1. FE Student transition
to HE
Academic&ResearchLibrariesGroup
YorkshireandHumber
By
Amanda Green
Celia Clarke
2. Session
Overview
Aim:
Understanding of FE students needs and how to
accommodate them in transition and
throughout their student lifecycle in a library
context.
Schedule:
• Our roles
• FE Students
• Strategies to engage
4. Us &
our role
Our role in FE
Our role in HE
Our university context
“Average distance between home postcode and
learning location for undergraduate students
attending a college is 15 miles compared to 53
miles for those at a university (AoC)”
5. Support Plans
Learning Mentors
Study Mentors
HudStudy
Student Union
Wellbeing
Disability
Library
Careers
Finance
Strategies for
recovery/resilience
Support groups
Workshops
Counselling
Support and
guidance
Passive
Independent
Political
Communicating key financial
dates
Career path progression
Role boundaries across the
University of Huddersfield
Progress Tutors
Proactive
Outreach
7. Further
Education
needs
Values
WP
1/3 of under 19’s entering HE
are from FE (AOC, 2019)
Employment/trade bias
Libraries in FE
Use of spaces
Use of researching in
assignments and referencing
expectations
Methods of engagement
Tracking and monitoring
Outreach