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Sheffield Hallam University's Outreach and Widening Participation Team have created an elephant that is special as it marks Sheffield through the ages. The steel works are from the past, the athletes and football teams are from the present and love and peace on earth are from the future of Sheffield. They have included seven rivers that flow through Sheffield have drawn trees to mark that Sheffield in the greenest city in Britain. Designed by Laura Green, Aged 11.

Location: Sheffield Hallam University

To find out more about Sheffield Hallam University visit www.shu.ac.uk

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What is widening participation?

Widening Participation is a government-led initiative to increase the number of people from under-represented social groups who progress on to further and higher education (HE). At the University of West London we provide opportunities and specialist programmes for people within these groups to experience HE and access support that they may need to progress further.

By combining knowledge of higher education and careers routes, with insight into industry gained from our network of employers we aim to challenge preconceptions, raise attainment and help people develop the skills and knowledge needed to meet their aspirations.

Who do we work with?

We work with various groups of people interested in further and higher education, but we focus on those who come from under-represented social groups in HE,

people from low income backgrounds

disabled people

mature and part-time learners

looked after children and care leavers

carers

people with no parental history of higher education

people from lower socio-economic groups or from neighbourhoods where higher education participation is low

What activities do we offer?

The Outreach team organise a wide variety of programmes and events each year,

Saturday Clubs

Maths and English tutoring for primary schools

Study Skills Summer School for mature learners

Discovery Days

And much more!

Download our activities booklet (pdf, 1mb) to find out more information about our activities, and either email us or register your interest.

Contact us

If you would like to learn more about what activities and support we offer, or how you could get involved, please email the Outreach Team at outreachteam@uwl.ac.uk.

You can also chat to us on Twitter @UWL_Outreach. Have a look below at what we get up to!

Tweets by UWL_Outreach

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London Met has been providing education in the heart of London since 1848. The Schools, Colleges and Widening Participation team continues the University's outreach work of over a century and a half, as part of the University's enduring commitment to social responsibility and social justice.

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Widening Participation engagement is organised through the Progression Team. Current Leeds Arts University staff and students deliver a range of activities with our partner schools and Universitys throughout the year, the range of activities vary between Easter & Summer Schools, the After School Taster Course, workshop taster sessions for all stages from primary, secondary, further education to mature learners, as well as providing mentoring, campus tours and presentations.

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We are committed to building and enhancing Lancaster University's relations with schools, colleges and importantly teaching staff across the country. Acting on feedback from schools, these meetings are designed to ensure that personal contacts can be built between Lancaster and your institution, ensuring that we can give the best support in HE related matters.

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Outreach at Falmouth gives you the chance to get involved with talks, taster days, clubs, workshops, and more. All our events are carefully planned to help provide you with insight into studying at Falmouth University

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Footnotes VMT gives the ability to understand and express ones thoughts and feelings, in a visual multilayered way. This can be translated into many spheres: from education to enterprise, communication to community, reconciliation to healing.

If we could re-open that door of our imaginations, capture and define the many layers of hopes and aspirations that we have treasured away, then bring them out into the light of a Footnotes VMT grid, to make an exciting encounter ....what a difference that could make!

Folk often walk away delighted, with just the basic first steps of understanding, when it comes to using Footnotes grid strategies ... but these are multi layered thinking strategies; there is much much more waiting to be discovered than can be seen at first glance, and the rewards much greater!

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Katrina Castle

Regional Articulation Manager

Articulation Support Advisers

Mel Kinchant

Carole Mooney

Mairi Taggart

Peter Tormey

Widening Participation Officer

Tom Evans (Outreach)

What do we do?

Edinburgh Napier University regularly exceeds its benchmark on widening access measures, and its student profile attests to the large numbers of students who can be regarded as coming from under-represented backgrounds. The Widening Access team works closely with the University's Schools and external partners to promote the success of under-represented groups who may have experienced barriers to entering higher education for social, cultural or economic reasons by:

delivering initiatives to increase educational attainment, raise aspirations and provide information on the range of entry routes to higher education

enabling students to negotiate a smooth transition into and through the University

Specific initiatives and resources for students from under-represented groups include:

​Signposts to Success: one-day academic skills workshops designed for college-entrants into the Business School, Communication Advertising & PR, Nursing, Social Sciences and Sport & Exercise Science

