University London
• Reaseheath College
• Riverside College
• Roehampton University
• Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
• Royal College of Music
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
• Royal Northern College of Music
• RTC Education Ltd
• SAE Education Limited
• School of Oriental and African Studies
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Solent University, Southampton
• Solihull College and University Centre
• South Devon College
• South Thames Colleges Group
• Sparsholt College
• Spurgeon's College
• St Helens College
• St Mary's University, Twickenham
• St. George's Hospital Medical School
• Strode College
• The City of Liverpool College
• The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
• The London School of Architecture
• The London School of Economics and Political Science
• The Northern School of Art
• The Oldham College
• The Open University
• The Royal Agricultural University
• The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
• The Royal Veterinary College
• The School of Oriental and African Studies
• The SMB Group
• The University of Birmingham
• The University of Bradford
• The University of Chichester
• The University of East Anglia
• The University of Essex
• The University of Huddersfield
• The University of Hull
• The University of Lancaster
• The University of Leicester
• The University of Liverpool
• The University of Manchester
• The University of Sheffield
• The University of Surrey
• The University of Warwick
• The University of West London
• The University of Westminster
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
• Truro and Penwith College
• University Campus of Football Business Ltd
• University College Birmingham
• University College London
• University College of Osteopathy (The)
• University of Bedfordshire
• University of Brighton
• University of Bristol
• University of Cambridge
• University of Central Lancashire
• University of Durham
• University of East London
• University of Exeter
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Greenwich
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Keele
• University of Lincoln
• University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• University of Northampton, The
• University of Nottingham, The
• University of Oxford
• University of Plymouth
• University of Portsmouth
• University of St Mark & St John
• University of Suffolk
• University of Sunderland
• University of Sussex
• University of the Arts, London
• University of York
• Warwickshire College
• Waverley Abbey Trust
• West Suffolk College
• Weston College of Further and Higher Education
• Wigan and Leigh College
• Wirral Metropolitan College
• Yeovil College
• York College
• York St John University

• We are working to understand the implications of any prospective changes to fee regulations, including those related to the introduction of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement. At the moment, it’s best to complete the templates you have. In future we may adopt optional or mandatory changes in the way we collect fee information to allow us and providers to meet relevant legislative requirements.
• We published updates to ‘Annex C – Access and participation plan template’ and ‘Annex G – Student submission template’. Providers are not required to switch to the revised template if they have already begun using the old version. However, the new version includes some accessibility features which should make it easier to comply with web content accessibility regulation when publishing the final approved plans. 
• Wave 2 providers can download their empty Fees, Investments and Targets (FIT) template for access and participation plans starting in 2025-26 from the OfS portal. There is one area to download and upload the FIT template, and a separate area to upload the written access and participation plan. Both can be found under the ‘Access and participation plan 2025-26’ heading of this portal page: Access and participation plan area - Office for Students 

For any queries about the FIT templates, please contact [email protected]. 

Use the checklist to review your plan before submitting it. 

See the provider checklist.

We normally aim to complete our assessment and communicate outcomes within 12 weeks of submission of the provider plan and any student submission. 

You will need to have someone available for queries during this period to avoid any delays. We will normally have a maximum number of 2 re-submissions. If, after two re-submissions, a provider’s plan has still not met the requirements of an approvable plan, the Director for Fair Access and Participation may indicate that they may be minded to refuse to approve the plan. 

More information about the assessment process can be found from Paragraph 118 of Regulatory notice 1: Access and participation plan guidance. 

The OfS has no set expectations on where you publish your evaluation findings, but we encourage you to disseminate your findings as widely as possible. We would also expect to see a timetable included in the plan for where and when evaluation outcomes will be shared.

Further guidance is available at paragraphs 204 and 205 of Regulatory advice 6: How to prepare an access and participation plan. 

An access and participation plan should include clear information for students on what fees they will be charged and what financial support they are entitled to. We encourage providers to include clear information related to financial support in the plan, not via a link to a provider’s website.

When including this information, you may want to consider how the information can be presented as clearly as possible. Important pieces of information are:

• The financial support amount
• The duration of the support - is it for one year or for the duration of a students’ time at the provider?
• What the eligibility criteria is
• Whether students have to apply or they will be contacted if they are eligible.