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Membership 2023/24

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) (Chair)

Professor Lorenzo Frigerio

Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)

Professor Rebecca Freeman

Academic Director (Postgraduate Taught)

Lee Griffin

Academic Director (Employability and Skills)

Professor Pat Tissington

Dean of Students

Dr David Lees

Representative of the Faculty of Arts

Professor Tim Lockley

Representative of the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Medicine

Professor Derrick Watson

Representative of the Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor Matthew Clayton

Representative of Warwick Medical School

Dr Emily Reid

Academic Registrar

Adam Child

Head of Admissions

Dr Elizabeth Hough

Director of the Centre for Lifelong Learning

Professor Ruth Hewston

Director of Student Opportunity

Roberta Wooldridge Smith

Head of Student Finance

Sue Jones

Head of Widening Participation

Paul Blagburn (Secretary)

Director of Wellbeing and Safeguarding

Andy Smith

Deputy Finance Director (Departmental Services)

Samuel McClenaghan

Students' Union Representative (Education)

Holly Roffe

Students' Union Representative (Postgraduate)

Vaishnavi Ravi

Students' Union Representative (Widening Participation - PT Officer)

Mya Kaur

Development Representative

Natalie Lloyd

Chief Data Officer/IDG

Simon Stearn

Warwick Foundation Studies Representative

Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence

Centre for Teacher Education Representative

Dr Andy Hind

Widening Participation Manager

Baljit Gill (Assistant Secretary)

Director of Student Experience

Dr Adele Browne

Director of Social Inclusion

Kulbir Shergill

Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Sub-Group Chair

Professor Emma Smith

Head of Academic Development

Dr Letizia Gramaglia

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Terms of Reference

(a) To develop, implement and communicate the University’s strategy around widening participation for undergraduate and postgraduate provision

(b) To make recommendations to the Academic Resourcing Committee to secure investment to support the implementation of the University's widening participating strategy and access agreement

(c) To monitor the University’s progress towards its Access and Participation Plan priorities and KPIs and other widening participation objectives

(d) To consider and review the progress of widening participation groups across the student lifecycle, including outcomes on access, student success and progression

(e) To review, consider and make recommendations on external policy documents connected to widening participation and social mobility

(f) To receive reports on institutional widening participation policy and practice with a focus on monitoring, evaluating and disseminating findings

(g) To consider new innovative approaches to access and student success which support the delivery of the University’s strategic priorities

(h) To provide guidance and strategic direction to WP sub-groups

(i) To consider the widest possible spectrum of issues impacting Widening Participation and social mobility

(j) To provide a summary of progress and issues to the Education Committee and Senate on the strategic and operational responsibilities of the group.

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Reporting Structure

The Widening Participation Committee reports to the Education Committee.

Widening Participation work is also discussed by the Faculty Education Committees.

Widening Participation working groups
A range of WP working groups will support the University’s widening participation strategy and will include representation from students, academic departments and relevant professional service departments. These will report to the Committee on a termly basis. These groups will include:
1. Widening Participation Research and Evaluation group
2. Widening Participation Student Advisory Group
3. Priority Groups Working Group

Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Mr Paul Blagburn (P dot Blagburn at warwick dot ac dot uk).

Assistant Secretary: Baljit Gill

Papers for consideration by the Widening Participation Committee should be submitted to the Secretary two weeks in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered.

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Meetings

Dates of meetings of the Widening Participation Committee can be found within the University Committee Timetable.

Click here to access minutes of previous meetings.

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You may also wish to visit:

Widening Participation and Outreach webpages