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Widening participation in higher education

[This report] provides information on the estimated number of 15 year olds in receipt of free school meals who prog ... Show more
[This report] provides information on the estimated number of 15 year olds in receipt of free school meals who progress to higher education (HE) by age 19 by 2008/09. [It] gives data on the number of young people taking A levels or equivalent qualifications who progress to the most selective institutions by school type. [It] also estimates proportions of young 2010/11 graduates in different occupation classifications by social background on entry to HE. These measures aim to contribute to the understanding of widening participation and social mobility issues.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Higher education; Participation; Disadvantaged ... [+] Show more
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Participation rates in higher education for England

This statistical resource provides the latest provisional initial participation rates for higher education (HE). Th ... Show more
This statistical resource provides the latest provisional initial participation rates for higher education (HE). The Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR) is an estimate of the likelihood of ayoung person participating in HE by age 30 based on current participation rates. These statistics include data on students who are: (1) 17- to 30-years-old; (2) in HE for the first time; (3) living in England; (4) in UK HE institutions and English, Welsh and Scottish further education colleges; and (5) staying in HE for at least six months.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe; England ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Statistical series

Subjects: Statistics; Participation; Higher education ... [+] Show more
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Investing in potential: our strategy to increase the proportion of 16-24 year olds in education, employment or training

Raising aspirations and creating the right opportunities for people of all ages to improve their skills and enter s ... Show more
Raising aspirations and creating the right opportunities for people of all ages to improve their skills and enter sustainable employment are critical to ensuring economic recovery and a return to sustainable growth. This Strategy sets out the Government's aim to continue to drive up participation in education and training and maximise employment opportunities for young people aged 16 to 24. The Strategy is based around clear ambitions for young people at each stage of their development and brings together the key commitments from recent Government publications.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2009

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; England ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Youth; Policy; Governance ... [+] Show more
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Fulfilling our potential: teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice

This consultation contains proposals to reshape the higher education landscape to have students at its heart. Its c ... Show more
This consultation contains proposals to reshape the higher education landscape to have students at its heart. Its core aims are to raise teaching standards, provide greater focus on graduate employability, widen participation in higher education, and open up the sector to new high-quality entrants. This document sets out proposals for how the Government's manifesto commitment to introduce a Teaching Excellence Framework will deliver better value for money for students, employers and taxpayers. It also sets out plans to drive social mobility by further increasing higher education participation by those from disadvantaged and under-represented groups.
This consultation proposes a new single gateway for entry to the sector, which would create a common system for all providers. It sets out proposed new architecture for the higher education system, to reflect the way higher education is now funded by students, and to reduce the regulatory burden on the sector. Finally, this consultation considers the potential implications of these changes for the research landscape.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Governance; Higher education; Quality ... [+] Show more
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Further education and skills: learner participation, outcomes and level of highest qualification held

This release presents information on adult (19+) government-funded further education (excluding schools and higher ... Show more
This release presents information on adult (19+) government-funded further education (excluding schools and higher education) and all age (16+) apprenticeships in England, between 2008/09 and 2012/13. It also includes provisional data for the first three quarters of the 2013/14 academic year. The release also presents key statistics on the highest level of qualification held by adults in England from 2006 to 2013, calculated from Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. Figures relating to 2013 are provisional and are subject to revisions.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Skills Funding Agency ... [+] Show more

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Statistical series

Series name: Statistical first release

Subjects: Participation; Qualifications; Statistics ... [+] Show more
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Continuing Vocational Training Survey: CVTS4

