As universities start focusing on the next Access and Participation Plan (APP) cycle, they may be considering working in collaboration with other providers, either through Uni Connect or other partnerships.
Collaboration has been encouraged by the Office for Students (OfS), yet the regulator doesn’t go so far as to say explicitly that providers should be collaborating. So why then should we be collaborating?
Collaboration has the potential to ensure that outreach is delivered to those who need it the most – mitigating the effects of the recruitment-focused outreach that was the topic of my last blog.
In straightforward terms, this is because in a collaborative model the priorities of any one provider will not be at the forefront of delivery, making it more likely for delivery to align with national level aims.
