whose job is it anyway? sarah smith, karen wheatley & abbie english

Whose job is it anyway?

Sarah Smith, Karen Wheatley & Abbie English

• Admissions process review• Use of comparable data• Change in entry policies• More competitive applicants needed• Changes to 14 – 19 education• Changes in IAG provision responsibility

To summarise so far…

How do you feel universities can best help schools, colleges and

advisers?

16 – 18: put in rank order• Campus based subject experience days for students• E-mentoring with current university graduates• Information about finance• Information and advice on how to make the most of applying to higher

education• Opportunities for school/college students to connect with undergraduates• Specific information about individual universities• Support for teachers/advisers on up to date higher education information• Support for students with information on up to date higher education

information• Support for students with personal statements• Sustained, progressive engagement with Year 12/Year 13 students

16 – 18: the results

11 – 16: put in rank order• Campus based experiences including subject tasters• Campus based experiences with sessions on student life• Information and advice regarding option choice• Impartial information and advice about higher education• Information about finance• Opportunity for pupils to meet with undergraduates• Raising aspiration activities in school• Raising aspiration activities on campus• Specific information about individual universities• Sustained, progressive engagement with targeted students

11 – 16: the results

What can we do about it?

• What can we be doing to support post 16 students?• What can we be doing to support pre16 students?• What can we be doing to support you and your colleagues?• What can we be doing to support parents and carers?