Undergraduate law admissions: data on candidates applying through non-traditional routes

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Dear University of Sheffield,

I would like to request the following data relating to all law courses (i.e. both the single honours LLB or BA and any joint honours law courses) offered by your university.

I am requesting the data for candidates who received offers for one of the aforementioned law courses in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 admissions cycles (I refer to these candidates as ‘the offerholders’).

If the data for 2018/2019 is not available for whatever reason, please provide it for 2016/2017 (I am looking for at least two admission cycles’ worth of data, in order to ensure that it is reliable).

I request the following data for each admissions cycle:

1. The total number of offerholders for the aforementioned law courses.

2. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or had completed BTECs as their most recent qualification.

3. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or had completed a Higher National Diploma (‘HND’) or Higher National Certificate (‘HNC’) as their most recent qualification.

4. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or had completed an Access to Higher Education diploma as their most recent qualification.

5. The number of offerholders who received offers while planning to resit their A-levels. (These individuals will show up on your system as having completed one set of A-levels already, with predictions for at least one other A-level).

I look forward to hearing from you. Let me know if I can be of assistance in any way.

Yours faithfully,

Samira El Amein

Anne E Cutler, University of Sheffield

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Dear Ms El Amein
I write in response to your recent Freedom of Information request to
Sheffield University.
No offers were issued to applicants presenting HNDs/HNCs; data showing the
numbers of offers issued to applicants presenting BTECs, Access to HE
Diplomas and resat A Levels is attached.

I am required under the Act to inform you that if you have cause for
genuine complaint regarding our reply to your request for information, you
should within 60 days of receiving this response, write to the University
FOI Unit, The University Secretary’s Office, Sheffield University, Western
Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN or email [University of Sheffield request email]
explaining why you are not satisfied with the result.

If you still remain unsatisfied with the University's decision, you will
be entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Anne Cutler

The University Secretary’s Office

University of Sheffield

Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TN

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On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 at 09:52, Samira El Amein <[1][FOI #603840 email]>
wrote:

Dear University of Sheffield,

I would like to request the following data relating to all law courses
(i.e. both the single honours LLB or BA and any joint honours law
courses) offered by your university.

I am requesting the data for candidates who received offers for one of
the aforementioned law courses in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 admissions
cycles (I refer to these candidates as ‘the offerholders’).

If the data for 2018/2019 is not available for whatever reason, please
provide it for 2016/2017 (I am looking for at least two admission
cycles’ worth of data, in order to ensure that it is reliable).

I request the following data for each admissions cycle:

1. The total number of offerholders for the aforementioned law courses.

2. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or
had completed BTECs as their most recent qualification.

3. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or
had completed a Higher National Diploma (‘HND’) or Higher National
Certificate (‘HNC’) as their most recent qualification.

4. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or
had completed an Access to Higher Education diploma as their most recent
qualification.

5. The number of offerholders who received offers while planning to
resit their A-levels. (These individuals will show up on your system as
having completed one set of A-levels already, with predictions for at
least one other A-level).

I look forward to hearing from you. Let me know if I can be of
assistance in any way.

Yours faithfully,

Samira El Amein

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