NEON – the National Education Opportunities Network
“Over 50% of universities admit less than 5% of white students from low participation neighbourhoods”
NEON's 2019 ‘Working Class Heroes – Understanding access to higher education for white students from lower socio-economic backgrounds’ report.
We at NEON believe that access to and success in higher education should never be based on race, ethnicity or socio-economic background, only a person’s potential and dreams.
NEON is the professional organisation supporting those involved in widening access to higher education (HE). NEON enables those working to widen access to HE at all levels and in all sectors to affect change in their own organisations and communities.
At the heart of NEON is a cross-sector approach bringing together Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), schools, colleges, the voluntary sector, professional bodies and employers. NEON grew from the need for a strong, coherent community of professionals that could support learners from underrepresented backgrounds to enter HE. NEON is shaped and led by its members.
NEON member organisations
Individuals in NEON's network
Delegates attended NEON events since 2012
Welcome to our newest member, @CaledonianNews, great to have you as part of our community #highereducation, #wideningaccess
If you provide educational support to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people (aged 14-25) in West Yorkshire then we'd love to hear from you for our #wideningparticipation research! @GoHigherWY @GTRSBintoHE @NEONHE @officestudents @SRHE73 @MGreenfields @SherrieRomany #UniConnect https://twitter.com/ttimesyouth/status/1349644410556985345
Callout to professionals working to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people (aged 14-25) in West Yorkshire https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2021/01/callout-professionals-working-support-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-grt-young-people-aged @LeedsGATE @WestYorkshireCA @ForsterNatalie @TravellersTimes @SherrieRomany @HxNell @MGreenfields @ACERT_UK
Universities should be bolder in their use of contextual data to inform admissions decisions.
New Nuffield-funded report on fair admissions by @VikkiBoliver & @Dr_MandyPowell @durham_uni
Read their recommendations for universities and policy makers ⬇️
https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/news/bolder-approach-needed-to-make-university-admissions-fairer
GCSE and A-level pupils in England could sit mini exams to aid grading #UKedchat #ClassOf2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55641364
Rethinking fair admissions. Excellent piece (and report) from @VikkiBoliver and Mandy Powell for @NuffieldFound #fairadmissions #highered https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2021/01/14/rethinking-fair-admissions/ via @HEPI_news
Great opportunity to help improve the student finance experience. Are you thinking of going to #highered in the future? Why not apply? #highered #classof2021 #classof2022 #wednesdaythought https://www.gov.uk/government/news/creating-a-new-opportunity-for-customers-to-have-their-say
