Scotland’s Commissioner for Fair Access is an advocate for disadvantaged learners, leading efforts across the education system to achieve equal access to HE
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined October 2017
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It’s #CareExperiencedWeek!
You’ll find news and updates all this week on the #CareReview website. carereview.scot/care-experie…
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This report is 'welcome recognition' of progress and @RichardLochhead praises universities for giving more students from deprived areas, with disabilities or from BME communities an equal chance of success
Read @CommFairAccess 2019 annual report bit.ly/2XISU5I recognising Scotland as pace-setter in UK on fair access & highlighting need for: a national network of access & bridging programmes; bolder use of contextual admissions; & a step change in attitudes to articulation.
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BLOG: "A genuinely level playing field, is - almost - within our grasp." @CommFairAccess on what Scotland's Framework for Fair Access means for the sector, and students from our most deprived communities: bit.ly/2WVaGlG
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Delighted to see @ScotFundCouncil @CommFairAccess launch Scotland's Fair Access Framework and explore the path ahead for school, college, uni collaboration & action to widen participation & success.
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@uni_scot member Professor Peter Mathieson at launch of #frameworkforfairaccess: says to @CommFairAccess that he sees widening access as a serious moral responsibility. Access and excellence are complementary.
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Working together to deliver #fair access @RichardLochhead discusses widening access that will benefit society and create s level playing field into #HigherEducation in Scotland
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.@CommFairAccess on the benefits of Scotland's #FairAccessToolkit and @ScappScot - launched by @RichardLochhead at @EdinburghUni today with @ScotFundCouncil and @uni_scot ➡️ bit.ly/2vG0otU
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👏👍👏to the ‘short life’ working group who developed @ScappScot. 🙏 @SFC for funding our development coordinator. Exciting times ahead @CommFairAccess
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Principal of @EdinburghUni Professor Peter Mathieson welcomes everyone to the launch of the Framework for Fair Access this morning. He opens by sharing his own experience as the first in his family to go to university @CommFairAccess
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👍 Welcome call to action from @CommFairAccess to improve access for disabled students, including better mental health support. heraldscotland.com/opinion/1…
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Higher Education Minister @RichardLochhead and @CommFairAccess Professor Sir Peter Scott comment on widening access to higher education: bit.ly/WideningAccessFeb19
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New @CommFairAccess discussion paper on Disabled Students at University suggests retention rates for most disabled students is lower, and that "this is cause for serious concern". We welcome the call to include disabled students in the effort to widen #FairAccess to #university
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Worth reading. A contribution to debate on an important issue.
Read the @CommFairAccess latest discussion paper on disabled students at university here: bit.ly/2DcKzyh
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SFC's Chief Executive @KarenVWatt welcomes the latest discussion paper from @CommFairAccess on disabled students at university: bit.ly/2DcKzyh
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Scotland's university access plan is working - @CommFairAccess.
SFC is proud to be playing our part in this process, working with Scotland's #university sector on outcome agreements to widen access to #highered for our most deprived students. Read more: bit.ly/2AXClK6
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All set up to share Scotland’s broad approach to widening participation - all age access to graduation and beyond @#OUWPconference @OUScotland @ScotFundCouncil @CommFairAccess
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UEL Report on Prof. Sir Peter Scott's seminar talk on "Fair Access and Widening Participation: Lessons from Scotland, held at the UEL Cass, 7 March 2018 uel.ac.uk/news/2018/03/peter…
@UEL_News @Cass_UEL @UEL_REC @DanJPBlackman @CommFairAccess
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Watch the Committee session on Widening Access live now on Parliament TV scottishparliament.tv/ The Committee will follow this up with a Q and A session on 7th March with the Minister for FE, HE and Science
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Today we welcome Sir Peter Scott @CommFairAccess for a guest lecture on ‘Fair access and social mobility: lessons from Scotland’
Details and booking: bit.ly/2tofg1t
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Professor Sir Peter Scott raised some brilliant points and challenging statements about why the framework needs to be fair for all. Levels should be able to be cashed in for progression and you don’t stop learning at 24 @SCQFPartnership #scqf2018 xitter.gq/ShonaBarrie1/status/96…
Professor Sir Peter Scott at SCQF Conference discussing fair access to university and graduate level jobs #SCQF2018 #yearofyoungpeople @StirUni
