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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Foundation year programmes (post-entry)

Foundation year programmes are one-year introductory courses at the start of undergraduate university. They are designed to help students who may not meet the standard requirements for entry into university to develop skills and subject-specific knowledge, with the aim of increasing access to undergraduate studies, increasing course completion and raising attainment.
- Attainment raising (post-entry)
- Belonging in HE (post-entry)
- Completion
- Progression to ‘high tariff’ institution
- Progression to HE
- Progression to own institution
- Retention
- Skills development
- Social / cultural capital
- Post-entry to HE
- Cost
  
  High cost
- Impact on aspirations / attitudes
  
  More evidence needed
- Impact on behaviour / outcomes
  
  More evidence needed
- Strength of evidence
  
  Weak evidence
Online teaching and learning (post-entry)

Online Teaching and Learning is the support carried out in the absence of face-to-face contact.
- Attainment raising (post-entry)
- Completion
- Progression to employment
- Progression to own institution
- Progression to PG study
- Retention
- Skills development
- Post-entry to HE
- Cost
  
  Medium cost
- Impact on aspirations / attitudes
  
  More evidence needed
- Impact on behaviour / outcomes
  
  Mixed impact
- Strength of evidence
  
  Emerging evidence

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Evidence interventions

Foundation year programmes (post-entry)

Cost

Impact on aspirations / attitudes

Impact on behaviour / outcomes

Strength of evidence

Online teaching and learning (post-entry)

Cost

Impact on aspirations / attitudes

Impact on behaviour / outcomes

Strength of evidence