National Collaborative Outreach Programme
(asked on 30th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have been contacted by the National Collaborative Outreach Programme in each region; and how many schools are working with the National Collaborative Outreach Programme.
The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) targets those areas of the country where progression into higher education (HE) is both low overall and lower than expected given typical GCSE attainment rates, in order to increase the proportion of disadvantaged young people in HE.
The Higher Education and Funding Council for England (HEFCE), who operate the NCOP, are currently collating data on outreach from the 2017 end of year monitoring returns, with a view to publishing the outcomes in spring 2018.
The Programme consists of 29 consortia undertaking outreach activity in geographical areas. The target wards and consortia that are working to close the HE participation gaps in these areas can be found via HEFCE’s website: