Forum for Access and Continuing Education since 1993 | #WideningParticipation

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Joined March 2010
It's positive to see more attention being drawn to the issue of too few care leavers going to university. We must collectively do more to address the issues @UniversitiesUK @universityappg @_NNECL @AdvanceHE @NEONHE @amosshe_uk @ucas_corporate @FACEaccess
🧵 The @Civitas_UK report #BreakingTheCareCeiling launched today – drawing attention to how few young people from care go to university civitas.org.uk/content/files…
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In episode 13 of the Access Podcast, I discuss the impact of the cost of living crisis on university students with @myles_hanlon, former Policy Adviser at UUK and now Senior Policy Analyst at AdvanceHE. Listen on all platforms: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e… @soas @soassu @FACEaccess
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In Ep 10 of The Access Podcast, we discuss the Office for Students' Consultation on regulating equality of Opportunity on English HE with Wendy Fowle and Gino Graziano, both convenors of the FACE APP Special Interest group. @SOAS @FACEaccess anchor.fm/accesspodcast
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EMWPREP Partner Manager was invited to contribute to the first Access Podcast, alongside HEAT and the Office for Students, she discussed the current data landscape and potential future development related to the OfS 2019 review. #HEItracker #collaboration #OfS #datalandscape
We’ve done it - check out the new Access Podcast anchor.fm/accesspodcast
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Looking forward to hearing from all the authors publishing papers this year at the @FACEaccess publication launch #wideningacceas #sharinggoodpractice
Working class 1st generation students undergo a process of adaptation in order to fit in whilst more affluent peers get to keep their culture and identify - spot on reflection at the @FACEaccess fish out of water webinar.
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Glad I attended the @FACEaccess ‘Fish out of Water’ webinar today on Widening Participation in HE, particularly hearing the approach the careers and employability team at @KingsCollegeLon have adopted for WP students, Ladan shared really helpful insights about their programme.
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Education is a right, not a privilege. WAHED24 Global Conference Series, in association with @uniworldnews. Check out the details and join us on the 17th November to push for equal access to #highered across the world worldaccesshe.com/events/wor…
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@obspascal @UIL: Webinar 4 in the series, Learning Cities’ COVID-19 recovery: from research to practice, The challenge of Education for Sustainable Development, Wed 21 October, 1300-1430 CET @IAU_AIU @UNESCOchairCBR @ESREASOCIETY @eucen @AERA_EdResearch pobs.cc/1s3as
Calling all arts educators / practitioners! Can you spare 15 minutes for an online survey about the Arts in lockdown? The BERA Arts BAsed Educational Research SIG are researching the impact of covid-19 on the arts and need your help! @AMHart808 wolverhamptonpsych.eu.qualtr…
I'm looking for 6 higher education providers to participate as case studies for my PhD about the influence of evaluation in widening participation. All details in the attached flyer. Please Retweet!
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On Oct 1st we’re hosting a #mentalhealth workshop with @4youngminds. We’ll discuss all things #wellbeing and equip you with ways to help cope with future uncertainty. To book your spot, call Sophie (07841 904 334), Tasha (07393 721 212) or email [email protected]
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If you came to education later in life, this one’s for you. Our very own ‘Rita’ @liz_marr1 talks on @BBCRadio4 Women’s Hour about the impact of Willy Russell’s landmark play ‘Educating Rita’ – 40 years after it was first performed. Listen below: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000m5…
Our new report finds that disadvantaged pupils are 18.1 months of learning behind their peers at GCSE. For the first time since 2007, the disadvantage gap at primary school increased, to 9.3 months. 📊 Read more of our new findings here: epi.org.uk/publications-and-… #DisadvantageGap
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The Guardian's 'Today in Focus' Podcast is worth a listen as it looks at the timeline of events that have led to the current situation with the A-Levels and Clearing and what we are facing as a sector. theguardian.com/education/au… #HigherEd #alevels2020
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A-level students speak out: 'It’s a classist algorithm' theguardian.com/education/20…
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On 18 August, our Services team is hosting a webinar to help professionals working with young care leavers gain a better understanding of how to build meaningful working relationships with them. There’s only 100 spaces! Free tickets available here bit.ly/Keep-it-Real
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What happened in our last discussion on the future of #AdultLearning? The key issues were #digitalization, access to technologies and lack of #DigitalSkills 👇 Find out more about it on this follow-up by @gina_ebner from @EAEA2020 👉 bit.ly/2CWSIKY #AdultEducation
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Just attended really good webinar about mature and part time students and the challenges of COVID-19. Thanks @FACEaccess for putting it on.
Open University’s Professor John Butcher sharing some interesting statistics on the decline of part time students in HE. 60% drop in PT undergrads since 2012 which contributes to a 16% fall in UG students from low participation areas. @FACEaccess – at West Bromwich, England
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