Evidence toolkit

Our toolkit summarises the existing evidence on approaches to widening participation and student success for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. The evidence is presented by types of interventions.

Click through for detail on the efficacy and evidence of interventions.
Find out how approaches have been categorised on our ratings page.
We’ll be updating our toolkit as new evidence is produced. If you have evidence to share, please get in touch.

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Summer schools

Summer schools are a form of outreach comprising a range of activities organised during the summer holidays, including workshops, taster sessions and social activities. Summer schools often take place on campus but can also be delivered online.
- Attainment raising (pre-entry)
- Belonging in HE (pre-entry)
- Progression to ‘high tariff’ institution
- Progression to HE
- Progression to own institution
- Skills development
- Social / cultural capital
- Pre-entry to HE
- Cost
  
  High cost
- Impact on aspirations / attitudes
  
  Small positive impact
- Impact on behaviour / outcomes
  
  More evidence needed
- Strength of evidence
  
  Emerging evidence
Promoting self-advocacy for disabled students (post-entry)

Self-advocacy is the ability to speak up for yourself. It relates to an individual’s ability to manage their own environment effectively. Promoting self-advocacy involves supporting students to navigate and negotiate their learning.
- Belonging in HE (post-entry)
- Completion
- Retention
- Skills development
- Wellbeing
- Post-entry to HE
- Disabled learners
- Cost
  
  Medium cost
- Impact on aspirations / attitudes
  
  Small positive impact
- Impact on behaviour / outcomes
  
  Mixed impact
- Strength of evidence
  
  Emerging evidence

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Evidence interventions

Summer schools

Cost

Impact on aspirations / attitudes

Impact on behaviour / outcomes

Strength of evidence

Promoting self-advocacy for disabled students (post-entry)

Cost

Impact on aspirations / attitudes

Impact on behaviour / outcomes

Strength of evidence