We are joined by Lesley McDowell, Funding Information Services Manager from The Student Loans Company, who is here to share a number of important updates. Post deadline applications The deadline for new undergraduate student applications was at the end of May. The continuing student deadline is at the end of […]
Wonkhe: Secret life of Students
Did you have the chance to make it to Wonkhe’s Secret Life of Students event? Don’t worry if not, we have the breakdown here for you. Whether you catch their Wonkhe Monday email as your weekly temperature check on all things HE, listen to their Wonkhe show podcast or go […]
The Augar response
As government responds to the 2019 Augar review, there has been plenty of media coverage. We aim to bring insight from across the sector here into one place, with a range of voices from across the sector. We’ll try to keep this page updated as the story develops and keep […]
Unlocking Opportunity: The Impact of a Criminal Record on Access to
Higher Education
This blog has kindly been contributed by Charlotte Brooks, PhD Researcher (ESRC funded) at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham. What is a Criminal Record? In the United Kingdom a criminal record could include information about convictions and cautions, regardless of sanction. For professions and regulated […]
Prospective students will judge you by your website, why personalisation is imperative.
This blog is brought to you by Craig Nathan-Moss, Account Director at Revolution Viewing. Remember when Coca-Cola started printing popular first names on their bottles and cans? With the soft drink industry under heavy scrutiny regarding sugar content, the public have of late, looked for healthier alternatives. In the US, […]
How storytelling can enhance your Student Ambassador scheme
Chantal Goldsworthy, former Student Ambassador Manager from University of Gloucestershire, discusses how student ambassadors can share their own personal stories to enhance visitor connection and allow prospective students to imagine what their life at University might look like. What is it about a story? Well let me tell you one. […]
Role of the HELOA Office
When we think of HELOA, we often think of the Group meetings, training and networking events, but we don’t always think of the back of house activities which keeps the association going. Yes there is a team of volunteers at group and national level which changes from time to time, […]
Potential impact of Level 3 reform on widening participation
Ria Bhatta, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at Pearson, discusses how the Level 3 reform may impact widening participation Last week Nadhim Zahawi, the Secretary of State for Education, made the welcome announcement that there would be a one-year delay to the Level 3 reform. This means that the forthcoming de-funding […]
HELOA Communicating with you
Well another summer full of headlines for education, who would have guessed? We’ve had talk of grade inflation, returning exams, gliding back and within it all, a number of really positive stories from students heading off to their university choices in a matter of weeks. As a fresh academic year […]
Covid safe events and the transition back to in-person Open Days
Nicola Breeze, Events Officer at Edge Hill University, shares how the University has approached returning to running in-person Open Days, in a safe and Covid-secure way. In March this year, after a year of delivering our Open Days, Applicant Visit Days and outreach activity virtually, we started to discuss plans for […]