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Insights from the Cambridge Assessment Network conference 2024

The Cambridge Assessment Network conference delved into the dynamic landscape of digital assessment, exploring its opportunities and challenges while prompting attendees to envision its future trajectory. Sarah Hughes, Research and Thought Leadership Lead at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, alongside Imogen Casebourne, Innovation Research Lead at DEFI Innovation[...]

Insights from DEFI’s Annual Event on AI-Powered Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Exploring the forefront of digital education, the Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) event offered profound insights into the intersection of technology and education. These insights resonate with Access to Higher Education Diplomas,[...]

Information for Access to HE Diploma students in response to COVID-19

Please find the following information on how CAVA will support students following the temporary closures of schools, colleges and universities.  We understand that this is a worrying time for students. CAVA staff[...]

Implementing QAA’s Subject Descriptor 2024-25: CAVA’s approach

The QAA has introduced a subject descriptor for Access to HE Diplomas in Nursing and Health Professions. The descriptor provides guidance and reference for the design, delivery, validation and review of programmes[...]

How the Access to HE Diploma gave Paul a second chance at Music

When I left school after doing A-Levels in 2004, I was still under the impression that I was going to take a gap year and then go to Music College. That didn’t[...]

How FE can help prepare the UK’s next generation of doctors

News extract from FE week:  https://feweek.co.uk/2018/04/30/how-fe-can-help-prepare-the-uks-next-generation-of-doctors/ Julie Mizon, Access Manager, QAA Medicine has long been the near-exclusive preserve of higher education, but the QAA’s Julie Mizon has big plans to change that[...]

Higher Education Fair 2021

We’re excited to launch our first CAVA Higher Education Fair for CAVA Access to HE students! The Higher Education Fair will give students the opportunity to hear from and speak directly with[...]

Hartpury University and Hartpury College Awards

Hartpury College has implemented a fantastic way of celebrating their staff members, by introducing their own internal staff awards – the Hartpury Students’ Union StAR Awards. They have a variety of categories[...]

Hartpury University and Hartpury College

Hannah, an MSci Equine Science student at Hartpury University, talks about why the Access to Higher Education was so important for her. ‘Get prepared, get ready’ – Access to Higher Education https://youtu.be/xJpfcUC0Ibo [...]

Happy International Literacy Day!

Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights. At[...]