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The North East Uni Connect Programme The North East Uni Connect Programme Impact Report Universities Durham University Newcastle University Northumbria University Teesside University University of Sunderland Colleges Bishop Auckland College City of Sunderland College Darlington College Derwentside College East Durham College Gateshead College Hartlepool College of Further Education Middlesbrough College Newcastle College New College Durham Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Stockton Riverside College The Northern School of Art Tyne Coast College IMPACT REPORT 2020 Overview Participation in Higher Education in the North East This update shares data on the work of the For example, evaluation of the FutureMe Figure 1 shows the UCAS higher education Figure 1: UCAS 18 Year Old Entry Rate by Year and Region (UCAS North East Uni Connect Programme1 from its Year 9 Mentoring Programme in 2018/19 has entry rate for 18 year olds5 in the English End of Cycle Report 2019) launch in 2017 until August 2020. The North shown a statistically significant positive impact regions; although improving, the 18 year East Uni Connect Programme is a partnership on students’ academic self-efficacy. old entry rate in the North East of England of universities and further education colleges remains the second lowest in the country, and in the North East region, working together With schools and colleges facing immense significantly below the English average. to support young people in the North East difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, young people from disadvantaged In the North East, our focus is targeted on think about their futures and how higher 2 education can help them reach their goals. background are affected disproportionately . 92 wards. These wards were selected based We are one of 29 partnerships of the National The Centre of Economic Performance at on low participation in higher education for Uni Connect Programme which is funded by the London School of Economic warns, that 18 and 19 year olds relative to GSCE-level the Office for Students to deliver outreach in ‘without policy action to counter the threat, attainment. unprecedented economic and education areas where higher education participation Since the launch of Uni Connect, we have of young people is low, in particular where it shocks could inflict long-term ‘scarring’ effects, damaging future life prospects for young engaged with students in all 92 target wards, is lower than expected based on GCSE-level 3 engaging over 50% of the target population in attainment. Uni Connect started in January people’ . In fact the Prince’s Trust reported that young peoples’ outlooks for the future 87 out 92 wards. Figure 2: Sample Target Wards in the North East with Ward 2017, since then the 29 partnerships of Penetration11 universities, colleges and other local partners have already been affected with 44% of 16 to The benefits of attending higher education have offered activities, advice and information 25-year olds reporting that their aspirations on individual and society levels have been on the benefits and realities of going to higher for the future are now lower as a result of the widely documented, such as lower crime pandemic and over a third reporting they have rates, increased life expectance, better mental education. 4 ‘lost hope’ for the future . health and greater social mobility, even over Our FutureMe programme of activity is offered generations6. to students in these targeted areas, schools Uni Connect partnerships are in a powerful 7 and colleges. Students taking part in FutureMe position to support young people not only Over 87% of the target students we engaged 8 will have access to a range of activities and in these challenging times, giving them the so far live in the 30% of most deprived events to support them in considering their skills and support needed to make informed neighbourhoods of England (see Figure future options and learning about educational decisions about their future and regain lost 3). Those underrepresented in higher pathways available to them. Since 2019, we hope. However the Uni Connect programme, education due to social, financial, cultural or are also providing a single point of contact which funds the North East Uni Connect geographical barriers are more likely to be for teachers and advisers in the North Programme’s work, is due to end in July 2021, excluded from the benefits higher education East, signposting and improving access with future funding yet to be confirmed by has on individuals as well as society. to information and support to encourage the Office for Students. We are working to Despite young people from disadvantaged9 progression to higher education through embed sustainable practice in the region’s areas being 61% more likely to enter higher our outreach hub Outreach North East. The target schools, while urging the Government education than they were ten years ago, young outreach hub also provides a platform for to continue funding our work. people from the most advantaged areas were wider collaboration. still more than twice as likely to enter higher 10 We work closely with schools, colleges, Local education as the most disadvantaged . Enterprise Partnerships, local authorities and other stakeholders not only to deliver outreach Figure 3: No. of target students engaged by IMD Decile activity, but also to develop evidence around effective practice in widening participation through evaluation of its impact on our students. 