John Blake, the Director for Fair Access and Participation at the OfS, will tell a conference today that universities should overcome ‘hidden hierarchies’ to form meaningful partnerships with schools to raise attainment and help improve fair access to higher education.
Last updated: 07 Apr 2022
Press releaseUniversities and colleges are working with schools and other organisations to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils, and their chances of going on to higher education, a good degree and a graduate-level job. But there is more that they can do, and our regulation will continue to actively encourage this.
Last updated: 07 Apr 2022
PublicationThis briefing summarises progress in the National Data Skills project to date.
Last updated: 31 Mar 2022
PublicationUniversities and colleges have been asked to set out the work they are doing to ensure international students in England integrate and receive a fulfilling experience while studying.
Last updated: 16 Mar 2022
Press releaseWe explore how the targets for an additional 75 higher education providers with access and participation plans, together with additional historical student data, affected the ambition and likely progress at a sector level in addressing four of the OfS key performance measures.
Last updated: 15 Mar 2022
PublicationLetter on monitoring of access and participation plans for 2020-21, sent to accountable officers on 15 March 2022.
Last updated: 15 Mar 2022
PublicationAs the latest evaluation of the Uni Connect programme is published, John Blake, OfS Director for Fair Access and Participation, highlights the crucial importance of evidence-based practice.
Last updated: 10 Mar 2022
Blog postA summary of the local impact evidence to date for Uni Connect.
Last updated: 10 Mar 2022
PublicationThese digests are based on interviews and a workshop with partnership leads conducted as part of Uni Connect’s formative evaluation (2019-2021), commissioned by the Office for Students. They are not intended to provide a definitive approach to professional development for leaders and teachers, rather some useful learning points for consideration.
Last updated: 10 Mar 2022
PublicationJohn Blake, OfS Director for Fair Access and Participation, makes the case for all students to be supported to obtain good outcomes from higher education.
Last updated: 10 Feb 2022
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