Publications

21 April 2021

Evidence review: Supporting access and student success for mature learners

This review was designed to understand evidence around supporting HE access and student success for mature learners, with a view to informing future research on this topic.

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Mature learners

31 March 2021

An investigation into the relationship between outreach participation and KS4 attainment / HE progression

An analysis of the Higher Education Access Tracking (HEAT) Service’s dataset on the relationship between Key Stage 4 attainment and higher education progression.

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Attainment raising (pre-entry)
Progression to ‘high tariff’ institution
Progression to HE
Pre-entry to HE

27 January 2021

Supporting access and student success for learners with experience of children’s social care

This report summarises the findings from a research project assessing the evidence base on activities designed to support access and success in post-secondary education for learners who have had experience of children’s social care.

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Post-entry to HE

19 November 2020

Understanding the impact of interventions to address inequality in the student experience

TASO commissioned the Bridge Group and Coventry University to review the strength of evidence for interventions that higher education providers might use to reduce inequality gaps in the student experience. This summary report synthesises the review’s findings and recommendations with insights from TASO and our Theme Working Group on the student experience.

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Post-entry to HE

23 January 2020

The impact of interventions for widening access to higher education

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new research on widening access to higher education for the most disadvantaged students, commissioned by the newly established Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO).

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Attainment raising (pre-entry)
Belonging in HE (pre-entry)
Progression to ‘high tariff’ institution
Progression to HE
Pre-entry to HE