2 | | 3 IMPACT REPORT 2020 The North East Uni Connect Programme’s Work Higher Education Participation and Student Attitudes In order to address low participation rates, we have been working with Our outreach work is aimed to be sustained education, which could be an indication of a institutions in the region to support and enable target students to make and progressive, which means we intend to positive impact of student finance-focused engage students throughout years 9-13 with activities. informed decisions about their future. a range of interventions over a period of Since the launch of the Uni Connect time. We work with the Office for Students, Furthermore, despite being motivated in programme, over 25,000 students in Uni 25064 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service their studies and believing higher education Connect target wards assigned to the North Target Student Participants (UCAS), Higher Education Statistics Agency is possible, only 34% of the North East respondents to the 2019 survey felt that East Uni Connect Programme have been 6610 (HESA) and Higher Education Access Tracker engaged in activity. Over 6,600 activities were (HEAT) in order to measure the long-term higher education was for people like Activities Delivered delivered, engaging over 160 secondary impact on students’ progression to higher them, highlighting the need for ongoing engagement to change attitudes towards schools and colleges in the region. 116 education. This data will become more and higher education, especially with the Covid-19 Schools and Colleges Engaged more meaningful each year as more cohorts Figure 4 shows a breakdown of the number of we have worked with reach an age at which pandemic impacting students’ aspirations and activities delivered and the number of target young people typically apply to higher hopes for the future, and disproportionately students engaged in the different types of education. affecting disadvantaged young people. activities. Since the launch of Uni Connect, we have The latest CFE survey13 results (2019, Wave Mentoring and Skills & Attainment sessions increased the number of students engaged 2) for young people in the North East of were most commonly organised, including in activity year-on-year. Activities showed England show that potential barriers to higher an intensive Year 9 face-to-face mentoring a promising up-ward trend, however the education remain manifold, including getting programme and a range of third-party Covid-19 pandemic resulted in hundreds of appropriate grades (21%), the desire to work provider sessions such as David Hodgson’s activities being cancelled between March and earn money right away (18%) and still ‘The Buzz’, Medical Mavericks and Enact and July 2020. Despite the massive impact being undecided whether they wanted to go delivered in schools, as well as a wide variety these unprecedented times are having, we are to higher education (15%). of skill-focused session delivered in colleges. proud to have been able to swiftly adapt our delivery to the needs of students and school. Most students were engaged in General Interestingly, only 10% named costs as the More information on our response to the HE Information activities, which include our main reason they might not go on to higher wide range of Higher Education Ambassador pandemic can be found on page 5. sessions. Figure 5: What is the main reason you might not go on to higher education? (CFE Wave 2, 2019, n=1071) Figure 4: Activities and target students engaged by activity type (left) and academic year (right)12 Figure 5: How much do you agree with the following statements about higher education? ‘It is for people like me’ (CFE Wave 2, 2019, n=2647) 4 | | 5 IMPACT REPORT 2020 Response to Covid-19 Pandemic Endnotes With lockdown measures being in- In 2020/21 the North East Uni Connect 1 Formerly known as ‘North East Collaborative Outreach Programme’ or NECOP. troduced and school closures Programme continues its work with schools and colleges to support them and 2 Montacute, R. (2020) Social Mobility and Covid-19. The Sutton Trust. impacting from March 2020, we 3 Major, L.E., & Machin, S. (2020) Covid-19 and social mobility. London School of started adapting our delivery their students in these challenging times. In light of the new obstacles schools, Economics. formats as soon as possible to 4 Prince’s Trust (2020) The Aspiration Gap. ensure as many students as possible colleges and students are facing, we remain responsive to their needs and offer 5 The 18 year old entry rate refers to the proportion of the 18 year old population who can access our outreach activities a blended delivery approach.
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