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Footnote. The views and opinions of current students have significantly informed the development of our access and retention strategies and drafting of this Agreement. Students have been consulted through their Student Union sabbatical officers including via formal (consultative committees), semi formal (working breakfast), and informal consultative mechanisms with a wider range of students. We have also consulted with pre-entry Year 12/13 students. This agreement seeks to adhere to the spirit of the OFFA guidance reflecting both the existing performance of the University and our ambitions to maintain and enhance access and retention. However, this document has been prepared in the context of a rapidly changing and uncertain environment. The University is currently drafting a new strategic plan to be adopted from July 2011. Issues may need to be revisited in light of any agreed significant changes of strategic direction. The University will contact OFFA to discuss any proposed revisions. Table 5a - Statistical milestones and targets relating to your applicants, entrants or student body (e.g. HESA, UCAS or internal targets) Please select milestone/target type from the drop down menu Description (500 characters maximum) Baseline Baseline year data Yearly milestones/targets (numeric where possible, however you may use text) 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Commentary on your milestones/targets or textual description where numerical description is not appropriate (500 characters maximium) State School (HESA Table T1a) Seek to maintain high proportion of participants from state schools 2009-10 0.927 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 Reflects that there is a longstanding record of high particpation from state schools NS-SEC (HESA Table T1a) Seek to increase the proportion of participants from specified socio economic classes 2009-10 0.299 0.3 0.305 0.31 0.315 0.32 As requested by OFFA, annual milestones have been stated. We have reservations whether this indicator is sufficiently robust to be assessed annually to a fine degree of detail when 20% of the data cohort are of 'unknown social class'. We consider it probable that 'unknowns' will disproportionately be from under-represented groups. LPN (HESA Table T1a) Seek to increase an already high proportion of participants from low participation neighbourhoods 2009-10 0.182 0.182 0.185 0.19 0.195 0.195 The University is considerably (+7%) ahead of benchmark and any increase is therefore a stretching target Non continuation: LPN (HESA Table T3b) Seek to improve non-continuation by 2% 2009-10 0.085 0.085 0.08 0.075 0.07 0.065 This is a challenging target amongst the LPN group Projected outcomes (HESA table T5) Seek to improve projected outcomes by over 4% 2008-9 0.779 0.78 0.79 0.8 0.81 0.82 The target is challenging to achieve. Alongside applicant and entrant targets, we encourage you to provide targets around your outreach work (including collaborative outreach work where