Widening Participation in Higher Education 2022

Name: Widening Participation in Higher Education 2022
Start: 2022-04-05T08:00:00.000000Z
End: 2022-04-05T15:00:00.000000Z
Location: Online Event

Online Event 5 April 2022, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Day 1

9:00am

Online Registration

9:30am

Chair’s Welcome Address

9:40am

Case Study: The Brilliant Club

What are some of the challenges to accessing and succeeding at the most competitive universities faced by students from less advantaged backgrounds?
Sharing the benefits of learning beyond the curriculum and how this creates increased university self-efficacy and sense of belonging
Taking a collaborative approach to supporting students to make the transition from school to university

Sabrina Luisi, Chief Programmes and Communities Officer, The Brilliant Club

10:00am

Keynote Address: Supporting Disadvantaged Students Affected By Covid-19 To Enter Higher Education

Bringing together 250 online activities from 50 organisation in the higher education sector
Creating a central portal where learners parents and teachers can access free activities to help them progress to HE
Offering free interactive activities including virtual courses in a range of subjects led by university academics
Supporting HE providers and Uni Connect partnerships in their work to widen access to higher education for those from under-represented groups

Graeme Atherton, Director, Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up

10:20am

Keynote Address: Understanding The Educational Consequences Of Covid-19 On Young People’s Post 18 Plans And Access To Higher Education Outreach

Addressing the lack of access to online information, advice and guidance (IAG) during pandemic making pupils less informed about their options
Dealing with more negative attitudes towards higher education because of the impact of the pandemic on the labour market
Dealing with young people’s worries about their next steps and their adjusted aspirations as a result
Managing the pandemic's impact on young people’s mental health and an increase in social concerns regarding higher education
Revealing a number of barriers to engagement with online outreach including digital poverty and poor home learning environments

Billy Huband-Thompson Associate, The Centre for Education and Youth

10:40am

Questions and Answers Session

11:05am

Break and Networking

11:35am

Keynote Address: Widening Participation In UK Outward Student Mobility

Delivering research for the Social inclusion and engagement in mobility (SIEM) project
Aiming to better support students from all backgrounds to access international opportunities
Providing clarity on the extent to which short-term mobility results in positive outcomes for students and make international mobility opportunities more inclusive
Delivering a project aimed at sharing good practice in Internationalisation at home (IAH) activities

Stephanie Harris, Acting Assistant Director – Policy and Global Engagement, Universities UK International

11:55am

Keynote Address: Student Lived Experiences Of Widening Participation

Insights into the lived experiences of students from different underrepresented groups
How universities can help student experiences

Osaro Otobo, Deputy Chair of British Youth Council

12:15pm

Keynote Address: University of East London

Professor Winston Morgan, Director of Impact and Innovation, University of East London

12:35pm

Questions and Answers Session

12:55pm

Lunch and Networking

1:40pm

Case Study: IntoUniversity - A Placed-Based Approach To Widening Participation

Placed-based approach to outreach access and participation - exploring the importance of place-based work when working in the least advantaged communities
Long-term and sustained support - the importance of sustained, long-term support and starting from a young age
A pastoral approach - exploring how pastoral and academic support can be blended
Collaboration and partnership - exploring how working in partnership with universities, employers, families and the local community can achieve change

Hannah Purkiss, Director of Operations, IntoUniversity

2:00pm

Case Study: Providing Enriched Learning Experiences For Students Aged 12-18 From Inner London Schools To Increase And Focus Aspirations Including HE

Selecting students on the basis of their academic talent or their potential to achieve highly
Addressing concerns over lack of progress from groups underrepresented in higher education
Motivating students for high achievement and to aspire higher than they would have without the intervention
Developing skills including students’ social skills and self-esteem and developing willingness to set and achieve personal goals
Funding staff salaries for a core team of three part time staff enabling 1510 students to gain places on the three-year programme

Catherina Emery, Dr Antoine Rogers, Carole Smith: Urban Scholars Programme Co-Directors, Brunel University

2:20pm

Case Study: Progress to Success: A Framework For Working With Schools To Support Attainment Raising, Achievement And Progression

Having a dedicated Widening Access team working with schools to deliver progressive, sustained outreach
Targeting and prioritising young people from widening participation and under-represented groups in line with the university’s Access and Participation Plan
Using innovation and blended learning methods to support young learners to develop their academic skills and recognise their potential
Offering events and activities to showcase the breadth of progression routes and careers available to learners and giving them the skills to make an informed choice about their future

Krisha Bainham, Head of Widening Access, University of Derby

2:40pm

Questions and Answers Session

3:00pm

Chair's Summary and Close

Widening Participation in Higher Education 2022

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