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News10 August 2023

New report: Addressing gaps in the participation of sandwich courses

Report maps out barriers and potential solutions for widening participation students accessing and completing sandwich courses
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TASO has launched a new report exploring the barriers faced by students from widening participation (WP) backgrounds in courses that involve a work experience placement – also known as ‘sandwich courses’.

Having identified gaps in the evidence around participation in sandwich courses, TASO commissioned a project to map out the barriers students from WP backgrounds face in accessing and completing these courses, and potential solutions to these barriers.

We appointed two providers to work with us on the project:

Key findings – University of Surrey

Key findings – NTU

In response to the findings, TASO recommends higher education providers:

Findings from both research strands have been used to develop two Theories of Change (ToCs) which we hope the sector will use to support them in their own work in this area.

Download the summary report: Addressing gaps in the participation of sandwich courses

Download the University of Surrey’s research report: Improving access to, and success on, sandwich courses for students from widening participation backgrounds

Download NTU’s research report: Exploring equality gaps in the uptake of sandwich courses and placements

If you have any questions about the report, or would like the report in another format, you can get in touch with us at info@taso-db.robin.thebureaulondon.com.