These four interconnected elements define the foundations for student success. They each depend on fostering a sense of belonging and actively engaging students with their programme and the wider institution, enabling students to thrive throughout their higher education.
Access:
Ensuring everyone who could benefit from higher education can do so.
Attainment:
Recognising and validating the achievements of students.
Retention:
Supporting all students to successfully complete their chosen program.
Progression:
Supporting students as they move on to further study or employment.
The framework is designed for all staff with a remit to support students to achieve their potential. Consideration of the impact of policies, practices and support services from the student perspective, institution-wide collaboration and the engagement of students as partners are key to student success.
The framework is part of the Essential Frameworks for Enhancing Student Success series.
Join our webinar: A guide to using the Framework for Student Access, Retention, Attainment and Progression
23 October 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (BST), 11:00 - 12:00 (UTC)
Join host Juliette Morgan, Senior Consultant (Education) at Advance HE along with panellists, as they discuss how the Framework for Student Access, Retention, Attainment and Progression can support HE providers to ensure they widen access to all who may benefit from higher education and to put support in place for all students to achieve their full potential.
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Related resources
Access, retention, attainment and progression: a review of the literature 2016-2021
This literature review aims to highlight evidence-based policy or practice that has had a demonstrable impact on student outcomes, including impact on progression, engagement, satisfaction, skill acquisition and/or self-confidence and student degree classification.
Student Success: Access, retention, attainment and progression
This project aims to support members in adopting practical, evidence-based approaches that enhance the access, retention, attainment and progression of students, aligned with the Advance HE framework in this area.
