HEFCE uses of HESA data

SROC, Bradford

07 April 2009

Presented by Richard Puttock

• Funding

• Evaluation

• Public information

• Research

Key uses

•HESA – HESES•TESS•Widening Access•Access to Learning Fund•ITT bursaries•High cost subjects•ELQs

Funding

• Annual exercise

• Web-facility and “in-house”

• Thresholds

• Not audit

HESA - HESES

• Government policy

• Rapid implementation

• No additional data collection

• Flexibility to model scenarios

ELQs

Lifelong learning networks

Foundation degrees

Evaluation

• Promote progression

• Identified via institution specific algorithms

• 65% Part-time

• 22% hold level 4 or above

• 41% studying for Foundation Degrees

Lifelong Learning Networks

Entrants with level 3 or below

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

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Creat

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arts

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Enginee

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Human

ities

Languag

es

Libra

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ip a

nd info

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cien

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ical

sci

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Physic

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cien

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Subject

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lied to

med

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Veter

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ience

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re

2006-072007-08

• Two editions 2007/03 and 2008/16

• Comprehensive digest

• HESA and ILR data

Foundation degrees

Foundation degree students by subject

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Languages

Mathematical sciences

Veterinary science

Physical sciences

Historical, philosophical studies

Law

Mass comms, documentation

Architecture, building, planning

Combined

Biological sciences

Engineering and technology

Agriculture and related subjects

Subjects allied to medicine

Computer sciences

Social studies

Creative arts and design

Business, admin studies

Education

Progression from year of entry

Status Full-time Part-timeFD progress – same institution 67% 63%FD repeat – same institution 13% 15%FD progress – new institution 0% 0%FD repeat – new institution 0% 0%Any FD study 80% 79%Change to honours or higher 6% 2%Change to other HE course 1% 1%Any HE study 87% 82%Change to FE level course 1% 3%Not studying 11% 15%

• Performance indicators

• Unistats

• Regional profiles

• Research degree qualifiers

Public information

• Annual publication

• Section on each region

• Wide range of data

• Under review

Regional profiles

Where do students come from Y&H

• User driven

• Compare subjects

• Broad range of data

• Syndicated to UCAS

Unistats

• Participation

– POLAR

– New university challenge

• Strategic subjects

• Living at home

• Part-time completion

• Progression from FE

Research

POLAR

A new University challenge

• Trends in students living at home

• 60% institution maintained

• Correlated with

– Non-continuation

– Entry qualifications

– Sex

Living at home

Proportion of students living at home

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

1996

-97

1997

-98

1998

-99

1999

-200

0

2000

-01

2001

-02

2002

-03

2003

-04

2004

-05

2005

-06

2006

-07

Academic year

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Questions