1. Beyond access Bahram Bekhradnia Director Higher Education Policy Institute

2. Beyond Access oIs a good subject oOur traditional view of access is inadequate oWe have to take a wide view of disadvantage oWhat happens in university is as important as who gets there

3. Non-economic benefits of higher education oAre real oAre substantial oHave both financial and social value oWider Benefits of Learning Group (http://www.learningbenefits.net/Pu blications/ResearchReports.htm)http://www.learningbenefits.net/Pu blications/ResearchReports.htm  Better health  Better parents  Better social integration

4. Likelihood of Depression

5. Likelihood of Excellent Health

6. Likelihood of Educational problems in children

7. Civic Engagement (Voting & activity in voluntary organisations) - Men

8. Attitudes (Gender and Race Equality and Political Cynicism) by Qualification

9. The widening disparity between male and female participation

10. … is essentially a school problem Source: DfES

11. Mature participation by gender Source: HEFCE (unpublished)

12. Part-time participation by gender Source: HEFCE (unpublished)

13. Nature of institution attended, by gender Source: HEFCE (unpublished)

14. Gender and class of degree Source: HEFCE (unpublished)

15. Subjects studied by gender Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency

16. The underperformance of boys is a world-wide phenomenon Men and women’s entry rate differences as a fraction of the sum of the rates Source: OECD, Education at a Glance (2004)

17. Lifelong and second chance education hardly exists in Europe

18. Average age of students on entry to HE Source: Eurostudent 2006

19. Part time provision hardly features in European HE Source: Eurostudent 2006

20. Drop-out – another problem created at school

21. Likelihood of drop-out is directly related to prior educational experience Source: HEFCE analysis of HESA data

22. HE drop-out rates in the OECD Source: OECD, Education at a Glance (2004)

23. The month of birth has a large impact on chances of progression to HE Source: HEFCE 2005 “Young participation in higher education”

24. September girls have more than 50% more chance of going to university than August boys – but it gets no worse Source: HEFCE 2005 “Young participation in higher education”

25. Beyond access Bahram Bekhradnia Director Higher Education Policy Institute