Access to HE national conference
Past Access to HE conference notes and presentations
Thursday 18 June 2009
This year's conference included discussion of theAccess to HE
data
trends survey -final report,
and provided an update on QAA's current work on
Access to HE, including development of grading.
A hundred delegates attended this year's conference, held in Birmingham
on 18 June, which focused on the theme 'Access to HE Diploma: a qualification
for the future'. 
QAA's chief executive Peter Williams addressed the conference and took the
opportunity to reflect on the 20-year history of the national Access to HE
framework. Recalling the work undertaken by QAA and its predecessors, he
remarked on ‘the history of demonstrable achievement and resilience
of the scheme’ and its value in enabling 20,000 adults a year to be
prepared for higher education. Harvey Woolf, Chair of the Access Qualification
Development Group, reflected on the development of the Access to HE qualification.
The conference also provided an opportunity to hear from those involved in
the grading pilots and discuss questions about the implementation of grading.
Presentations
Reflections on Access to HE qualification developments (PDF)
Beyond grading (PDF)
Access to HE Data trends survey - what did we learn? (PDF)
Data trends follow up project - what more do we need to know? (PDF)
Wednesday 13 June 2007
This conference marked the launch of the new Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma and 10 years of QAA's guardianship of the Access Recognition Scheme.
The morning session looked at the context for the change and current good practice in the field, including the development of new courses. The keynote speaker was Bill Rammell, Minister of State for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning.
Images from the conference 07
Thursday 25 May 2006
Conference presentations PDF | Power Point Presentation
'Pathways to higher education: Access courses' was presented to conference delegates and describes patterns of progression into HE of students who took Access courses in 1998-99.
HEFCE press release - Access courses remain an important route to higher education