Name of Policy

ADMISSIONS

Lead Responsibility

ANNE RICHARDS

Committee Responsibility

WP GROUP

EWASSC

Date of Assessment

OCTOBER 2005 (FOR 2004 ENTRY)

1. Is the purpose of the policy clear and still relevant?

YES, AND WAS REVISED DURING THE 04/05 ACADEMIC YEAR

2. Is it clear in the policy statement who is intended to benefit from the policy?

YES

3. Analyse the monitoring data arising from implementation of the policy and complete the following:

Is there any indication that the policy could have a differential impact on:

State Evidence Base and Source Documents

All data is taken from UCAS Datasets for full-time degree students entering in 2004. NMAS and GTTR do not produce such data so analysis at this level is not possible for PGCE or Diploma Nursing students.

Yes

See attached report

No

Ratio of applications:accepts for all students is 5.1:1

Ratio of applications: accepts for students declaring a disability is 4.1:1

However overall % of UCAS accepts decreased from 5.77% in 2003 to 4.85% in 2004.

No

The institution continues to attract a larger percentage of female applicants due to the academic profile including Health and Education related courses. That said there are specific initiatives in place to try to overcome gender barriers to the professions, e.g. taster courses to attract Males into Primary Teacher Training courses.

Yes

No

Information not collected

Yes

No

Information not collected

No

Ratio of applications:accepts for all students is 5.1:1

Ratio of applications:accepts for students over 21 is 4.0:1

Yes

No

Not collected

Yes

No

Not reported as no students were refused entry in 2004 on the basis of a criminal conviction

4. Are there any issues which merit further consideration through a full impact assessment process?

To be discussed by WP Group