PIs 2005/06: Widening participation of under-represented groups

PIs 2005/06 Index
Performance indicators in higher education in the UK 2005/06
Introduction
Guide to PIs
Summary
Using the UCAS tariff in the Performance Indicators
Notes to tables
Changes since last year
Adjusted sector benchmarks – technical notes and detailed information
Widening participation of under-represented groups
Definitions (applicable to tables T1 to T2)
Widening participation of students who are in receipt of disabled students allowance
Definitions (applicable to table T7)
Non-continuation rates
Definitions (applicable to tables T3, T4 and T5)
Projected outcomes – technical notes and detailed information (applicable to table T5)
Module completion rates
Definitions (applicable to table T6)
Research output
Research indicators - Technical notes and more detailed information
Employment of graduates
Definitions and technical notes (applicable to table E1)

These tables look at the percentage of students from state schools or colleges, specified socio-economic classes and low-participation neighbourhoods.

Table series T1 and T2 provide information about the participation of certain groups that are under-represented in higher education relative to the HE population as a whole. These indicators have been produced separately for young and mature students and for full-time and part-time students. All relate to students who entered the institution in the 2005/06 academic year. There are three widening participation indicators for young full-time entrants, which are shown in tables T1a to T1c.

They are:

the percentage of entrants who attended a school or college in the state sector
the percentage of entrants who were returned with National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) categories 4 to 7
the percentage of entrants whose home area (as denoted by their postcode) is known to have a low proportion of 18 and 19 year-olds in higher education.

The indicator used for full-time mature entrants is the percentage, in a slightly adapted form, who come from ‘low participation’ neighbourhoods. Around a quarter of mature entrants to first degree courses at a higher education institution have previously obtained a higher education qualification. When such students were originally in higher education, they would have been included in the participation calculations at that time. Therefore, for mature students, the participation indicator has been taken as the percentage of entrants who have come from a low participation neighbourhood and do not have a previous HE qualification. These are given in tables T2a and T2c.

For part-time students, the information available is often not as comprehensive as that for full-time students. In particular, information on NS-SEC and school type is not available. The participation indicator used is therefore the same as that for mature full-time students: the percentage of entrants who come from a low participation neighbourhood and have no previous HE qualification. This indicator is given separately for young and mature entrants in table T2b.


Table T1a	Young full-time first degree entrants 2005/06	[297kb .xls]
Table T1b	Young full-time undergraduate entrants 2005/06	[297kb .xls]
Table T1c	Young full-time other undergraduate entrants 2005/06	[85kb .xls]
Table T2a	Mature full-time undergraduate entrants 2005/06	[96kb .xls]
Table T2b	Part-time undergraduate entrants 2005/06	[297kb .xls]
Table T2c	Mature full-time other undergraduate entrants 2005/06	[260kb .xls]

The following sector tables provide some background information and context figures used in the derivation of the benchmarks.


Table SP1	Percentage of young full-time first degree entrants from under-represented groups, by Government Office region 2005/06	[20kb .xls]
Table SP2	Young entrants to full-time first degree courses by subject and entry qualifications 2005/06	[27kb .xls]
Table SP3	Mature entrants to full-time first degree courses by subject and entry qualifications 2005/06	[32kb .xls]
Table SP4	Percentage of young entrants to full-time first degree courses from state schools by subject and entry qualification 2005/06	[24kb .xls]
Table SP5	Percentage of young entrants to full-time first degree courses from NS-SEC Classes 4, 5, 6 and 7 by subject and entry qualification 2005/06	[24kb .xls]
Table SP6	Percentage of young entrants to full-time first degree courses from low participation neighbourhoods by subject and entry qualification 2005/06	[24kb .xls]
Table SP7	Percentage of mature entrants to full-time first degree courses from low participation neighbourhoods by subject and entry qualification 2005/06	[25kb .xls]


Definitions	General definitions of the terms used in the widening participation performance indicators.
Benchmarks	Technical information on how the benchmarks in these tables are calculated.
Notes	Some of the tables feature numbered notes which are referenced here.

Enquiries

Press: Call 01242 211120 or email pressoffice@hesa.ac.uk.
General enquiries should be sent to piteam@hesa.ac.uk.
Enquiries regarding the Performance Indicators Steering Group (PISG) should be directed to the HEFCE Press Office on 0117 931 7307