Getting Started: Week 1 welcome workshops tailored for articulating students

we work in partnership with the providers of the SHEP schools programmes; LEAPS. LIFT-OFF, FOCUS West and ASPIRENorth, in addition to delivering our own outreach activities to provide information, increase attainment and raise aspirations to school pupils in the Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife and Borders areas. These initiatives are focussed on pupils and schools with low progression rates to university or a high percentage of pupils from SIMD20.

the Progress through Learning Midlothian project, jointly delivered with Midlothian Council, which provides support and guidance to adult learners within Midlothian who want to return to or advance their learning, apply to college, or prepare for university

we work closely with our partner colleges, SWAP East and the University's Schools to provide pre and post-transitional support to students in colleges studying on access, associate degree and other articulating programmes

we are proud to hold the institution's corporate parenting responsibilities for our care experienced students, and also those students who may have a caring role in their family, providing confidential support and advice from pre-application, transitional, post entry and ongoing stages

we provide pre-application and transitional support for students with refugee status

we work closely with the University's Schools, colleges, schools and external partners to address gender imbalance in key subject areas

Where are we based?

How to contact us...

Our individual email addresses and extension numbers can be found on the staff directory. For general enquiries: Widening Access - wideningaccess@napier.ac.uk .

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Edge Hill University has been a champion of Widening Participation since its establishment in 1885 as the country's first women's non-denominational teacher training college. Since this time, the theme of opportunity for all has remained a key component of the institution's vision and is embedded throughout its activities.

Edge Hill's consistent efforts to widen access have led to being recognised as a Top Two University in the UK for Social Mobility based on its success in developing a broad range of students to achieve graduate jobs.

Edge Hill has an outstanding track record in Widening Participation, being a major provider of higher education for a diverse student body including

mature students

first generation students

students from low income families

students from low participation neighbourhoods.

The University continues to make a significant and distinctive contribution to widening participation through a coordinated strategy of advice and guidance, targeted support, research and provision of entry routes.
Supporting Students
The University provides a package of targeted support to applicants and students, aimed at ensuring that individuals with the capacity to benefit from higher education can come to university, stay at university and take advantage of opportunities while they study.

Enabling Access Edge Hill's highly successful Fastrack access programmes provide a free entry route for people lacking the necessary qualifications, study skills and confidence to enter higher education directly.

Retention Research It is widely recognised across the sector that retaining students once enrolled on their degree is one of the most significant barriers to widening participation. Liz Thomas, Professor of Higher Education at Edge Hill University, directed the What works? Student retention and success programme on behalf of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. This research has informed national policies from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to the Cabinet Office and the National Union of Students (NUS). The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) recognised the impact of this research, with the project assessed as having a four-star ranking indicating 'world leading' impact.

Learn more about the Widening Participation Research Centre.

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Bournemouth University's pioneering Fair Access Research project sees academics from a variety of disciplines working with students, SUBU, student support services and widening participation (WP) practitioners to develop and expand knowledge and expertise in the field of fair access to higher education.

This large collaborative research study is being led by Dr Vanessa Heaslip and Dr Clive Hunt, and forms part of the research being undertaken in the Centre for Excellence in Learning.

Drawing on the expertise of our research team (ranging from nursing to engineering), the Fair Access Research project seeks to understand more fully the complex intersections that are at play when it comes to participation in higher education, and to develop ways to enhance positive student experiences.

Underpinned by an ethos of inclusive education, a commitment to student engagement and practice-led research, our Fair Access Research team will learn from the expertise and experiences of students and colleagues to understand what issues arise across the student journey for disadvantaged and marginalised learners.

Our research pays particular attention to students with the following WP characteristics:

Mature students

Disability

Ethnic origin

Gender

First generation to attend university

Socio-economic groups

Lower participating neighbourhoods

Care leavers.

By examining the experiences of these students, we aim to establish practical ways to promote opportunities, equality and achievement for all students at BU.

The aims and structure of our research

We understand fair access to encompass the whole student experience. So, we are working closely with colleagues at BU to find out:

If there are differences in applications and enrollments for students from WP backgrounds

If there are any differences in rates of retention for students from different backgrounds

Whether there are differences in attainment and degree outcome for students from WP backgrounds

How student background affects student experiences at BU.

Once we understand whether there are any differences in participation, we can investigate particular areas in more depth and undertake action research to make positive changes to enhance experience for all students.

This systematic, multi-year study will employ innovative research methods drawn from different disciplines and see students taking part in the co-creation of knowledge to contribute to the understanding of fair access to higher education.

