Letter on monitoring of access and participation plans for 2020-21
Letter on monitoring of access and participation plans for 2020-21, sent to accountable officers on 15 March 2022.
Last updated: 15 Mar 2022
PublicationAll information about equality of opportunity
Evaluation, evaluation, evaluation…
As the latest evaluation of the Uni Connect programme is published, John Blake, OfS Director for Fair Access and Participation, highlights the crucial importance of evidence-based practice.
Last updated: 10 Mar 2022
Blog postFourth independent review of impact evaluation evidence submitted by Uni Connect partnerships
A summary of the local impact evidence to date for Uni Connect.
Last updated: 10 Mar 2022
PublicationUni Connect: Learning digests
These digests are based on interviews and a workshop with partnership leads conducted as part of Uni Connect’s formative evaluation (2019-2021), commissioned by the Office for Students. They are not intended to provide a definitive approach to professional development for leaders and teachers, rather some useful learning points for consideration.
Last updated: 10 Mar 2022
PublicationNo trade-off between access and quality on my watch
John Blake, OfS Director for Fair Access and Participation, makes the case for all students to be supported to obtain good outcomes from higher education.
Last updated: 10 Feb 2022
Blog postA fair future for students
Conor Ryan reflects on three key challenges for universities and colleges: quality, digitisation and access.
Last updated: 09 Feb 2022
Blog postNext steps in access and participation
This event outlined the new Director for Fair Access and Participation’s vision for access and participation and introduced our regulatory requirements for 2022.
Last updated: 09 Feb 2022
EventJohn Blake sets out vision for fair access and participation
John Blake, the OfS’s new Director for Fair Access and Participation, this week makes his first two speeches in the role.
Last updated: 08 Feb 2022
Media coverageUniversities should put ‘shoulder to the wheel’ to help improve school attainment
The Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students (OfS) will today call on universities and colleges to work much more closely with schools to improve exam results.
Last updated: 08 Feb 2022
Press releaseNext steps in access and participation
Read the speech given by John Blake, the Office for Students' new Director for Fair Access and Participation, at today's 'Next steps in access and participation' event.
Last updated: 08 Feb 2022
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