WP Co-ordinators meeting Thursday 10th September 2015 Reach wp partnership WP Co-ordinators meeting Thursday 10th September 2015

REACH NEW APPOINTMENTS Chris Edmonston Reach WP Partnership Manager Christine.reach1@gmail.com 0116 2491513 Hazel Mason Reach Development Officer Hazel.mason1@gmail.com 0116 249 1511 Kath Johnson Reach Lead for College Higher Education [CHE] Kathryn.Reach1@gmail.com 0116 2491512 Leanne Herbert Reach Lead for Disability lherbert@dmu.ac.uk 0116 2491512 (REACH Hub) REACH Hub Crown Hills CLC Gwendolen Road Leicester LE5 5FT REACH WEBSITE www.reach.ac.uk

Reach Current and past projects JEM English and Maths HE Experience Sports Visit Goal setting workshops Taster Days

What are we working on now? Collaborative activities promoting Health and Social Sciences, Engineering, Leisure Services, Sport Science, English and Maths Activities and support for students with a disability, assessment tools, specialist mentors Post 16 activity to promote Engineering vocational routes at post 16 – Progression Programme Interactive Summer conference for teachers and practitioners Teacher CPD – recognising disabilities, Behaviour Management, Curriculum Reforms, downloadable support materials etc Research and action forum as a test bed to inform planning and developments Under development - Parental Engagement Activities

REACH Activity 2014-2015 *127 Activities *4761 Participants * These figures represent REACH activity and not necessarily the whole WP activity undertaken by the individual Universities.

College Higher Education (CHE) Working in partnership with REACH NNCO www.reach.ac.uk

What is College Higher Education? An alternative route to gaining a University Degree Students study for their undergraduate programme in a College environment

What types of courses are on offer at undergraduate level at College? Professional and Technical Qualifications with a focus on employability such as: Animal Management Artistic Makeup and Special Effects Business – including Business and Finance, Business and Law, Business and Accounting, Business and Computing Construction including Building and Engineering Services and Building Studies Computing including Computer Science, Computer Gaming, Computer Programming and Development Creative Sound Technology Early Years and Early Childhood Practice, Children , Families and Community Health Engineering including Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering Equine Management Education and Training Fashion Footwear Graphics and eMedia Hospitality Management and Events Management Horticulture and Conservation Management Performing Arts including: Musical Theatre, Dance, Acting and Technical Theatre Photography including Photography with Video, Creative Media Production and Digital Film Technology Sports Science, Sports Development, Sports Coaching Space Engineering Travel and Tourism Uniformed Public Service

What level of course is offered at College? Honours Degree (Top Up) Foundation Degree (FD) Higher National Diploma (HND) Higher National Certificate (HNC) Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA)

What’s the difference between a College Degree and a University Degree?

The East Midlands Context Who offers Higher Education in the East Midlands? 19 Further Education Colleges 8 Universities I University College How many students are studying towards an undergraduate or graduate programme? 125k FTE HE students on undergraduate and post graduate How many are studying in FECs? 8k registered in FECs (0ver 6%)

Which Colleges offer Higher Education Courses locally?

Is a College Higher Education Degree valued in the same way as a University Degree? Does the government view the degrees offered by Colleges differently? No, not at all. They are governed by the same rules and provide the same access to tuition fees and maintenance loans as with Universities Is the degree the same quality if I study it at a College? Yes. Most College degrees are ‘validated’ by a partner University. Which Universities have validated the College degrees? De Montfort University, Loughborough University, Nottingham Trent University, the University of Bolton, Warwick University, University of Derby and Aston University

For more information visit our website www.reach.ac.uk

REACH disability Disability Specific HE Experience Days Preparation for HE activity, such as ‘Independent study skills for students with SPLD’s’ Disability & Mental Health Support Assemblies  Mental Health Roadshow’s DMU Thrive (Disability & Employability Workshop) Staff CPD (DSA, AS, SPLD’s, YMHFA)