Access to the Professions Subject Specific Programmes across our Faculties
Apr 01, 2015
Access to the Professions
Subject Specific Programmes across our Faculties
1. Access to professions – political backdrop
2. Programmes we offer
- how we target local pupils
- programme structures
3. Snapshot of our programmes
4. Questions
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Key Themes
• Unleashing Aspiration: The Final Report of the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions Milburn
• Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers: A Strategy for
Social Mobility Nick Clegg 2011
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Not for the likes of me!
Reports state access to the professions is key to promoting social mobility
Access to the Professions at the University of Sheffield
• PPP• Law, Accountancy, Architecture,
Regional & Town planning, Landscape
• Medicine (SOAMS)
• Dentistry (ADOPT)
• STEM
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Who is eligible ? • Local pupils (S Yorkshire North Notts Derbyshire)
• Targeted using the following considerations: families who have no experience in HE low higher education participation neighbourhoods lower socio-economic groups (using a basket of indicators) minority ethnic groups under-represented in HE children with a disability looked after children
• And• pupils who have personal or family circumstances which have
affected aspirations, expectations and potential academic achievement
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Aim of the Schemes• Break down barriers real or perceived
• Provide insight into university life Q: Is university for me ?
What’s involved in studying for a degree?
Is there another way ?
• Do I want to be work in this subject area / profession?
Q: What do they do?
Where would I work?
What else could I do?
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• Intro event (with parents/carers)
• Study Skills• Revision & Exam Techniques • UCAS Advice and Guidance• Preparing for life as a student• Celebration event
Generic ActivitiesAll programmes
Snapshot of our programmes
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Year 12 ActivitiesLaw
• HMP Doncaster Prison Visit- Tour a Wing & Education
Facilities
- Meet prisoners on the Buddy System
- Talk to Prison Guards-find out about prison system
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Year 12 Activities - Law
Law Conference – • Careers Advice & Guidance
• Guest Speakers-Barristers/Judges/Solicitors
• Taster Sessions
• Mooting Session
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Year 12 ActivitiesArchitecture
Information Commons Activity
• Architects of the new Information Commons Building – RMJM talk through the process and tour of the building
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Year 12 Activity – ArchitectureField Trip to London
• London Eye
• Tate Modern
• Millennium Bridge
• St Paul’s Cathedral
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Building a “Sitooterie”
• Team work activity
• Project Planning
• Skills & role analysis
• Practical build exercise
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Celebrating Success2010 Entry cohort
• 35% of the PPP cohort progressed to study at universities around the country.
• Out of 139 who started the programme, 23 came here and 26 are known to have gone elsewhere
2005 -2010 entry: we have had
• 86 PPP students come here to study
• 185 are know to have gone to other Unis
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SOAMS•Running for 9 years
•Registered school & colleges
•Medicine and allied careers
•Y9-Y13 Participants (2 points of intake)
•Working with 350 pupils at any time
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SOAMS
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ADOPT•Dentistry & allied careers•Similar model to SOAMS post 16 activities•Running for 5 years•Y12-13 (Post 16 only)•Currently: 9 studying at Sheffield 5 elsewhere 11 holding offers to start Dentistry 2011 3 for other courses 2011•Activities: See brochure
STEM : Science & Engineering• Y9 / Y12
• Groups of 60-90 pupils
• 3 Taster sessions from departments
• Campus Tour
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What do students think?
“It is probably the
main reason I came to
the University
of Sheffield”
“It had a major effect on me, gave me an
insight into university life, and was a
contributing factor in my decision to study at
Sheffield University.“
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