What Next? Supporting Student Progression from Further to Higher Education
What Next? Supporting Student Progression from
Further to Higher Education Abstract: This case study describes
the development of a resource for supporting student progression to Higher
Education from level 3 and 4 courses at London College of Fashion. The experience of
completing the applications process is fraught with anxiety for students,
considering their own strengths and abilities, selecting an appropriate
course, preparing both their work and themselves for interview, the financial
implications of acceptance and the need to deal with possible rejection. For tutors
supporting these students at this very sensitive time there is a need to have
good, relevant and current information, advice and guidance. Information has to be consistent and
easily accessible and suitable for dissemination to a very large and very
diverse student body. This
project was developed in consultation with staff and students who recognized
a need for a better more user friendly way of accessing this information and
building on the already existing good practice. The project was funded
through a joint Creative Learning in Practice Centre for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CLIP CETL) Fellowship between Sarah Atkinson and Vija
Vilcins at The University of the Arts London. Keywords: Progression, Peer,
Tutorial, Resource, Visual, Support. Author
information: Sarah Atkinson is Director of Programmes, Foundation Art
and Design, School of Media & Communication at London College of Fashion,
University of the Arts London Date: July
2010 Access
the resources: http://open.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/7040