Transcript Garmon Ap Garth, Birkbeck University of London

Part-time and flexible
higher education:
the real alternative
Garmon ap Garth
Outreach and Widening Participation Officer
Birkbeck, University of London
What makes Birkbeck different?
• Evening teaching
• Face to face provision
• Birkbeck, University of London, ranked 23rd in UK in the
2010 Times World University Rankings
• Our teaching quality is consistently ranked #1 in the UK
National Student Surveys
• Majority of courses are part-time
• Certain subjects offer 3 year degrees
• Campus opened in Stratford
Outreach and Widening
Participation at Birkbeck
• Working with FE Colleges to help smooth progression
opportunities
• Delivering Introductory courses in the community with
progression to BA/BSc
• 10% discount to Union members through unionlearn
• Working with parents, not just the children
• Working with JobCentre Plus
• Increasing work with 6th Form students
• The alternative to part-time study isn’t full-time; it’s
not studying at all
Available support
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Taster sessions and lectures
Monthly information sessions
Open Evenings
Application writing workshops
Pathways to Professions project, including career
masterplanning workshops, career talks with employers
and alumni
• Delivering courses in the community
Sessions are all listed on www.bbk.ac.uk/tryit
Financing part-time study
2011/12
2012/13
Tuition Fees – approximate
costs for UG degree – 4 years
Approx £2,000 per year
Up to £6,750 per year (pro-rata
rate of fees of £9,000)
Payment
Up front or eight monthly
instalments
Student Loan
Student Loan Available
No
Yes but this will only cover fees
not maintenance
Bursaries or grants available
Yes for those in receipt of
benefits or on low incomes
Yes but limited – National
Scholarship Programme and
OFFA – eligibility still to be
announced
Repayment Terms
No repayment of means tested
grants
Repayments begin once
earning over £21,000. No
upfront costs.
Key messages
• Part-time courses are increasingly popular
• Funding for part time stays the same for year 2011/12
entry – last chance to graduate debt free!
• From 2012/13, part time fees and financial assistance
will be pro-rata to full time
• No UCAS – applications are made direct to Birkbeck
• The alternative to Birkbeck is often not to study
elsewhere, it’s not to study at all
Garmon ap Garth
Outreach and Widening Participation
020 8430 0082
[email protected]