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ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
Read our current advice for prospective students applying to University of Gloucestershire.
Contextual Offers
We are committed to ensuring people from all backgrounds can access university. To support our widening participation work the University uses contextualised offers.
What are contextual offers?
Contextual offers are a type of contextual admissions where universities adjust their standard offer requirements for certain applicants. The University acknowledges that academic achievements can be influenced by various factors, such as socioeconomic background, school attended, and personal circumstances.
Each student will be considered on an individual basis by the Admissions Team. Information used will be primarily taken from the applicants’ UCAS application form and we will also take the following contextual information into consideration to make an offer at a reduced grade, for the course they have applied for. A student will be flagged to us if they meet one or more of the below criteria:
- The applicant has been in care or looked after for three months or more
- Home postcode is in a low participation neighbourhood – (POLAR/IMD Q1 &2)
- In receipt of or has been in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM)
- Attended a lower performing school / college
- Partnership institutions / Strategic alliance
- Students not supported by their family (estranged)
- Refugees and asylum seekers UCAS application form
- Students with caring or parenting responsibilities – Identified via UCAS application
- Military experienced students / Military family – UCAS application form
- Sustained participation in a recognised Outreach programme*
- Summer residentials*
- Mentoring projects*
- Sustained engagement with outreach activity
*With proof of agreed attendance or minimum engagement met.
To support the University to make an adjusted offer, we encourage applicants to complete all fields on their UCAS form.
For more information or to ask any questions contact [email protected] or [email protected]
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