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Model 1 - ‘Post-qualification applications and offers’ (PQA) has a longer application window created by moving results dates forward to the end of July and HE term dates back to the first week of October. (For further information on Model 1 under the consultation please see here.)

1. Thinking about your engineering courses specifically, what practical implementation difficulties do you envisage with the timing and management of admissions if the sector adopts a PQA model?

2. Would the impact of PQA on the following processes be an improvement to the current system? Please comment on engineering specific improvements or debilities in the appropriate box (leave blank if no comment).

	Better	Worse
a.Decision-making	a.Decision-making Better	a.Decision-making Worse
b. Entry tests, assessments or interviews	b. Entry tests, assessments or interviews Better	b. Entry tests, assessments or interviews Worse
c. Available non-qualification information	c. Available non-qualification information Better	c. Available non-qualification information Worse
d. HE resources planning	d. HE resources planning Better	d. HE resources planning Worse
e. Information, advice and guidance	e. Information, advice and guidance Better	e. Information, advice and guidance Worse
f. Professional discussion about career choices	f. Professional discussion about career choices Better	f. Professional discussion about career choices Worse
g. Developing relationships	g. Developing relationships Better	g. Developing relationships Worse
h. Visit opportunities	h. Visit opportunities Better	h. Visit opportunities Worse
i. Tailored or general support to applicants	i. Tailored or general support to applicants Better	i. Tailored or general support to applicants Worse
j. Pre-entry or summer remedial activities	j. Pre-entry or summer remedial activities Better	j. Pre-entry or summer remedial activities Worse
k. Other, please detail	k. Other, please detail Better	k. Other, please detail Worse

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3. If PQA was introduced, what mitigations specific to entry to your engineering courses could be introduced to address any difficulties you've identified above?

4. In what ways might a PQA approach be fairer or less fair to applicants to your engineering courses?

	Fairer	Less fair
a. All applicants	a. All applicants Fairer	a. All applicants Less fair
b. Disadvantaged applicants or groups	b. Disadvantaged applicants or groups Fairer	b. Disadvantaged applicants or groups Less fair
c. Applicants or groups underrepresented in engineering	c. Applicants or groups underrepresented in engineering Fairer	c. Applicants or groups underrepresented in engineering Less fair
d. Applicants with non-traditional qualifications	d. Applicants with non-traditional qualifications Fairer	d. Applicants with non-traditional qualifications Less fair
e. International applicants	e. International applicants Fairer	e. International applicants Less fair
f. Direct applicants (not through UCAS)	f. Direct applicants (not through UCAS) Fairer	f. Direct applicants (not through UCAS) Less fair
g. High/low attaining applicants	g. High/low attaining applicants Fairer	g. High/low attaining applicants Less fair
h. Students with disabilities, mental health issues or other special needs	h. Students with disabilities, mental health issues or other special needs Fairer	h. Students with disabilities, mental health issues or other special needs Less fair
i. Other	i. Other Fairer	i. Other Less fair

5. Overall, do you think a PQA model offers more or less equity at level 3?

More
Less
No significant improvement ?

Comments:

6. Overall, do you think a PQA model would be better than the current system, worse, or no significant improvement?

Better
Worse
No significant improvement

Model 2 - ‘Pre-qualification applications with post-qualification offers and decisions’ (PQO) where applications are made during term-time (as now) but offers made after results day. (For further information on Model 2 under the consultation please see here.)

7. Thinking about your engineering courses specifically, what practical implementation difficulties do you envisage with the timing and management of admissions if the sector adopts a PQO model?

8. Would the impact of PQO on the following processes be an improvement to the current system? Please comment on engineering specific improvements or debilities in the appropriate box (leave blank if no comment).

	Better	Worse
a. Decision-making	a. Decision-making Better	a. Decision-making Worse
b. Entry tests, assessments or interviews	b. Entry tests, assessments or interviews Better	b. Entry tests, assessments or interviews Worse
c. Available non-qualification information	c. Available non-qualification information Better	c. Available non-qualification information Worse
d. HE resources planning	d. HE resources planning Better	d. HE resources planning Worse
e. Information, advice and guidance	e. Information, advice and guidance Better	e. Information, advice and guidance Worse
f. Professional discussion about career choices	f. Professional discussion about career choices Better	f. Professional discussion about career choices Worse
g. Developing relationships	g. Developing relationships Better	g. Developing relationships Worse
h. Visit opportunities	h. Visit opportunities Better	h. Visit opportunities Worse
i. Tailored or general support to applicants	i. Tailored or general support to applicants Better	i. Tailored or general support to applicants Worse
j. Pre-entry or summer remedial activities	j. Pre-entry or summer remedial activities Better	j. Pre-entry or summer remedial activities Worse
k. Other, please detail	k. Other, please detail Better	k. Other, please detail Worse

9. If PQO was introduced, what mitigations specific to entry to your engineering courses could be introduced to address any difficulties you've identified above?

10. In what ways might a PQO approach be fairer or less fair to applicants to your engineering courses?

	Better	Worse
a. All applicants	a. All applicants Better	a. All applicants Worse
b. Disadvantaged applicants or groups	b. Disadvantaged applicants or groups Better	b. Disadvantaged applicants or groups Worse
c. Applicants or groups underrepresented in engineering	c. Applicants or groups underrepresented in engineering Better	c. Applicants or groups underrepresented in engineering Worse
d. Applicants with non-traditional qualifications	d. Applicants with non-traditional qualifications Better	d. Applicants with non-traditional qualifications Worse
e. International applicants	e. International applicants Better	e. International applicants Worse
f. Direct applicants (not through UCAS)	f. Direct applicants (not through UCAS) Better	f. Direct applicants (not through UCAS) Worse
g. High/low attaining applicants	g. High/low attaining applicants Better	g. High/low attaining applicants Worse
h. Students with disabilities, mental health issues or other special needs	h. Students with disabilities, mental health issues or other special needs Better	h. Students with disabilities, mental health issues or other special needs Worse
i. Other	i. Other Better	i. Other Worse

11. Overall, do you think a PQO model offers more or less equity at level 3?

More
Less
No significant improvement ?

Comments:

12. Overall, do you think a PQO model would be better than the current system, worse, or no significant improvement?

Better
Worse
No significant improvement

13. Would you, in principle, be in favour of changing the current Higher Education admissions system to a form of post-qualification admissions, where students would receive and accept university offers after they have received their A level (or equivalent) grades?

Yes
Yes, conditionally (Please give details below)
No
Don't know

Comments:

14. Should predicted grades be removed from the application process?

Yes
Yes, conditionally (Please give details below)
No
Don't know

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15. Should personal statements be removed from the application process?

Yes
Yes, conditionally (Please give details below)
No
Don't know

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16. Should references be removed from the application process?

Yes
Yes, conditionally (Please give details below)
No
Don't know

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17. Would you want to work with us to develop brief exemplar case studies of ongoing initiatives to level up admissions to engineering?

Yes
Yes, conditionally (Please give details below)
No
Don't know

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