Introduction
The aim of the network is to bring together people working on the widening participation agenda from both Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and NHS employers across the region.
The network currently includes all universities in Yorkshire and the Humber as well as many NHS employers from both the acute and community sectors. Our membership also involves many further education colleges and various voluntary sector organisations. The network is funded by the SHA and our focus is on ‘ opening doors’ into higher education for health and social care professionals, with the aim of making these professions more representative of the communities they serve. We are also concerned with supporting continual personal development and learning opportunities for the whole workforce.
The intentions of the network are to:
- Provide a space to explore common interests
- Share ideas and good practice
- Develop more collaborative ways of working
Three themes have emerged from work undertaken so far
- Networking and inter-HEI collaboration and building good practice
- Closer collaboration with NHS partnerships and employers
- Working with and learning from local communities
We hold quarterly network meetings themed around a specific strand of tackling inequalities.
Members are professors, department heads, education and training staff, HR Directors, practice placement educators, lecturers, widening participation specialists, admissions tutors and student support workers - there is no one profile of network member and we are keen to set our work in the wider social context of lifelong learning.
Calendar of Events
20th March -Transgender Equality in Service Provision Conference in Sheffield
Transgender Conference Flyer (120.3KB)
Opening Doors - Quarterly Meetings
At the 7th December meeting the following presentations were given
ALPScompetency mappingWP confrenecedec 11 (1.4MB)
Make the Grade Presentation for partners-1 (1.5MB)
Notes for 7th December 2011 (125KB)
SHA ePortfolio Presentation (1.5MB)
YOUNG PERSONS ATTRIBUTES PROJECT (51.6KB)
At the 15th September meeting the following presentations were given
12 September 2011 Opening Doors Network SHU - IW (1.3MB)
Jon Torn - Yvonne Byrne Partnership Working 12 Sept 11 (335.5KB)
OPening Doors September 2011- SO (765KB)
At the 29th June meeting the following presentations were given
Dr Dearnley, Disabled People, Effective Practitioners
http://www.mediafire.com/?a44aw9j5p82dj41
Dr Dearnley, Disabled Student,Enabled Practitioners
http://www.mediafire.com/?ohv1uej5e2jt39o
James Hill Work base Support Framework
http://www.mediafire.com/?7inmr1pbzr96gje
Making The Nursing Curriculum More Inclusive
http://www.mediafire.com/?p71mqup0rz94xs4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGndTcIcTZ4
Opportunities for the Advice and Health & Social Care Sectors to Add Value
Universities Challenged Event 6th July
Presentation and Papers
Disability and Student Wellbeing
Ethnicity and Cultural Competence
National Qualification
Diploma in Society Health & Development (862KB)
Care Leavers
Looked after children (211.5KB)
Contextual Data
Contextual Data Sunita Morris (102.5KB)
Contextual data univ of Leeds (185.5KB)
SPA Contextual data update March 2010 (78KB)
Disability and Student Wellbeing
Student mental health and wellbeing (27KB)
Ethnicity and Cultural Competence
Gender
trans people guidance for public authorities (779.6KB)
Liberating the NHS
Workforce and Education Consultation (742KB)
Bob Fryer's presentation (4.1MB)
Recent WP Related Reports
Browne Report Securing Sustainable Higher Education (777.5KB)
Refugee Health Professionals
RETAS refugee health professionals presentation (1.3MB)
Sexual Orientation
LGBT Campus Climate - Research talk (1.8MB)
Skills for Health
Student Carers
Barnardos Willow Young Carers Service (729.5KB)
Updates on Projects
Useful Links
The Equalities in Education section on Insted website has been updated to take account of the Equality Act 2010
Understanding the UK Mathematics Curriculum pre Higher Education
Exchange and Mart
Please contact Jacinta Elliott to share information and request collaboration.
Updated 1 February 2012
