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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