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QAA webinars for Access to HE students

On 3 April, the QAA announced that students who are due to complete their Access to HE Diploma by 31 July 2020 would now receive calculated grades for all remaining assessments with submission dates after 20 March 2020.  To help students understand this extraordinary grading model, the QAA will be running[...]

QAA COVID-19 Decision Ongoing

Dear CAVA Access to HE students The Department for Education has not yet published its decision about the assessment of Access to HE. We anticipate the decision will be made by the[...]

QAA Access to HE Conference – What does “access” actually mean?

This year’s QAA Access to HE Diploma annual conference was opened with a powerful keynote speech from Shakira Martin (Head of Student Experience at Rose Bruford College; College of the Future Commissioner;[...]

Promotion and Recruitment Working Group: 2023-24 findings

Over the 2023-24 academic year, CAVA’s Promotion and Recruitment Working Group (PRWG) has met four times to discuss how different providers are promoting and recruiting for the Access to HE Diploma. Over[...]

Preparing for an Access to HE Diploma

September is fast approaching, which means a new cohort of Access to HE Diploma students are about to start their course. If that is you, then this is a fantastic opportunity for[...]

Preparing for an Access to HE course

Are you ready to start your Access to HE Diploma this September? Starting something new can be both thrilling and nerve-wracking. To help ease the transition, here’s a simple guide to get[...]

Pre-Access

In the 2022-23 academic year, CAVA Access to HE Diploma student outcomes were exceptional, however, students who completed the Level 2 Pre-Access qualification prior to completing the Access to HE Diploma did[...]

Nursing students to receive £5,000 payment a year

All nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nursing-students-to-receive-5-000-payment-a-year A

New toolkit for HE admissions staff

There is a recently updated Access to HE Diploma toolkit available for Higher Education Admissions teams published by the QAA. The toolkit, along with associated PowerPoint presentations, can be found on the[...]

New subject guidance from QAA aims to increase adults entering Medicine

QAA have launched a new national framework for the Access to Higher Education Diploma in Medicine – read more here. The Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) is currently available at The College[...]