This collaborative practice-led research will shape long-term strategies to support disadvantaged and marginalised learners across the whole student journey.

We will produce a series of research outputs, blog posts, and resources to build the knowledge and understanding of fair access. This can better inform policy makers and practitioners to deliver effective support to make higher education fairer.

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Widening Participation (WP) is a government initiative within the Higher Education sector. Universities and colleges around the UK are encouraged to offer and develop outreach work to help to raise the aspirations of groups of people, who may be less likely to go on to study at Higher Education level. According to the Office for Fair Access*, 'WP' students include:

Students from lower socio-economic groups and neighbourhoods in which relatively few people enter higher education

Students from some ethnic groups or sub-groups

Students who have been in care

Disabled Students

Young Adult Carers

*This list has been taken from The Office For Fair Access webpage and is correct at time of publishing

At Bishop Grosseteste University, we believe that every student, regardless of status, age, background or gender, has the right to be encouraged to consider Higher Education as an option for his or her future. All of our outreach work aims to promote the idea that a University education is accessible for all.
Widening Participation Programmes
At BGU we are committed to Widening Participation, we run two programmes to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds and those facing challenging personal circumstances. Both First Steps 2 Study and Next Steps 4 Study aim to develop the independent learning skills students require at Higher Education, as well as the opportunity for students to get their questions about university answered.
First Steps 2 Study
The First Steps 2 Study programme was created by Bishop Grosseteste University in 2011 and is built from a combination of successful taster days and outreach sessions engaging students from Year 9 through to Year 11. Schools can opt into one or all year groups with each programme consisting of a one hour visit to your school (Step 1) followed by a visit to BGU for Step 2 of the programme.

Students involved will take part in activities suitable to their age group, including an Introduction to Higher Education, Revision skills, Budgeting skills, Debating and Presentation skills. All of the sessions are designed to aid students' knowledge of Higher Education and help their progression onto university in the future.
Click here to download a full programme outline including details of the FS2S partnership agreement.
If you would like to register your school to take part in First Step 2 Study, please download and email a completed copy of the Partnership Agreement to outreach@bishopg.ac.uk.
Next Steps 4 Study
Next Steps 4 Study is a four-step programme which we offer to sixth forms and colleges. The four steps occur at regular intervals from December to July of Year 12 and includes two one hour visits to your school/college and two visits to BGU. The initiative has been demonstrably successful in encouraging people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those facing challenging personal circumstances to enter higher education.

The focus of NS4S is the development of the independent learning skills required when students' progress to university. In addition, the programme provides opportunities for students to seek information, advice and guidance about their progression to higher education from a range of professional support staff, academic staff and BGU student ambassadors. It is delivered through a four- step approach
Click here to download a full programme outline and details of the NS4S partnership agreement.
If you would like to register your school/college to take part in Next Step 4 Study, please download and email a completed copy of the Partnership Agreement to outreach@bishopg.ac.uk

If you are interested in either of the programmes, we are happy to meet you at your school/college to discuss them in more detail and see how it can fit in with your school/college requirements. Please get in touch on outreach@bishopg.ac.uk or call 01522583637.
Summer School
BGU also holds a residential Summer School over the summer, which is aimed at raising aspirations and offering students an insight into Higher Education. Click here to find out more

Due to funding stipulations, we sometimes have to prioritise certain students over others. This means we use WP criteria and application forms to help us make our decisions about whom we invite to what events. If we are running WP events, the selection process will rarely be first come first served. For more information, please call 01522 583637 to speak to our Widening Participation Co-Ordinator directly

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Widening participation and access supports the principle that people from any background with the potential to benefit from higher education (HE) should have the opportunity to do so.

AUB is committed to attracting the most talented people from all backgrounds.

Outreach

We offer activities and opportunities to help those from under-represented groups to raise their awareness of the creative industries and aspirations towards creative subjects at university. Under represented groups include those from lower socio-economic classes, from neighbourhoods where fewer than average people attend university and those on lower incomes. Other groups that are significantly under represented in higher education are looked after young people and young carers.

We believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to sample university life for themselves in order to gain a greater understanding of what higher education can offer. Outreach activity aims to motivate, excite and inspire, to enable students to make an informed choice.

Some of our work is with schools and colleges as students learn to recognise the clear link between the school curriculum, study at higher education level and a career beyond.

