Understanding a Whole Institutional Approach to Widening Participation - AWARD

The Office For Fair Access (OFFA) are looking to appoint a supplier to undertake a review of national and international research and policy from the past decade (2006-2016). the successful bidder will be required to: 1. Analyse between 5-10 case studies from across the English higher education sector to establish what existing practice looks like in different contexts. This includes analysis of access agreements (data provided by OFFA) 2. Identify the best ways that institutions can evidence their approaches based on all of the above, produce a final report limited to 10,000 words that will outline their approach, methods and key findings 3. Produce a practical guide to support institutions to develop, sustain and evidence effective approaches.