Teachers and Advisors

The Widening Access team works with the Schools and Colleges Liaison team to provide outreach activity. To check your eligibility for events and activities provided by the Widening Access team, please view our list of eligible partner schools.

Targeted widening participation cohorts

We prioritise young people from widening participation backgrounds on our events, as well as specific targeted widening participation cohorts in line with the University of Derby's Access and Participation Plan (APP).

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  • Pupil Premium students
  • Students in receipt of free school meals (FSM)
  • Some ethnic sub-groups, including young people from Black and Asian communities, and White males from economically disadvantaged backgrounds
  • Young people in local authority care (LAC) or care experienced students
  • Young people with caring responsibilities
  • Young people who are estranged from their families
  • Those from traveller communities
  • Young people who have parents/carers in the armed forces
  • Refugees or asylum seekers
  • Young people with mental health conditions, specific learning difficulties and/who are on the autism spectrum
  • Students who live within the 40% most deprived wards based on IMD postcode data
  • Those from Young Participation Rate quintile 1 and 2 based on POLAR4 postcode data
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Eligible schools

Find out which schools are eligible to participate in Widening Access events and activities.

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Activity Guide

Browse our program of free workshops and events for Years 5 to 13 students both in school, online and on-campus.

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Events calendar

View our list of upcoming on-campus Widening Access events and book your place.

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Teacher Resources on Demand

To help support your students' next steps, we have created a range of resources including downloadable work worksheets, activity booklets, and useful videos and blogs.

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Subject-specific events

We have a range of subject activities available for your students, whether you are looking for something virtual, pre-recorded, or to visit us on-campus.

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Annual Report 21/22

View our Annual Report for the year 21/22

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Event FAQ's

View our event FAQ's to find useful information ahead of your event.

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