Learners can also benefit from our programme of activities, such as:

On Course Support

On-course support includes tutor and technician activity; study skills support for students with a disability; and the wider work of the Student Services team, which provides career education, information and guidance; disability support; counselling services; study skills workshops; and an accommodation service.

Financial Support

Discretionary financial support aims to support those from under-represented groups, with a residual household income of below £25,000, who are permitted to make applications to this fund. Benefits include bicycle vouchers, which have been very successful and facilitate student travel to the campus; support for educational visits; and exceptionally, hardship loans.

Contact Widening Participation

Tel: 01202 363209
Email: wp@aub.ac.uk

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We work with students from a wide range of backgrounds to help support them into university, throughout their studies and into their careers.

We believe everyone should have an equal and fair chance to study in higher education and that it is important to equip students with the knowledge, skills and experience to help them succeed.

The Compact Plus Programme are looking to work with students who meet at least one of the following criteria:

Your parents/guardian have not been to university.

You are in care or have been in care before.

You have lost contact with your family. Often referred to as estranged, but not in the care of the local authority.

You have a diagnosed disability (including a learning disability)

You are a young carer.

You receive the 16-19 bursary. You received Free School Meals or Pupil Premium at secondary school.

You live in an area where not many people go to university.

You are a refugee or asylum seeker.

What does the Compact Plus programme include?

The Compact Plus programme is designed to support students through activities, advice and impartial guidance, from primary school age through to graduation and beyond. It includes:

Taster lectures and workshops

Summer and Saturday schools

Opportunities to shadow our students

One-to-one support with writing personal statements

Help in preparing for interviews

Primary school activities

We offer a number of activities to ensure all students are informed about university and to encourage participation from under-represented groups, including:

Mentoring

Professor C Gull - a series of interactive and fun activities to introduce university to younger students

Additional activities are available if you are one of the 15 primary schools in Sussex that are part of the University of Brighton Compact.

Secondary school, sixth form and college activities

We can help you to organise events either for your students or your staff.

Besides that, we offer general advice, visits and updates on new courses and admissions policies for teachers and careers advisers, as well as providing in-service training for staff on the UCAS process.

If your school or college is a part of the University of Brighton Compact you will be able to take advantage of a range of activities and events aimed at supporting students' transition from school into higher education.

Who do we work with?

We work with:

schools and colleges that are part of our Compact partnership

a wide range of students from primary school to year 13 who attend one of our Compact partner schools and are eligible for the programme

mature students returning to college to study on an Access to Higher Education course

parents and carers of any these students.

Students can be:

interested in any subject at school

undertaking or planning to undertake A-levels, BTECs or other qualifications in year 12 onwards

unsure about university

interested in any university course or university.

How can the programme benefit you?

Benefits for students

Choosing to go to university is a major decision and getting as much information as possible is key to making the right choice about what to study and succeeding in your application and course. To help you with this, we offer:

taster lectures and workshops so you can see what it's like to study at university

summer and Saturday schools

opportunities to shadow our students and experience student life

one-to-one support with writing personal statements

preparation for university interviews

advice on applying to university, entry requirements and finance

advice on different types of universities and courses

study and revision skills sessions

trips to other universities.

Benefits for parents and carers

As well as the range of activities we offer students in years 9 to 13, we support you through:

parent and option evenings, where we offer information, advice and guidance about university

family university taster days, so you can explore university life on campus

seminars about student finance and applications

online information

emails that give you information and notify you of upcoming events and visits

Benefits for schools and colleges

As part of Compact Plus, we offer you:

up-to-date information on changes in higher education, entry requirements, UCAS and student finance

ongoing support, advice and training (CPD) for staff who advise on progression to higher education

activities that we can tailor to your school or college

guidance on reference writing

a partnership that is valued by the OFSTED inspection process.

We provide extra support to students who are on the Compact Plus programme, for example with their university applications, personal statements and interview skills. If they are a student at the University of Brighton, we also offer them study support and careers guidance.

For more information, read about what the Compact partnership can offer and see our list of upcoming HE fairs and exhibitions.

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We work with students from a wide range of backgrounds to help support them into university, throughout their studies and into their careers. We believe everyone should have an equal and fair chance to study in higher education and that it is important to equip students with the knowledge, skills and experience to help them succeed.

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NTU Outreach - Find us here for Higher Education support, advice, events and opportunities.

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Find us here for Higher Education support, advice, events and opportunities.