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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Reasonable adjustments (or accommodations) for disabled students

Higher education providers must provide a range of reasonable adjustments (or, particularly in the US context, ‘accommodations’) for disabled students to help them succeed on their course; for example access to assistive technologies, or extra time on tests.
- Attainment raising (post-entry)
- Belonging in HE (post-entry)
- Completion
- Retention
- Skills development
- Wellbeing
- Post-entry to HE
- Disabled learners
- Cost
  
  Medium cost
- Impact on aspirations / attitudes
  
  More evidence needed
- Impact on behaviour / outcomes
  
  More evidence needed
- Strength of evidence
  
  Weak evidence
Transition support into HE for disabled students (pre-entry)

Transition support aims to help disabled students transition into higher education.
- Completion
- Progression to HE
- Progression to own institution
- Retention
- Skills development
- Wellbeing
- Pre-entry to HE
- Disabled learners
- Cost
  
  Medium cost
- Impact on aspirations / attitudes
  
  More evidence needed
- Impact on behaviour / outcomes
  
  More evidence needed
- Strength of evidence
  
  Weak evidence

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Evidence interventions

Reasonable adjustments (or accommodations) for disabled students

Cost

Impact on aspirations / attitudes

Impact on behaviour / outcomes

Strength of evidence

Transition support into HE for disabled students (pre-entry)

Cost

Impact on aspirations / attitudes

Impact on behaviour / outcomes

Strength of evidence