SLN: Uni Connect Vicky Speirs SLN:Uni Connect Project Coordinator East Sussex College Group Eastbourne and Lewes [email protected]. 2019/20 ESCG Uni Connect Students In Quintile 1,2,3 & 4 2020/21 cohort numbers – 1,690 77% of our Level 3 cohort are undertaking vocational programmes 88% of our cohort Live within quintiles 1 and 2. Last year saw 39% of our Uni Connect cohort progress into Higher Education as of UCAS final destination figures. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 80 70 70% said that (so far) Covid has not impacted 60 their progression plans after college. 50 40 30 30% said Covid has changed their progression 20 plans after college. 10 0 Has Covid change your plans? Yes No Change to virtual open days Making the right choice Impact of Understanding predicted entry criteria grades Digital Disadvantage Online learning Limited ‘Clickable’ Virtual Study overload Skills “I’m worried I will not get the full “Both my sisters are at uni, all uni experience, such as the social their lectures are online, and this side of things and this is very makes it difficult for them to important if I’m moving away learn sometimes.” from my friends and family” “It has not changed my mind about going but I am wary of the “My sister, she says it’s very fact that a lot of my friends are much different and cannot come paying ridiculous amounts of home but she says that she money to currently be attending would prefer to be at university class from their dorm rooms - so as she’s still in a learning if by Sep 2021 the uni situation is environment.” still the same I would consider deferring.” Worries Programme Digital Adapting of digital Deliver face resources delivered support to face where developed by activities to training via possible. Students bust myths. Peer Coaches https://sites.google.com/chrome.escg.ac.uk/go-further/home https://www.escg.ac.uk/support/go-further/ www.sussexlearningnetwork.org.uk gofurther_uniconnect_escg GoFurther_UniConnect_ESCG @GoFurther_SLN.