Meet the Widening Access team
We collaborate with local schools and colleges to offer free, tailored support packages, helping students reach their full potential.
About us
Our goal is to break down barriers to higher education, especially for under-represented groups, by providing the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for success.
There’s a wide range of expertise in our team, including professional careers guidance practitioners who provide high quality, impartial advice and guidance.
Our work aims to support the goals set out in the UWE Bristol Access and Participation plan.
Meet the team
- Nicky Rogers - Pre-HE careers adviser (Widening Access team)
- Rosie Lunt - Widening Access officer
- Sam Cook - Widening Access officer
- Pete Marlow - Pre-HE careers consultant (Widening Access team)
- Kate Colechin - Pre-HE careers consultant (Widening Access team)
- Sarah Gettings - Transition coordinator
- Stacey Giles - Head of Widening Access and Collaborative Outreach Projects
You can contact the team at widening.access@uwe.ac.uk.
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Ben Court Teacher, St Katherine's School
Our partners
Future Quest
Future Quest is a targeted outreach programme for schools and colleges in the Bristol area, supporting young people to progress to university. They offer free access to their collection of interactive online resources. They also have Future Quest healthcare, a website for students interested in healthcare.
DETI Inspire
DETI Inspire engages students across the west of England through curriculum linked engineering outreach. They connect students with real life, diverse engineering role models to widen participation and aspirations for STEM careers. Find out more about DETI skills development.
UWE Bristol Library
UWE Bristol Library Services welcomes visits from schools and colleges. They also offer support with developing study skills. Find out more about the Library.
Contextual offers
We look to understand applicant's individual circumstances when making an offer of a place to study. UWE Bristol’s contextual offer is a tariff reduction of 16 UCAS tariff points for all undergraduate degree courses and 8 tariff points for all foundation year courses below the standard entry tariff. This is applicable to home applicants only.
Access to UWE Bristol support programme
Contextual offer holders are invited to join our Access to UWE Bristol support programme, which supports students to transition to university life through emails, webinars and talks.
Summer School
Access to UWE Bristol participants are also invited to a Summer School at Frenchay Campus. Students can stay in student accommodation, take part in information sessions and activities on campus and meet other contextual offer holders before starting university.
For any questions about contextual offers, please email the Admissions team at admissions@uwe.ac.uk.
Outreach activities and resources
Activities at your school or college
Interactive workshops and talks on post-18 pathways, higher education and university life, led by UWE Bristol.
Campus visits and taster days
Discover opportunities for your students to visit our campuses and explore higher education and university life.
Resources for teachers and advisers
Useful resources to support, guide and signpost students considering higher education and post-18 options.
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