3. Evaluating the department’s sector leading activity
We focus on two major pieces of work emblematic of our culture. We first draw students into the narrative before looking beyond WBS to the sector. Numerous other sector-leading initiatives are considered elsewhere.
3.1 Maintaining good practices and innovation: beacon activity Our FY is a model of inclusive education that provides students from underrepresented groups access to one of the top ranked undergraduate programmes in the UK. We believe we are the only school in the UK to offer a FY that is entirely owned, managed and funded by the department. We are the only UoW department to have a FY and act as a leader in this regard, given t he university’s 2030 strategy commits to creating ‘ new pathways for students to access our programmes ’ . FYs have drawn criticism. The UK governments 2019 review of post-18 education and funding describes them as a n ‘enticement’, a n indirect way of creating four-year degrees. Ours is a compelling case to the contrary. Fully funded from 2018 [2017AP.Achieved 4.1.2] our FY gives high levels of access (93%) to undergraduate education; progression is automatic when a basic pass is achieved.
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