1. ADMISSIONS TO HIGHER EDUCATION Achieving excellence, fairness and efficiency 27 November 2007 WORKING WITH UCAS IN THE FUTURE Anthony McClaran Chief Executive

2. OVERVIEW 5.The applicant journey: joining up admissions and finance 2.Advanced Diplomas: preparing to admit diploma students 1.‘PQA’ and the work of the Delivery Partnership 3.The review of the Tariff 4.Progressing with vocational qualifications

3. 1. ‘PQA’ and the work of the Delivery Partnership  Adjustment of choices Achievements  Code of Practice on Feedback  Extension of Entry Profiles

4. 1. ‘PQA’ and the work of the Delivery Partnership  Art and Design reform Unresolved areas  The ‘gathered field’  Timings and adjustments

5. 2. Advanced Diplomas: preparing to admit diploma students  Comprehensive information and communication strategy: -HEIs -Schools - Parents -Pre - applicants  UCAS has key role to play  Member of HE Engagement Partnership Board  Tariff for the Advanced Diploma

6. 3. The review of the Tariff  The next steps  Why review?  Challenges: balancing volume with relevance for progression  Consultation

7. 4. Progressing from vocational qualifications  A level progression rate to HE: 84% Vocational Level 3 progression rate to HE: 51% (Source: Youth Cohort Study 11)  The invisibility of vocational qualifications  Positive responses: -Monitoring admissions and progression -Clarity of entry requirements (Entry Profiles) -Tariff “The provision of the UCAS Tariff appears to have had a positive effect on the acceptance of qualifications other than GCE A levels – VCEs in particular – by admissions staff.” (Source: Action on Access 2006)

8. 5. The applicant journey: joining up admissions and finance  Service will begin to operate during the 2009 entry cycle “Our vision is to bring together online applications for university and college with applications for student finance.” Inspiring the Student Finance Service, January 2006  Agreement reached between UCAS and SLC on data sharing

9. Anthony McClaran Chief Executive Rosehill New Barn Lane Cheltenham GL52 3LZ t: +44 (0) 1242 544990 f: +44 (0) 1242 544959 e: a.mcclaran@ucas.ac.uk