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This blog has been kindly contributed by Dr Graeme Atherton, Director of the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON).
With the exception of those working on international student recruitment, no professional community in higher education was left scratching their head by the challenges of Covid-19 more than those in widening access and outreach.
The closure of schools and colleges meant hundreds of activities across the country were stalled, re-arranged or cancelled overnight. Several universities have responded to this challenge by furloughing their widening access staff. One even tried to furlough staff that were not paid for from its own budget but by the Office for Students (OfS) funded Uni-Connect programme.
