Press Release
Drop out rates
20 February 2008
Small specialist colleges and some of the UK’s newest universities are making the greatest progress in reducing drop-out rates in higher education, GuildHE, the body that represents these kinds of institutions, said today.
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on retention of students, Professor David Baker, Chair of GuildHE, said institutions like Harper Adams University College, the University of Chichester, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, and Dartington College of Arts, were leading the way on tackling issues raised in the report.
“Although it is clear there is still a great deal of work to be done to improve student retention rates in higher education, it appears that many GuildHE institutions are at the forefront of efforts to make those improvements.
“The progress that has been made by some of our member institutions over the period covered in this report belies the committee’s conclusion that higher education is treading water in this area. The figures demonstrate that in certain parts of the sector there is forward movement on retention rates.
“GuildHE agrees with the committee that one of the keys to making progress on retention rates is putting in place good pastoral support for students – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds or who are first in their family to enter higher education. The emphasis given to this by our member institutions has a lot to do with their success in improving retention rates in recent years.”
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