Outreach Evaluations Summary and Recommendations

Outreach

Objectives

• help students to make informed choices about university study
• assist students to enrol in higher education should they wish to do so
• widen participation to higher education amongst disadvantaged or underrepresented populations

Types of Activities

• Workshops and Talks
• Campus Visits
• Conferences, Summer Schools
• Residentials for Y10 & Y12
• Subject Tasters
• HE Information Sessions

Outreach Activity delivered September 2015 – December 2018

Participants

41,756 +33,304.8%

Contact Hours

8,579 +4,613.9%

Institutions

364 +2,700%

Activities

1,192 +119,100%

General HE Information	29.5%
Skills and Attainment	21.1%
HE Subject Insight	20.7%
HE Campus visit	17.7%
Exhibition	9.5%
Other	1.5%

Top Activities	Amt of Activities and students
1. Subject Specific	762	15,379
2. HE information	1,082	12,930
3. Fair	1,288	3,267
4. UCAS	1,361	1,972
5.Aspiration Day	1,426	1,609
6. Study Skills	1,478	2,695
7. Conference	1,582	1,391
8. Interview Preparation	1,600	385
9. Project	1,639	1,062
10. Enterprise Activity	1,644	334

Post 16	50.4%
Pre 16	38.1%
Other	11.5%

School	54%
HE Campus	20%
FE Campus	7.5%
Other	8.5%

Top Academic Areas – Amt of Activities and students
Generic	549	20,684
Sport and Exercise	151	4,167
Business	97	2,826
Art and Design	89	2,626
Media	73	1,621

Feedback after Outreach participation

• 92% would choose university
• 85% learnt new information
• 86% found sessions interesting

23,175 Evaluations analysed from Sept 2015 – Dec 2018*

*full report and findings available upon request

Participants

• reduced barriers
• increased familiarity with applying
• developed a greater understanding of higher education in order to make informed decisions about their futures.

Our Recommendations

for supporting learners to choose university

Pre-16	Post-16
Attend an Aspiration Day	Engage with Subject Specific Activity
Attend HE Information Sessions with Outreach	Attend a Subject Taster with an Academic
Involve learners with widening participation characteristics	Learn to apply to university with Personal Statements Workshop or UCAS sessions
Participate in a Residential or a Summer School.	Participate in one of our Conferences, a Residential or Summer School

Visit one of our campuses!

“I loved the lectures and activities, specifically the help with personal statements, portfolios and UCAS. I met the most fantastic people, the staff were brilliant, it was fun, educational, and has without a doubt helped me to finalise my decisions about university.”
– 17 year old girl, Year 12 Residential

Contact us

outreach@glos.ac.uk 01242 714528