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Raising Standards, Inspiring Achievement MAKING IT COUNT: INVESTING IN DIVERSITY Sean Hargreaves Academic Operations Officer Reaseheath College
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Raising Standards, Inspiring Achievement
MAKING IT COUNT: INVESTING IN DIVERSITY
Sean HargreavesAcademic Operations Officer
Reaseheath College
Raising Standards, Inspiring Achievement
Reaseheath College
Specialist land based college
Two validating partners
Direct funding since September 2012
One of the best FEC performances under
new QAA HER methodology.
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Our students
Recruitment Profile: local/regional/national.
Growth of ABB profile of students: 237.5%
between 12/13 & 13/14.
Large population of students that fall
within the purview of WP.
PT/Mature/Low residual household
income.
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The Programme of Support
The Reaseheath Trust
The Reaseheath College Bursary
The National Scholarship Programme
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1. National Scholarship Programme
Measure of success: year to year progression and completion.
77% combined progression and success rate.
(12/13 & 13/14 allocations)
Some adjustment to criteria – some allocations went to ABC/ACC
students.(12/13, 13/14 & 14/15 allocations)
Direct targeting –via SLC portals
and College databases
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2. Reaseheath College Bursary Explained
£1,000 available to students on directly funded courses.
Caveats for awarding:• Household income of 25K or less.
• Attendance average of no less than 90%
Expectation of student to ‘consent to
share’ on student loan applications.
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2. RCB: College Commitment
Measure of success: number of allocations, progression and success.
Expected commitment of £79,000 from RHC in 2013/14.
(including FT students who fund without SLC assistance)
Actual commitment for 13/14 totalled £74,500.
The right of appeal: students
who are not awarded at
either allocation point can appeal their attendance
percentage.
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2. RCB: Its impact
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Under 25K Over 25K
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Bursary recipients 2013/2014
THE COMPOSITE PICTURE:
37.4% OF THE STUDENT BODY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REASEHEATH COLLEGE BURSARY IN 2013/14.
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2. RCB: Measuring Success – Allocations
Allocation Point Number of Non-allocations
January 12
May 3
Non-allocation fell by 75% between January and May 2014.
96.3% allocation at second payment point.
57.8% of all allocations went
to mature students (defined as over 21 years
old).
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2. RCB: Measuring Success – Progression
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Student outcome
Total number of students progressing
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2. RCB: Measuring Success – Award
classification
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1st Class/Distinction 2:1/Merit 2:2/Pass BSc (w/out honours) Pending (restudy) Withdrawals
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Award Classification
Classification of awards
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3. The Reaseheath Trust (RHT)*
Measure of success: number of allocations, progression and success**.
*RHT launched in January 2015. Its full effect will be reviewed in twelve months.
**Data will be reported on at the end of the current academic session.
Replaces the Access to Learning Fund (ALF).
Operates within the same parameters that the ALF did.
10 Emergency grants totalling £3,000 allocated in 2013/14.
No carry over and no return on ALF – all funds were allocated.
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4. Continued Investment
The Reaseheath College Internal Progression Bursary (RCIB)
Study Tour Support Fund (STSF)
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5. Looking ahead
Further analysis of each of the additional support programmes to contextual initial research.
First hand data collection – roll out of surveys to fully contextualise this initial research.
Continue to recruit, identify and support those students who wouldn’t normally access higher education.
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Questions?
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Thank you
Sean Hargreaves
Academic Operations Officer
01270 613284
