2022 - What's Next for Causeway?
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Head of Partnerships Clare Addy looks forward to the year ahead, outlining some of our key priorities for further growing our work to ensure progression is not determined by privilege. We aim to both expand on our long-standing engagement in addressing access gaps in Higher Education and forge exciting new partnerships in the apprenticeship and early career spheres.
Addressing disparities in progression rates
Causeway is leading the development of a new tool to support those working to eliminate disparities in access to HE. By measuring “undermatch” for different groups of students at key points in the application process, this tool will flag up gaps in support for young people and highlight how these gaps are impacting particular types of applicant. Insights from this tool will enable schools, colleges, universities and WP organisations to identify which groups of students need additional support, develop measures targeted at the specific barriers they are facing and evaluate the impact of their interventions at a completely new level of granularity.
Supporting young people to overcome barriers to apprenticeships
With a particular focus on Higher/Degree apprenticeships we will continue our endeavours to ensure these sought-after schemes of learning, training and work achieve their potential of becoming a vehicle for social mobility. This is, and will continue to be, achieved through our projects in conjunction with the FEA Intrapreneurship Award, partnering directly with like-minded organisations and working with the appropriate professional bodies.
Ensuring progression is not determined by privilege in growth sectors
To ensure we achieve our mission it is important that we have programmes representing multiple industries. This will mean we can offer high-quality IAG for a diverse range of HE/career areas, reflective of the varied skills and aspirations of the young people and key influencers we work with. In the coming months we aim to extend our expertise into some key sectors, chiefly focusing on the creative and built environment sectors.
Present excellent job opportunities for young people.
Offer a variety of entry points, both through HE and (flexi-)apprenticeships.
Currently lack diversity yet stand to benefit greatly from it, particularly in addressing significant skills gaps which require diverse talent to address.
