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Safeguarding the Future of Access to HE 24 March 2011

Safeguarding the Future of Access to HE 24 March 2011. Mary Curnock Cook. Cumulative Applicants by month of application. Fees announcement. Position at January Deadline 2011 - Age. 2010. 2011. % Diff . UK Applicants: 499,451 506,388 + 1.4% Under 19: 353,557 357,442 + 1.1%

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Safeguarding the Future of Access to HE 24 March 2011

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  1. Safeguarding the Future of Access to HE 24 March 2011 Mary Curnock Cook

  2. Cumulative Applicants by month of application Fees announcement

  3. Position at January Deadline 2011 - Age 2010 2011 % Diff UK Applicants: 499,451 506,388 + 1.4% Under 19: 353,557 357,442 + 1.1% 20 - 24:87,761 90,625+ 3.3% 25 - 29: 23,970 24,040 + 0.3% 30 and over:34,163 34,281+ 0.3%

  4. Launch of new publication • Applicant journey • Choosing courses • Applying • Offers • Next steps • Starting university or college

  5. Timetable for 2012 Cycle

  6. Tuition fees • New arrangements for student finance in England from 2012 • Any institution will be able to charge up to £6k per annum, and in “exceptional cases” higher contributions up to £9k • No eligible student will have to pay up front for their tuition – the government provides access to loans to cover tuition fees • Students will only start to contribute when they are earning over £21,000 • The National Scholarship Programme will provide additional assistance to students from disadvantaged backgrounds

  7. Key points to note about tuition fees • Free at the point of entry • Will apply to part-time courses (minimum 25% intensity) • The deductions from pay are the same whether you choose a £6000 or a £9000 course

  8. Understanding tuition fees – the story so far....

  9. New for UCAS in 2012 • National Scholarship Programme portal • Contextual data • Part-time course search • Improved IAG web tools • Tracking the 2012 cycle

  10. English and Welsh Accepts 2006 - 2010

  11. English and Welsh Applicants 2009 and 2010 Applicants 2009 2010 %Diff Total: 21 and over: 21 and over with Access: 486,368 520,792 +7.1% 134,081 146,903 +9.6% 15,801 24,682 +56.2%

  12. English and Welsh Accepts 2009 and 2010 Accepts 2009 2010 %Diff 380,432 378,879 -0.4% 88,194 84,328 -4.4% 11,593 17,193 48.3% Total: 21 and over: 21 and over with Access:

  13. English and Welsh Acceptance Rate 2009 and 2010 Accept Rate 2009 2010 Diff Total: 21 and over: 21 and over with Access: 78.2% 72.8% -5.5% 65.8% 57.4% -8.4% 73.4% 69.7% -3.7%

  14. Single and multiple choice applicants 2010

  15. Age profile of Accepted applicants 2010 Total is for England and Wales only

  16. Distance travelled UK domiciled Accepted applicants 2010

  17. Top 5 Subjects UK domiciled Accepted applicants 2010 21 & over Nursing Social Work Design studies Others in subjects allied to Medicine Computer Science 21 & over with Access Under 21 Design studies Psychology Law Nursing Sports Science 3. Psychology 5. Training Teachers

  18. Destination of UK domiciled Accepted applicants 2010

  19. Ethnicity of Accepted applicants 2010

  20. IMD of English Accepted applicants 2010 from most deprived area from least deprived area

  21. POLAR of English and Welsh age 20 and above accepted applicants 2010 areas of lowest adult HE areas of highest adult HE

  22. Qualifications on UCAS Tariff

  23. Offer making using the UCAS Tariff

  24. The profile of NPAs from the 2009 cycle Source: UCAS Research Team & Statistics

  25. Issues for the Tariff Review • Needs to cover all regulated Level 3 qualifications • And Access qualifications..... • May need to distinguish between MI and evaluation; between academic and vocational/applied content • Must be an accessible, defensible and proportionate process • Should not duplicate or create regulatory process • Relationship with regulatory requirements; with AAT? • Have clear scope and purposes • Offer making? Employers’ needs? Quality mark? Hurdle for student finance entitlement?

  26. Admissions Process Review • A better business process • More efficient – fewer transactions • Fixing bugs • More intuitive search and apply • Able to deal with complexity • Different intensities of study • Different start dates • Differential fees • UG, PG, • Different admissions procedures (eg medicine) • Or........

  27. Some more radical solutions? • Post qualifications admissions • Sequential applications vs parallel • Institution chooses applicant?

  28. Questions Mary Curnock Cook Chief Executive  +44 (0)1242 544 996 m.curnockcook@ucas.ac.uk

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