Retention at UW: where are we now? Ellen Williams Student Achievement Officer

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Retention at UW where are we now? Ellen
Williams Student Achievement Officer
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Todays session

• Where are we now?
• HESA benchmark data
• UW internal data
• Where do we want to be?

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The HESA data
UW rate
HESA benchmark rate
Source HESA data (www.hesa.ac.uk)
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The HESA data
HESA benchmark rate
UW rate
Source HESA data (www.hesa.ac.uk)
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The HESA data
UW rate
HESA benchmark rate
Source HESA data (www.hesa.ac.uk)
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The HESA data
Source HESA data (www.hesa.ac.uk)
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The HESA data
BME student rate
UW rate
Disabled student rate
Source UW Planning Office
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The HESA data
Source UW Planning Office
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The internal data
Source UW Planning Office based on annual
monitoring reports
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The internal data
Source UW Planning Office based on annual
monitoring reports
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Enhanced bursary data

• Non-repayable grant of 750
• 459 students in receipt of enhanced bursary in
  200607
• 41 students withdrew 9
• Compares well with full time part time rates

Source UW Planning Office
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Questions

• If this is where we are

• Where do we want to be?

• How do we get there?

• Why are our students leaving?