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Aspirations, progression and success. Identifying issues in progression to Higher Education. University acceptances for all social categories - 20 years and under. 1996: 209,096 2002: 264,714 (+ 27%) 2008: 314,568 (+ 50%) NewVIc 1993, Advanced Year 2: 300 NewVIc 2009, Advanced Year 2: 709.
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Aspirations, progression and success Identifying issues in progression to Higher Education
University acceptances for all social categories - 20 years and under • 1996: 209,096 • 2002: 264,714 (+ 27%) • 2008: 314,568 (+ 50%) • NewVIc 1993, Advanced Year 2: 300 • NewVIc 2009, Advanced Year 2: 709
University acceptances for - 20 years and under All social categories • 2002: 264,714 • 2008: 314,568 (+19%) ‘Routine and semi-routine’ ???? • 2002: 37,684 • 2008: 52,283 (+39%)
2,600 full time students on A-level, advanced vocational, intermediate, foundation programmes. • 600-650 students progress to university: half from A-level and half from vocational programmes. • Many are first in family to apply to university • 98% from high widening participation postcodes • 76% receiving Educational Maintenance Awards • 93% ethnic minority backgrounds • 76% speak a language other than English at home • School GCSE achievement in Year 11 below national average
Newvic 2009 Entry • Students applied: 709 • Final places accepted: 608 • Applications as % of cohort: 95% • Placements as % of applications: 86% • Placements as % of cohort: 81%
Supporting students • HE Assignment • Quality assurance: Course choices Statements References • Individual student support • Clearing
Issues for Newvic • High Clearing rates • High ‘Changed course offer’ rates • Course choices • Predicted grades • Personal statements • Individualised references • Preparing students for HE • Training staff
Changed HE environment • 2009 entry • Clearing crisis that wasn’t? • 2010 entry • Clearing crisis postponed?
Elephant in the room? • What happens once they reach the university gates?
Areas for collaboration? • Bringing the HE experience into the colleges / schools • Right student - right course • Preparing students for demands of HE • Equipping with skills for HE
Issues to explore? • Retention – where do we succeed, where do we fail? • Areas of collaboration to develop? • HE expansion: • where does Widening Participation fit into the picture