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Special Interest Groups
Practitioners with a shared purpose, sharing practice and shaping the sector together.
At FACE we host a number of established and evolving special interest groups (SIGs), each designed to bring together professional practitioners who share a common interest and purpose. SIGs are a valuable way to connect colleagues, share practice, learn from one another and surface the challenges that sit beyond any single institutional role but shape the work we all do.
Access and Participation SIG (APPSIG)
The APPSIG is a supportive forum for colleagues in higher education institutions across the sector to share approaches, challenges and solutions in the strategic development and delivery of Access and Participation Plan (APP) commitments, within a safe environment. It gives members a collective professional voice that can inform and influence the development of access and participation policy.
- Enhances practice across the sector by fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge and insight, and identifying challenges in APP development and delivery.
- Provides a collective voice to influence regulatory and institutional APP policy, including development, monitoring and reporting.
- Offers a supportive space for frank, open and constructive conversations between professionals at different HE providers.
Evaluation Community of Practice (ECoP)
The ECoP is a space for FACE members involved in evaluating Access and Participation Plans. It runs formal and informal sessions and an open forum, alongside dedicated spaces for specific areas of practice, discussion, collaboration and resource sharing.
Student Success SIG
Widening participation has historically focused on the access stage of the student lifecycle. Attention to student success has grown in recent years, captured by the regulatory focus on 'getting on' as well as 'getting in'. The Student Success SIG focuses on the experience of students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds during their course. It is of particular interest to colleagues supporting regulatory and policy requirements including B3 conditions, TEF and the APP.