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Becoming a STEM Enthusiast

A range of free videos about STEM subjects for outreach activities and staff development have been produced by the Becoming a STEM Enthusiast project:

Outreach - Making Choices: Why Choose STEM Subjects? (1 short clip, 1 long clip)

Outreach - Stepping Up:...

Action on Access

The Action on Access mission is to promote inclusivity and diversity, and the broadest possible access to higher education. They shape and influence both policy and practice and broker dialogue between policy-makers and practitioners. They also challenge...

Cogent Sector Skills Council

Cogent is the UK's industry skills body for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer businesses, and we also have a key role in meeting the skills needs of emerging technologies.

As an employer-led Sector Skills Council...

National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement

The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement [NCCPE] was established in 2008 as part of the £9.2m Beacons for Public Engagement initiative.

The Beacons for Public Engagement initiative is a four-year project designed to create a culture change...

National STEM Organisations

Below you'll find a list of national STEM providers whose work should be of use and / or interest to STEM practitioners:

BrightsideUNIAID

Our vision is of a society where all individuals are inspired and empowered to achieve their potential through...

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Widening Participation Conference Materials

Below are links to widening participation materials and presentations that have been delivered at various conferences over the years. The materials have been categorised along the lines of various themes.

Widening Participation - General Themes

So what do you mean by 'widening participation'?

Exploring the complexities of students' expectations and experiences of widening participation

Widening Participation in the 21st Century: A Decade of Learning

Diversity

Making sense of black and minority ethnic student learning experiences

Experiences of disability support for learners in post-16 education

Higher Education Students and Ethnicity - Lessons from Research

REACH (Researching Experience and ACHievement of Black and Minority Ethnic Students)

Developing an on-campus social enterprise model to widening participation to higher education among the young adults out of work, training and education

Understanding the Experience of Black and Minority Ethnic Students in HE and Shaping the Curriculum

The Inclusive Campus - institutional strategies, culture change and basic research

The experiences of students with 'higher national' qualifications at university

The Transition to HE

Working with community based partners to provide accessible routes into HE

Enabling student transitions into HE through taking an holistic approach to programme delivery

Student Success & Attainment

Enhancing Success for all Students

How Educational Discourse can be a Barrier to Student Success

Learning from the Data: Using institutional data to develop an audit tool to enhance student success

Teaching & Learning

A framework for whole institutional inclusive teaching practice

Structured personal tutoring to engage undergraduate students on professional programmes

Dispositions to Learn and Student Success