Reach (Access to High Demand Professions) Reach = National programme to increase progression to high demand, professional degrees from target schools and postcodes, est. Jan 2010. Second round of three year funding up to July 2016. 5 institutions: Glw – Medicine, Vet Med, Dentistry, Law St A – Medicine, Economics Edi – Medicine, Vet Med, Law, Architecture Abdn – Medicine, Law. All informally recognise Reach at each other and offer variety of support / guidance for pupils applying to professions, runing sessions in school &/or campus. Will talk about Reach in the WoS as ran by us, Glasgow.

Reach (Access to High Demand Professions) Reach = National programme to increase progression to high demand, professional degrees from target schools and postcodes, est. Jan 2010. Second round of three year funding up to July 2016. 5 institutions: Glw – Medicine, Vet Med, Dentistry, Law St A – Medicine, Economics Edi – Medicine, Vet Med, Law, Architecture Abdn – Medicine, Law. All informally recognise Reach at each other and offer variety of support / guidance for pupils applying to professions, runing sessions in school &/or campus. Will talk about Reach in the WoS as ran by us, Glasgow.

Glasgow snapshot Scotland’s leading ancient / research intensive University for Widening Access and Participation: longest running Summer School and in-school programme, Top Up. WA opportunity for 96 partner / target schools across 12 Local Authorities over 4,000 S4 – S6 school pupils taking part in WP activity during 13/14 Host to FOCUS West since August 2013 We aim to: raise aspiration aid preparation support application prepare for entry improve retention and success A bit of context …

Approach & Tactics Programme approach: general entry (Top Up, Summer School, Taster Weeks) subject specific entry (Access to Primary Education) professions entry (Reach) Comprising: promotional talks and events in-school activity on-campus experiences dedicated admissions process contextual data insight adjusted entry requirements targeted support Reach in the WoS = 96 schools with < 35% progression to HE Try to take a wide and long term view, integrate activity, establish productive partnerships, collaborate, be focused & flexible! Programme partnership is based on school progression rate, some schools take part in all, others just one: Top Up (<25% HE Progression) – 2000+, S5 & S6 SS (<27% HE Progression) – c. 200, S5 & S6 Taster Weeks (regional rather than HEP focus) - c. 200 in total, 3 weeks (two GCC, 1 D&G), S4 & S5 APE (<35% HE Progression) – c.50, S5 – S6 Reach (<35% HE Progression) – c.2000, S4 – S6

The Reach challenge xx An idea of scale and scope - rural and urban locations with a multitude of schools types The geography of the situation determined a lot of the structure of the programme and how it is delivered - schools are clustered by geographical location and numbers of pupils. PG Tutor teams can deliver in-person /school or online

Partnerships & Coordination Professional Academic Schools Delivery and content of programme Agree targets for annual entry Admissions agreements Local Authorities Crucial in the set up of the programme, e.g. identifying contact teachers Support the on-going co-ordination and delivery of the programme Schools Select appropriate pupils and support the delivery of the programme To work REACH relies on co-ordination through a series of partnerships that include: LA’s - Rather than us contacting 96 schools (26% of total schools in Scotland), the 12 LA’s helped to establish links and appropriate contacts within the schools themselves. Schools - Support by providing facilities and hosting sessions

Focused but flexible Open to S4-S6 pupils with interest and potential to study either Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry or Law S4 In-school / BBB session (clusters) Introduction to subjects incl. requirements for professional degree study Campus Day Lecture and topical case study tutorial with staff and current students We work with pupils from S4 to provide an early enough intervention to have an impact, providing guidance to pupils due to the exacting and demanding nature of the application process for professional subjects. Clustered by location – depending on number of pupils, may be more than 1 school per session (hosted by 1 school with others visiting) Remote locations of schools has prompted us to develop online sessions so we can deliver programme content to every school within our remit.

Thorough but enjoyable S5 In-school / BBB session (clusters) Introduction to research assignments set by each of the four professional schools Campus Week (June) Demonstrations, clinical skills, farm visit (Vet), lectures, tutorials (Vet Med, Dentist), mock-PBL (Med), moot (Law), UCAS and personal statement writing workshop, UKCAT/LNAT workshops Contact with staff and current students S6 Personal statement writing Campus Workshop (interview preparation) For applicants to Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Dentistry S5 assignment is assessed and introduces pupils to academic conventions helping to prepare them for university life. Campus Week assessment follows on from school sessions Vet school week in S5 particularly engaging and consistently rates highest in pupil feedback S6 interview workshops on campus

Robust yet personal Programme also includes: Access to the Reach VLE (Moodle) Admissions workshops for teachers & Local Authority staff Information and support for parents Advice and support on gaining relevant work experience Guidance on school subject choice Admissions agreements Pupils build up a Reach profile based on their completion of the assessed elements of the course and this can be used towards admission to the University of Glasgow and other HE partners. Workshops with teachers We can help find or put pupils in contact with work experience since this is often an issue for these pupils Admission agreements mean that grade tariffs and/or UKCAT scores can be adjusted based on successful completion of Reach - participation is considered in the decision making process.

Entrants from target schools 2012-13 Effective   2007-09 baseline 2012/13 2013/14 Medicine 15.1% (18) 29.2% (38) 29.8% (34) Dentistry 16% (10) 18.5% (10) 28.1% (16) Vet Medicine 18.8% (7) 16.7% (8) 16.3% (7) Law 11.8% (21) 12.6% (24) 13.1% (23) Aim is to increase entrants from target schools across the 4 disciplines to then gradually increase the numbers from MD postcode areas All pupils in target schools eligible to attend, data starts at 2012-13 since they were the first group of Reach pupils to go through the entire programme, from s4-s6. Progress in all areas, especially when consider that entrants dropped significantly in 2010/11 (after the baseline): Medicine 13.5% (12) Dentistry 15.3% (9.5) Vet Medicine 10.2% (4.5) Law 13.2% (25) A small change in numbers can make a big difference in % and still progress to be made, esp in Vet & Law.

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