School D raised the issue that the target of all pupils was challenging and that a 50-75 % target would be better . They went on to suggest that Gatsby appeared to be based on schools in urban areas and the target was harder to meet in rural areas .
I do have issues with the idea of the " environment " to explore […] there is often a focus on PP students only or Year 10 and above - this is also not helpful when we have to get the " Overwhelming majority " of students at the university We do work on Meaningful encounters but feel the actual Visits one is really very difficult .
I do have issues with the " All / Overwhelming majority of pupils should : Have had at least two meaningful visits to Universities to meet staff and students " by the time they leave school I do not think this is realistic or achievable with our numbers and the rural nature of this area . both in terms of cost but also Universities do not want 240 students traipsing around their campus !
School D recognised that many pupils visit HEI ’ s on their own , and they were , therefore , unable to record that information to meet the target of two visits to universities .
Understanding of current gaps in HE outreach provision in named schools ( Q3 )
All schools were keen to increase engagement with HE providers , as they identified gaps in their provision . For example , School B was keen to examine opportunities for lower school students to visit universities and have visits from thhe universities . School C specifically identified a gap , and commented :
‘ We would also like universities to offer more in the way of short presentations in person or virtually that we can use in 20-minute assemblies or tutor periods ’.
Each school identified areas in which provision could be improved , as follows :
School A
• Would prefer workshops to presentations
• Links with FE providers
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