CEO welcome to the 2023-24 academic year

Welcome to the 2023-24 academic year. I hope you had a pleasant and restful summer break. Celebrating 2022-23 outcomes As we step into this new academic year, let us take a moment to reflect on the previous year. Thank you to all members of our CAVA community for your continued hard work and tireless dedication […]


CAVA Committee Vacancies

The CAVA Board, CAVA Quality and Academic Development Committee (QuAD) and CAVA Student Advisory Committee (CSAC) are all seeking new members for the 2023-24 academic year.  CAVA Board The CAVA Board is seeking to appoint a new Council of Members FE representative (CAVA member applicants only). You can find more information in the CAVA Board […]


Guidance on the use of generative AI in Access to HE Diplomas

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been named as one of the UK government’s ‘five technologies of tomorrow’ and is already delivering wide societal benefits, across healthcare, climate science, and logistics. AI in Education Within education, AI has been used to improve the accessibility of information for students with learning difficulties; provide virtual tutoring for students who […]


Good Practice from Standards Management: Lincoln College

Each year QAA releases a benchmark for their expected achievement rate for Access to Higher Education (HE) Diplomas. Over the past four years it has been 78.4%. At CAVA, we pride ourselves on our above national average achievement rates, including a few colleges that have courses which are constantly above the national benchmark, including Lincoln […]


Good Practice from Standards Management: West Suffolk College

West Suffolk College has consistently demonstrated good practice in supporting their students’ achievement, particularly in their Access to HE Diploma (Counselling) course. Over the past three years, they have achieved an impressive average of 94.8% for their achievement rates, in comparison to the QAA national benchmark of 78.4%. To explore West Suffolk College’s consistently outstanding […]


Preparing for an Access to HE Diploma

September is fast approaching, which means a new cohort of Access to HE Diploma students are about to start their course. If that is you, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you to take the next step in your education and open doors to a wide range of degree courses and career opportunities. Starting […]