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PROGRESSION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN LONDON TO HIGHER EDUCATION 2007 to 2012 Sharon Smith, Hugh Joslin and Jill Jameson Prepared for Linking London partners by the Centre for Leadership and Enterprise in the Faculty of Education and Health at the University of Greenwich Authors: Sharon Smith, Hugh Joslin and Professor Jill Jameson Centre for Leadership and Enterprise, Faculty of Education and Health University of Greenwich [email protected] ++44(0)20 8331 9487 The authors would like to thank Sue Betts, Director of Linking London, the following sponsors: London Councils Young People’s Education and Skills, King’s College London, SOAS, University of London and Dr Linda Burke, Pro Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Education and Health, University of Greenwich for their support for this project and also thank Rachel Thompson for her work on the databases and tables. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Linking London, its member organisations or its sponsors, London Councils Young People’s Education and Skills, King’s College London and SOAS, University of London. Linking London Birkbeck, University of London Egmont House, 25-31 Tavistock Place London WC1H 9SF http://www.linkinglondon.ac.uk June 2015 Linking London Partners – Birkbeck, University of London; GSM London; Goldsmiths, University of London; King’s College London; Kingston University, London; London South Bank University; Middlesex University; Ravensbourne; Royal Central School for Speech and Drama; School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; University College London; University of East London; University of Greenwich; University of Westminster; Barnet and Southgate College; Bexley College; Bromley College of Further and Higher Education; City and Islington College; City of Westminster College; The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London; The College of North West London; Harrow College; Havering College of Further and Higher Education; Hillcroft College; Kensington and Chelsea College; Lambeth College; Lewisham Southwark College; Morley College; Newham College of Further Education; Newham Sixth Form College; Uxbridge College; Waltham Forest College; Westminster Kingsway College; City and Guilds; JISC London Region; London Councils Young People’s Education and Skills Board; Open College Network London; Pearson Education Ltd; TUC Unionlearn 2 Foreword I am delighted to introduce this report to you, and after some delay due to forces beyond any of our control, I recommend this report to you. This is the second report1 on the progression of college students in London to Higher Education (2007 – 12) that Linking London has commissioned from Sharon Smith, Hugh Joslin and Jill Jameson at the University of Greenwich. This report takes our understanding of London college learner progression another step further. In tracking nearly a quarter of a million level three students it allows us to see the work that colleges are doing to support progression. The addition of the Key Stage 4 data illustrates the work colleges have to do to compensate for lack of earlier achievement. For our universities it shows those institutions who receive college learners, some in considerable numbers, who are from some of the most economically deprived areas of London. For our Awarding Body partners it provides a snapshot of qualification achievement over time and its ability to support progression to higher study. There are lessons to be learnt for future planning: a focus on success and achievement and in some areas retention are things we all need to address, including how progression into the most appropriate higher level learning might be improved. This chimes with our partners desire to work collaboratively on a higher level skills policy for London. I commend this report to our partners, with thanks to Hugh, Sharon and Jill and with special thanks to the partners who funded this research: Yolande Burgess at London Councils Young People Education and Skills, Anne-Marie Canning at Kings College London and Marva Coudray at SOAS. As we plan our dissemination strategy for this important piece of research I look forward to working with others who are looking at complimentary aspects of progression work in the capital. Sue Betts Director of Linking London August 2015. 1 The first report we commissioned was entitled the ‘Progression of ‘College Learners to Higher Education In London 2005 – 2010’, supported by another report on the ‘Progression of Apprentices to Higher Education in London 20014 – 10’. These are available on our website www.linkinglondon.ac.uk 3 Contents Foreword ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 4 1. Executive summary ................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Terminology ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Key Results ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.1 Characteristics of the London college cohorts ........................................................... 8 1.2.2 Higher education progression trends ........................................................................ 9 2. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 Terminology ................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Policy context................................................................................................................. 14 2.3 Longitudinal perspective ................................................................................................ 16 2.4 London educational context ........................................................................................... 17 2.5 Structure of the report ................................................................................................... 19 3. Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Who is the tracked cohort? ............................................................................................ 20 3.2 The ILR – changes over time, classification and coding ................................................... 20 3.3 Linking to the Department for Education Key Stage 4 dataset ........................................ 21 3.4 Tracking HE achievement ............................................................................................... 21 4. Characteristics of the London college cohorts ..................................................................... 22 4.1 Age ................................................................................................................................ 22 4.2 Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 22 4.3 Age and Level 3 qualification type .................................................................................. 23 4.4 Gender ........................................................................................................................... 24 4.5 Gender and Level 3 qualification type ............................................................................ 24 4.6 FE Institution Type ......................................................................................................... 25 4.7 Breakdown of the cohort figures by individual college ................................................... 26 4.8 Breakdown of the cohorts by London borough .............................................................. 28 4.9 London borough and age breakdown ............................................................................. 29 4.10 London borough and Level 3 qualification breakdown ................................................ 31 4.11 Breakdown of the cohorts by educational disadvantage ............................................ 32 4.12 Disadvantage and qualifications studied .................................................................... 34 4.13 Disadvantage and London borough ........................................................................... 34 4.14 Level 3 sector skills areas ........................................................................................... 35 4.15 Ethnic breakdown of the tracked cohorts .................................................................. 36 4 4.16 Ethnic group and age breakdown .............................................................................. 37 4.17 Ethnic group and London borough breakdown .......................................................... 38 4.18 Ethnic group and Level 3 qualification type ................................................................ 39 4.19 Ethnic group and Level 3 subject area ........................................................................ 41 5. Progression to higher education .......................................................................................... 44 5.1 Overall longitudinal progression