Publications
You can access all our publications from this page, including our strategic plan and annual reports. The documents are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format which you can read using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Many of our publications are also available in print. To order a copy, email enquiries@offa.org.uk or call us on 0117 931 7171.
Research, guidance and other publications
2010
| Title | Size | Date | Reference |
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Access agreement monitoring: Outcomes for 2008-09 Our third monitoring report, giving the results of our monitoring of access agreements in 2008-09 |
362KB | August 2010 | 2010/05 |
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What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities? Report by Sir Martin Harris on access to highly selective universities |
1.94MB | May 2010 | 2010/03 |
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Bursary leaflet for HE advisers in schools and colleges Contains the key information you will need to advise your students about bursaries for 2010-11. |
323KB [Text only version: 91 KB] |
April 2010 | 2010/02 |
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Submission by OFFA to the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance This was our submission to the Review’s first call for evidence |
867KB | January 2010 |
2010/01 |
2009
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Awareness, take-up and impact of institutional bursaries and scholarships in England This summary and recommendations document summarises the key findings of national research exploring the awareness, take-up and impact of institutional bursaries and scholarships in England. There are four individual reports on which the summary and recommendations document (see above) draws. These explore awareness, take-up and impact from the perspective of full-time undergraduate students, their parents, higher education institutions, and higher education advisors in schools and further education colleges. |
1.55MB | December 2009 |
2009/07 |
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Good practice guide: How to increase awareness, knowledge and take-up of bursaries and scholarships This good practice guide for universities and colleges offers practical advice and tips on how they can increase awareness, knowledge and take-up of bursaries and scholarships. It is based on national research undertaken by Professor Claire Callender, Birkbeck, University of London and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. |
329KB | December 2009 |
2009/06 |
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Access agreement monitoring 2008-09 (SCITTs) Guidance for School Centred Initial Teacher Training providers on how to complete their access agreement monitoring return for 2008-09 |
219KB |
October 2009 |
2009/05 |
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Access agreement monitoring 2008-09 (FECs) Guidance for Further Education Colleges on how to complete their access agreement monitoring return for 2008-09 |
381KB |
October 2009 |
2009/04 |
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Access agreement monitoring 2008-09 (HEIs) Guidance for Higher Education Institutions on how to complete their access agreement monitoring return for 2008-09 |
385KB |
October 2009 |
2009/03 |
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Access agreement monitoring: Outcomes for 2007-08 Our second monitoring report, giving the results of our monitoring of access agreements in 2007-08 |
291KB |
March 2009 |
2009/02 |
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Request for widening participation strategic assessments (re-directs to HEFCE website) This HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) publication gives guidance to institutions on what to include in their new widening participation strategic assessments. |
N/A |
January 2009 |
HEFCE 2009/01 |
2008
| Title | Size | Date | Reference |
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Access agreement monitoring 2007-08 (FECs and SCITTs) Sets out the information we need from FECs and SCITTs for our monitoring of access agreements in 2007-08 |
355KB |
July 2008 |
2008/04 |
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Access agreement monitoring 2007-08 (HEIs) Sets out the information we need from HEIs for our monitoring of access agreements in 2007-08 |
250KB |
July 2008 |
2008/03 |
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Access agreement monitoring: Outcomes for 2006-07 Our first monitoring report, giving the results of our monitoring of access agreements in 2006-07 |
N/A |
January 2008 |
2008/01 |
2007
| Title | Size | Date | Reference |
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Access agreement monitoring 2006-07 Sets out the information we need from institutions for our monitoring of access agreements in 2006-07 |
236KB |
March 2007 |
2007/01 |
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Improving information: HEIs’ provision of online financial information This research study by Ipsos Mori includes best practice on how institutions can make their online financial information clear and accessible. |
1.7MB |
February 2007 |
N/A |
2005
| Title | Size | Date | Reference |
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Bespoke guidance for SCITTs on how to produce an access agreement. |
375KB | October 2005 | 2005/02 |
2004
| Title | Size | Date | Reference |
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Producing access agreements: OFFA guidance to institutions Our guidance to institutions setting out the information they need to include in access agreements. |
175KB |
November 2004 |
2004/01 |
Annual reports
| Title | Size | Reference |
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| Annual report and accounts 2009-10 | 8.23MB | 2010/04 |
| Annual report and accounts 2008-09 | 1.7MB |
2009/03 |
| Annual report and accounts 2007-08 | 1.8MB |
2008/02 |
| Annual report and accounts 2006-07 | 1.2MB |
2007/02 |
| Annual report and accounts 2005-06 | 1.2MB |
2006/01 |
| Annual report and accounts 2004-05 | 582KB |
2005/01 |
Strategic plans
| Title | Size | Reference |
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Strategic plan 2005-10 (updated February 2009) Describes our strategic aims for the five-year period between 2005-10 and how we will measure our performance. |
727K | 2009/01 |
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See above. |
1MB | 2005/03 |