Common use of Monitoring and evaluation arrangements Clause in Contracts

Monitoring and evaluation arrangements. This section details how the measures set out in the Agreement (including collaborative work) are monitored and evaluated. Statistical measures will be monitored on an annual basis by the Planning Office as part of the analysis of the HESA return and HESA Performance Indicators. Collaborative targets will be monitored via the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT). Canterbury ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Church University is a founding member of the collaborative Higher Education Access Tracker Service (HEAT) that assists members in the targeting, monitoring and evaluation of both their individual and their collaborative Fair Access activities. It allows member universities to demonstrate outreach participation in relation to success at key transition point, collectively explore best practice in combining qualitative and quantitative research on outreach and in the future, perhaps, facilitate the development of collaborative targets. Membership of the HEAT service assists Canterbury ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Church University in fully understanding patterns of participation in outreach and the effectiveness of different types and combinations of outreach, something which is made possible by the collaborative nature of the service. Individual members use the HEAT database to record outreach activity and can see where individuals have engaged in activities with more than one HEAT university. Collectively this allows the central HEAT service to analyse the timing and combinations of activities that show most impact on enrolment in HE. It can take some time for data about young participants in outreach to mature to the point of understanding their patterns of enrolment in HE as well as their retention and success rates. In the meantime, the HEAT service has developed a model of matching a number of different administrative datasets to the HEAT database which will afford the University a better understanding of the relationship between outreach and key educational outcomes at both pre and post 16, before any enrolment takes place. The collective size and diversity of the database will mean this relationship can be explored against multiple participant characteristics, contributing to the University and the sector's understanding of outcomes for different underrepresented groups and recognising that widening participation students are not a homogenous group. Where HEAT data has matured it allows the University to understand the relationship between outreach participation and HE access, success (retention and attainment) and progression. We are able to see if and when our outreach participants enrol in HE. Crucially these data show enrolment not only to Canterbury ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Church University but to all other HEIs. This allows us to demonstrate our contribution to the sector as a whole. Furthermore, as data has matured, the University can now build a picture of the retention and degree classification of our outreach participants, as well as seeing destination data. For the first time in 2016/17, the HEAT service will also be able to show members postgraduate enrolment data. We are delighted to see that the tracking of our targeted students over a number of years is starting to reveal some encouraging data across access, success and progression. As part of our ongoing commitment to building a robust evaluation framework and to better measure the impact of support on our current student population, the University is increasing its investment in student success, specifically to create a new full time post to oversee the evaluation of its targeted success and progression activity and financial support.

Monitoring and evaluation arrangements. This section details how the measures set out in the The University undertakes to monitor compliance with this agreement and our progress towards milestones. Our Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) is responsible for our Access Agreement and WPSA/SS and chairs our Widening Participation Working Group (including collaborative work) are monitored and evaluated. Statistical measures will be monitored on an annual basis by the Planning Office as part of the analysis of the HESA return and HESA Performance Indicators. Collaborative targets will be monitored via the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEATWPWG). Canterbury ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Church University The WPWG is a founding member of responsible for the collaborative Higher Education Access Tracker Service (HEAT) that assists members in the targeting, monitoring and evaluation of both their individual all our WP activities, including the access and their collaborative Fair success and progression measures outlined in this agreement. The group includes representation from across the university including the Union of UEA Students, Learning and Teaching Service, the Careers Service and the Equality and Diversity Office. Under the direction of the WPWG, our WP strategy as outlined in section 2.1 is being developed and will be underpinned by an evaluation strategy. All activities, milestones and targets that form part of this Access activitiesAgreement as well as wider WP activity will be included in this evaluation strategy. It allows member universities to demonstrate outreach participation in relation to success at key transition point, collectively explore best practice in combining qualitative Implementation of this strategy will be supported by colleagues across the institution as outlined below. The monitoring and quantitative research on evaluation of outreach and in retention activities focuses on outcomes and measures both short- and long-term impacts. This is supported by the futureUniversity’s Outreach Evaluation Coordinator to ensure evaluation is well designed to provide robust data. In addition the University will carefully monitor the clarity of information on, perhaps, facilitate the development of collaborative targets. Membership of the HEAT service assists Canterbury ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Church University in fully understanding patterns of participation in outreach and the effectiveness of, financial support available to students through surveys and focus groups to ensure our provision meets the needs of different types the least advantaged students. The University’s Business Intelligence Unit (BIU) supports monitoring of milestones and combinations reviews market research in a WP context. Our data warehouse and new reporting tool enables easy access to data across the institution for the student lifecycle, improving the efficiency of outreach, something which is made possible monitoring and evaluation activity. Supported by the collaborative nature of the service. Individual members use the HEAT database to record outreach activity WPWG, and can see where individuals have engaged as outlined in activities with more than one HEAT university. Collectively this allows the central HEAT service to analyse the timing and combinations of activities that show most impact on enrolment in HE. It can take some time for data about young participants in outreach to mature to the point of understanding their patterns of enrolment in HE as well as their retention and success rates. In the meantimes.2.2.2, the HEAT service has developed a model of matching a number of different administrative datasets to the HEAT database which will afford the University a better understanding of the relationship between outreach and key educational outcomes at both pre and post 16, before any enrolment takes place. The collective size and diversity of the database will mean this relationship can be explored against multiple participant characteristics, contributing to the University and the sector's understanding of outcomes for different underrepresented groups and recognising that specific widening participation students are not a homogenous group. Where HEAT post has been created within BIU to utilise University data has matured it allows to support smarter evidence based spend to achieve our ambitions of reducing the University to understand the relationship between outreach gap in successful participation and HE access, success (retention and attainment) and progression. We are able This post will also work alongside our Outreach Evaluation Coordinator and Careers Systems Officer to see if and when our outreach participants enrol in HEenable consistent evaluation across the whole student lifecycle. Crucially these data show enrolment not only to Canterbury ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Church University but to all other HEIs. This allows us to demonstrate our contribution An annual monitoring report is made to the sector as a whole. Furthermore, as data has matured, the University can now build a picture of the retention University’s Senate and degree classification of our outreach participants, as well as seeing destination data. For the first time in 2016/17, the HEAT service will also be able to show members postgraduate enrolment data. We are delighted to see that the tracking of our targeted students over a number of years is starting to reveal some encouraging data across access, success and progression. As part of our ongoing commitment to building a robust evaluation framework and to better measure the impact of support on our current student population, the University is increasing its investment in student success, specifically to create a new full time post to oversee the evaluation of its targeted success and progression activity and financial supportCouncil.