This report analyses the UK findings from the fourth round of the European Union Continuing Vocational Training Sur ... Show more
This report analyses the UK findings from the fourth round of the European Union Continuing Vocational Training Survey (CVTS4). It looks at trends in vocational training provision over time. The survey is conducted across 29 European countries every five years. 'Continuing vocational training' (CVT) is defined as pre-arranged training at least partially funded by the organisation, or training that took place during employee's paid working time. The report identifies consistencies and key themes in the data and suggests underlying explanations and connections between them: larger organisations are more likely than smaller ones to offer CVT, and to have the organisational structure to support the training; financial services and public sectors, which are dominated by large businesses and organisations, are more likely to train their staff than those in production and construction sectors that have smaller organisations; on average, men spent slightly more time on CVT courses than women, which can be explained by the significant gender imbalance in the production and construction sectors, and the fact that health and safety and environmental matters are of more relevance to manual and technical occupations mainly held by men; mandatory training was a significant component of all CVT provision, which could be explained by the UK's 'licence to practice' approach, creating an overall greater volume of training; private training companies are used by nearly twice as many employers as public training institutions such as further education colleges and universities; and barriers to training were mainly demand factors: employers did not perceive a need for training or were unwilling to pay its costs in time or cash outlay. This report analyses the UK findings only from the CVTS4.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Research; Workforce development ... [+] Show more
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Tracking the decision-making of high achieving higher education applicants

[This report] presents findings from research into the decision-making process of high achieving A level students. ... Show more
[This report] presents findings from research into the decision-making process of high achieving A level students. [It] analyses the attributes of high achieving applicants to higher education (HE) in comparison to the attributes of the wider applicant population. [It] examines the factors that contribute to the decision-making process of high achievers, and uses these to frame the admissions experiences of those who applied to the most selective HE and those who did not.
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Corporate authors: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Students; Higher education; Pathways ... [+] Show more
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The benefits of higher education participation for individuals and society: key findings and reports: 'the quadrants'

This document illustrates the benefits of higher education (HE) classified according to market and non-market benef ... Show more
This document illustrates the benefits of higher education (HE) classified according to market and non-market benefit, and whether they relate to the individual or society [the four quadrants]. It builds on earlier work by BIS entitled 'Things we know and don't know about the wider benefits of higher education: a review of the recent literature'. A table showing the four quadrants provides links to relevant sources of evidence that have been identified on the specific benefits of HE.
The report covers only benefits from HE participation, so that benefits arising from research exploitation, spin-off companies, export earnings through international student fees and spending, and other aspects of HE are not included. A fuller exploration of direct and indirect benefits and the mechanism through which they (might) operate can be found in the 'Supporting analysis for the Higher Education White Paper' published by BIS in 2011.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Higher education; Outcomes; Economics ... [+] Show more
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National strategy for access and student success in higher education

The national strategy for access and student success in higher education has been developed at the request of the U ... Show more
The national strategy for access and student success in higher education has been developed at the request of the UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Minister for Universities and Science. The vision of this national strategy is: that all those with the potential to benefit from higher education have equal opportunity to participate and succeed, on a course and in an institution that best fit their potential, needs and ambitions for employment or further study. This final report to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills sets out what the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will do to carry out the strategy.
Part one summarises the vision, overall approach and key actions that are proposed across the three broad stages of the student lifecycle: (1) access - preparing for and entering higher education; (2) retention and student success - staying on and achieving a qualification; and (3) progression to further study or to/within employment. Part two describes the strategy in detail and the evidence that it is based on. It brings together new and existing research on access and student success, including evidence gathered through commissioned research, a call for evidence and discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. The first three chapters discuss issues, evidence, and recommendations relating to the three broad stages of the student lifecycle. The concluding chapter describes in detail the proposed implementation of the strategy and outlines the types of indicators that will be developed to measure progress against the priorities it identifies.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Higher education; Equity; Participation ... [+] Show more
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Further education and skills: learner participation, outcomes and level of highest qualification held

This release provides information on adult (aged 19 and over) government-funded further education (excluding school ... Show more
This release provides information on adult (aged 19 and over) government-funded further education (excluding schools and higher education) and all age (16 and over) apprenticeships in England, between 2010 to 2011 and 2015 to 2016. It also includes the highest level of qualification held by adults (aged 19 to 64) in England calculated from Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. Highest levels of qualification data are presented from 2008 to 2014, although 2014 figures are provisional and subject to revisions.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Skills Funding Agency ... [+] Show more

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Statistical series

Series name: Statistical first release

Subjects: Higher education; Participation; Outcomes ... [+] Show more

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