Access to higher education

Access to HE courses are designed for people who would like to study at university but who left school without the usual qualifications, such as A levels.

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AVA Bulletin and grading supplement July 2010
Friday 30 July 2010

2009-10 annual self-evaluation report and data submission guidance
Friday 23 July 2010

Access to HE conference 2010 - films and presentations
Thursday 17 June 2010

QAA publishes report on retention, selection and demand in Access to HE
Monday 8 March 2010

Learning from AVA review 2006-09 published
Thursday 25 February 2010

QAA podcast celebrates 20 years of Access
Friday 8 January 2010

Access to HE featured in The Independent
Thursday 5 November 2009

QAA Chief Executive takes up post
Thursday 1 October 2009

Guidelines for higher education admissions staff published
Thursday 27 August 2009

Tutors' quick guide to grading published
Monday 17 August 2009

Tutors' quick guide to grading
Monday 17 August 2009

Access to HE multimedia toolkit launched by south west consortium
Thursday 13 August 2009

Evaluators appointed for review of Access to HE
Friday 7 August 2009

Grading implementation handbook updates
Tuesday 28 July 2009

Access to HE conference
Monday 22 June 2009

Key statistics 2009 and Joint Agency Report published
Thursday 4 June 2009

Report on trends in Access to HE student numbers published
Thursday 9 April 2009

QAA appoints new Chief Executive
Friday 27 February 2009

Updated guidelines for higher education admissions staff November 2008
Friday 28 November 2008

Universities opening doors for Access to HE students
Thursday 14 August 2008

Key statistics 2008 and Joint Agency Report published
Thursday 19 June 2008

Former Access to HE student featured in the Guardian
Tuesday 10 June 2008

Access to HE students win Adult Learners' Week Awards
Monday 9 June 2008

New Access to HE courses database - QAA / LSC joint statement
Friday 23 May 2008

Grading the Access to Higher Education Diploma: progress towards implementation
Friday 16 May 2008

GCSE equivalence and the Access to HE Diploma
Friday 14 March 2008

Access to HE newsletter for AVAs - March 2008 edition
Friday 14 March 2008

Access to HE Diploma: implementation schedule
Tuesday 5 February 2008

LSC statement on benchmarking data for Access to HE
Wednesday 5 December 2007

Guidance for the admission of students to QAA-recognised Access to HE programmes (November 2007)
Monday 12 November 2007

Access to HE newsletter for AVAs - September 2007 edition
Tuesday 11 September 2007

News for AVAs - annual report and data submission guidance notes published
Wednesday 5 September 2007

Access to HE grading consultation outcomes
Wednesday 29 August 2007

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QAA reports Access to Higher Education success in widening participation - 02 June 2008

QAA celebrates the success of Access to Higher Education and launches the new Diploma - 13 June 2007

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