The Future of Widening Participation post 2006

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• The Future of Widening Participation post 2006
• A Tricky Question!
• John Storan

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• Two Part Presentation
• Existing commitments beyond 2006
• Future Prospects Reading the tea leaves!

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Targets
• Government target 50 of 18 30 yr olds should
  have some experience of HE by 2010
• 50 represents an increase in numbers of approx
  300,000 by 2010-11

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Targets
• Percentage of lower social class 18 yr olds who
  enter HE will be increased by 2010 (no numerical
  target set)
• Fair Access that should be no unjustified
  variation between institutions in terms of the
  proportions of students from lower social groups
  (OFFA)

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Targets
• By 2010, the non-completion rate for English
  HEIs will remain the same or be less

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Funding Policies and Programmes
• Aimhigher
• Aimhigher funded (at reduced level) until 2008
• Existing commitments to 2006

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Funding Policies and Programmes
• Aimhigher
• Funders support for Aimhigher
• HEFCE Continues to 2008
• LSC None from 2005/06
• DfES Reduced funding

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Funding Policies and Programmes
• Fees
• Funding from fee income into outreach work from
  2006. Amount and distribution unknown at present.

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• Existing Commitment beyond 2006
• Funding Policies and Programmes
• LLNs
• Lifelong Learning Networks
• Development funding
• FE/HE partnerships
• LLNs to offer ASNs
• Royal Route(90) / Tradesmans Entrance(40)

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• Future Prospects
• Reading the tea leaves!
• Balance between institution/partnership
• Regionalism
• Relaxation of targets
• Access Agreements

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• Future Prospects
• Reading the tea leaves!
• Role of WP research (HEA, HEFCE, ESRC)
• Reach out and in
• WP included in corporate plans for HEIs