Be more ambitious on contextual admissions, says the Office for Students - Office for Students
Chris Millward, Director of Fair Access and Participation, comments on new research into contextual admissions.
Last updated: 09 Jul 2018
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Tackling the geographical disparities in higher education - Office for Students
It’s no secret that, in higher education, where you come from has a major impact on where you end up. There are wide gaps in access depending on which part of the country you come from.
Last updated: 04 Jul 2018
Blog postBuilding routes into construction degrees with greater equality - Office for Students
The BRIDGE project is seeking to understand and tackle barriers to higher education participation and recruitment.
Last updated: 19 Jun 2018
Blog postReview of our approach to fair access and participation in higher education - Office for Students
Review of our approach to fair access and participation in higher education
Last updated: 19 Jun 2018
Our newsHow student support is encouraging young learners to enter higher education - Office for Students
Student and graduate mentors provide a crucial role for many partners in the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP). They explain what the role means to them and the young learners they work with.
Last updated: 07 Jun 2018
Blog postEngaging parents and carers is essential to effective outreach - Office for Students
Go Higher West Yorkshire have been creating events that make sure parents and carers are engaged with outreach, as well as school students.
Last updated: 06 Jun 2018
Blog postListening to local needs is key to good outreach, says NCOP consortium Higher Horizons+ - Office for Students
Tailoring outreach activity to the learners’ specific needs is only possible through close collaboration with schools and students themselves. Higher Horizons+ explain how they’re working to achieve this.
Last updated: 06 Jun 2018
Blog postMichael Barber: Universities must improve their diversity levels - or we will use our powers to penalise them - Office for Students
Our chairman, Sir Michael Barber wrote for the Daily Telegraph on the importance of improving access and diversity in higher education.
Last updated: 05 Jun 2018
Media coverageWhy wellbeing matters when delivering outreach to school learners - Office for Students
As part of their work within the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP), Aspire Higher are delivering a long-term project with local students to design and deliver a wellbeing campaign.
Last updated: 04 Jun 2018
Blog postRecent graduates mentor school learners to better understand higher education opportunities - Office for Students
Aimhigher West Midlands are working with recent graduates who offer peer-to-peer outreach to young learners in their target schools.
Last updated: 04 Jun 2018
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