BIS RESEARCH PAPER NUMBER 68Expanding and Improving Part-time Higher Education
JUNE 20121Authors:Emma Pollard Becci Newton Jim HillageInstitute for Employment Studies IES is an independent, apolitical, international centre of research and consultancy in HR issues. It works closely with employers in all sectors, government departments, agencies, professional bodies and associations. IES is a focus of knowledge and practical experience in employment and training policy, the operation of labour markets, and HR planning and development. IES is a not-for-profit organisation.The views expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET www.bis.gov.uk BIS Research Paper number 68 June 20122Expanding and Improving Part-time Higher EducationAcknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the staff and students at the following institutions for their help and support with the research: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Anglia Ruskin University Beths Grammar School Birkbeck, University of London Bournemouth University BPP University College of Professional Studies Ltd Chesterfield College Chichester College City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College Cornwall College East Riding College Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education Hartlepool College of Further Education Hills Road Sixth Form College John Leggott College Kirkby College Lewisham College Lincoln College London South Bank University (LSBU) Middlesbrough College New College Nottingham Nottingham High School Plymouth University Redcar & Cleveland College 3Expanding and Improving Part-time Higher Education• • • • • • • • • • • • • •Sheffield College Staffordshire University Teesside University The Open University The University of Hull The University of Liverpool The University of…