Widening Access and Participation Strategic Advisory Committee
The Widening Access and Participation Strategic Advisory Committee is responsible for advising HEFCE's Board on the effectiveness of its strategies with relation to widening participation. To this end, it monitors the Council's progress in implementing key performance targets relating to widening participation.
| John Widdowson (Chair) | HEFCE Board member, Principal, New College Durham |
| Rebecca Bunting | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Portsmouth |
| Professor Peter Bush | Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Northampton (retired) |
| Professor Anthony Forster | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Durham University |
| Heather Fry | Director, Education and Participation, HEFCE |
| Professor Sally Glen | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Experience, Leeds Metropolitan University |
| Professor Colin Mellors | Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of York |
| Professor Chris Mullard | Chairman/CEO, Focus Consultancy Ltd |
| Professor Gill Nicholls | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Surrey |
| Professor Susan Piotrowski | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| John Rushforth | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England |
| Julian Skyrme | Head of Undergraduate Recruitment & Widening Participation, The University of Manchester |
| Wes Streeting | Chief Executive, Helena Kennedy Foundation |
| Observers | |
|---|---|
| Mary Curnock-Cook | Chief Executive, UCAS |
| Lee Elliot Major | Research Director, Sutton Trust |
| Martin Doel | Chief Executive, Association of Colleges |
| Liam Burns | President, National Union of Students |
| Sir Martin Harris | Director of Fair Access, Office for Fair Access |
| Secretariat | |
| Sarah Howls (secretary) | Head of Widening Participation, HEFCE |
| Siān Griffiths (clerk) | Higher Education Policy Adviser, HEFCE |
Terms of reference of the committee
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If you have any questions regarding the Widening Access and Participation Strategic Advisory Committee contact Siān Griffiths, e-mail s.griffiths@hefce.ac.uk, tel 0117 931 7153.
Last updated 6 December 2011