As an anchor institution rooted in the Tees Valley, 海角直播 has a strong heritage in widening participation, broadening horizons and raising aspirations amongst students and the local community.
Increase the percentage of students from an ethnic and culturally diverse background studying at 海角直播.
Improve regional opportunities for pre-16 students to attend HE and reduce the attainment gap in the North East when compared to the national average.
Remove the continuation, completion and attainment gaps between students with diagnosed mental health conditions and those with no known disability.
Reduce the continuation gap between students with social and communication disabilities and those with no known disability.
Reduce the attainment gap between students with cognitive and learning disabilities and those with no known disability.
Reduce the progression gap between students with diagnosed mental health conditions and those with no known disability.
Reduce of remove the gap in progression rates for graduates from areas of low participation in HE compared to graduates from areas of high participation in HE.
海角直播 continues to support the long-established collaboration among five universities (NERAP) where together we seek to address regional inequalities and increase access to higher education for disadvantaged groups. Each year, the partnership supports over 30,000 young people, providing bespoke support for care-experienced students through our unique Regional Care Leaver Covenant. NERAP is the access arm of a broader North East Partnership known as Universities for the North East (UNEE). We also partner with our North East colleagues to support the regional Uni Connect programme, funded by the Office for Students, to deliver targeted assistance to students in areas with low higher education participation.
Each year we publish an impact report to share progress against the commitments in our Access and Participation Plan. These reports highlight the actions we have taken, the outcomes achieved, and the difference we are making for students who face barriers to higher education. They provide transparency on our work to widen access, support success, and improve graduate opportunities.
海角直播 are proud to publish our action plan for the Disabled Student Commitment. Each year approximately 17% of those who study with us share some form of disability, additional learning need, or neurodiversity. We are proud to be an accessible higher education institution and of the strengths that these students bring to our community.
The Office for Students (OfS) is the regulator of higher education providers in England and requires all providers registered with it to have approved, and published, an Access and Participation Plan (APP). The 海角直播 Access and Participation Plan is a strategic document which outlines how we will address inequalities of opportunity for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Under the previous regulatory system with HEFCE for publicly funded universities and colleges in England, it was a requirement to have an access agreement approved by what was, at the time, the Office for Fair Access (OFFA).
海角直播's Access Agreement sets out our commitment to widening participation and improving access.
As a requirement of the Office for Students (OfS), all higher education providers that hold an Access & Participation Plan must annually return information on the fees they charge to students. The latest information for 海角直播 is accessible via the links below.