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Title: The National Coordination Team for Widening Participation


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  • The National Co-ordination Team for Widening
    Participation
  • Mike Wray
  • Senior Policy Adviser

2
Outline
  • Definitions differences in education
  • Policy drivers
  • Funding available for HE learners
  • Support available in HE

3
Action on Access seeks to influence policy and
practice and support those working to promote and
enhance widening participation
  • Working with institutions and key stakeholders
  • Collaborating with partnerships, including
    Aimhigher
  • Promoting inclusion, equality and diversity

4
Definitions differences
  • A physical or mental impairment which has a
    substantial and long-term adverse effect on
    (his/her) ability to carry out normal day-to-day
    activities DDA, 1995
  • Specific learning difficulty
  • Blind/partial sight Deaf/partial hearing
  • Wheelchair/mobility

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Definitions contd.
  • Autistic spectrum disorder or Aspergers
  • Mental health difficulties
  • Unseen (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma)
  • 2 disability/special needs/medical condition
  • Other disability/special needs
  • Addiction/colour blindness/temporary??

6
Differences
  • SEN/EBD
  • School action, school action plus, statementing
  • Additional learning support
  • Disabled students allowances

7
Policy drivers
  • DDA 1995
  • SENDA 2001
  • DED 2005
  • Disability Equality Schemes (previously
    disability statements)

8
Statistics
  • 50 of young people into HE by 2010
  • Disabled people half as likely to have a degree
  • Disabled no qualification 23.2 employed vs.
    Non-disab. No qual. 60.1
  • Degree 75.7 vs 89.8
  • AGCAS research on first destination
  • 89.1 non-disabled graduates vs. 85.4 in some
    kind of work or study

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Participation rates
  • 6.5 of all UK domiciled students report
    disability in 2006/07 ? 2.6 in 94/95
  • 2.8 of all UK domiciled students report dyslexia
    (SpLD) in 2006/07? 0.39 in 94/95
  • 16-34 yr olds approx. 11 of all adults disabled
    (LFS) in Britain

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Disabled students allowances
  • Non-medical helper
  • 15,390 20,520
  • Major items of specialist equipment
  • 5,161 5,161
  • Other disability-related expenditure
  • 1,293 1,724
  • http//practitioners.studentfinanceengland.co.uk
    (finance packages)
  • Paper forms available at direct.gov.uk

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Support available
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Assessment/examinations
  • Teaching and learning
  • Accommodation
  • Learning support e.g. library assistance
  • Disability office (or Learning Support/Additional
    Learning Needs etc)

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Support in HE contd.
  • Pre-entry/transition support
  • Aimhigher associates scheme
  • Summer schools
  • Early induction (e.g. Derby, Bath Spa, UCLAN)
  • Mentoring (e.g. Brunel, Essex)

13
Summary
  • Disabled learners can and do study in higher
    education and have professional careers
  • Indicate SEN/additional needs on application
  • Apply early for DSAs
  • Contact/liaise with disability services in HE
    early

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Contact
  • Mike Wray, Senior Policy Adviser
  • Action on Access
  • Edge Hill University
  • Ormskirk
  • Lancashire
  • L39 4QP
  • info_at_actiononaccess.org
  • Telephone 01695 650850

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  • The National Co-ordination Team for Widening
    Participation
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