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The success of the Access to HE students is an example of widening participation in action

31/05/19 Yesterday’s Augar review praised the track record of Further Education Colleges’ Access to HE courses, which it argued, provide better value for money than University foundation year courses. This timely guest blog by Rt. Hon Sir John Hayes MP, former Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong[...]

Hartpury University and Hartpury College

Hannah, an MSci Equine Science student at Hartpury University, talks about why the Access to Higher Education was so important for her. ‘Get prepared, get ready’ – Access to Higher Education https://youtu.be/xJpfcUC0Ibo [...]

Career Coach

QAA has launched Career Coach, an online tool that helps match prospective students with the Access to HE programme that best supports their professional ambitions. Many Access to HE students choose their programmes based[...]

Cambridge University – HE21+programme

HE21+programme HE21+ is a collaborative outreach and mentoring programme between Lucy Cavendish College (in partnership with the other mature Cambridge Colleges) and the University of Cambridge itself. The project provides Further Education[...]

CAVA Student survey winner

Congratulations to Georgia, Access to HE Diploma (Health and Social Care) student from Cornwall College in Saltash, who won the £50 book token for completing the end of year student survey. We[...]

UCAS resources for mature undergraduate students

Please find a link to some useful UCAS resources for mature students: https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/student-life/mature-undergraduate-students

Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas and Season’s Greetings from everyone at CAVA

Thank you to everyone for your all your support and hard work again this year! It has been a pleasure working with you! Instead of sending Christmas cards in the post, we[...]

Nursing students to receive £5,000 payment a year

All nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nursing-students-to-receive-5-000-payment-a-year A

CAVA Student Awards – Outstanding Commitment to Study – Winner – Jack Farr

Every year, CAVA member colleges nominate Access to Higher Education Diploma students they believe have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to study. In 2019, Jack Farr from Warwickshire College Group was selected as[...]

CAVA Student Awards – Outstanding Academic Achievement – Winner – Dylan Hayden

Every year, CAVA member colleges nominate Access to Higher Education Diploma students they believe have demonstrated an outstanding academic achievement. In 2019, Dylan Hayden from Bournemouth and Poole College was selected as[...]