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& MY PGCERT !! As someone with ADHD and dyslexia, my notes are a beautiful chaos: scribbles, half-formed ideas, and reflections all over the place. For my PGCert, keeping track of everything—from literature and podcasts to my reflections on FE–HE … Continue reading →

BLUE SKY THINKING Working on this intervention has been a rewarding and eye-opening journey. One of the biggest changes I noticed was in my own approach—I became more flexible, reflective, and experimental in how I engaged with FE tutors and … Continue reading →

My intervention began as an idea to work with FE colleges to create projects aligned with, HE expectations, supporting vocational-route Fashion students to understand the pedagogy, independence, and reflective practice required at degree level. As the project progressed, my approach … Continue reading →

The literature I’ve drawn on throughout this project has really shaped how I planned and ran my intervention. McNiff (2017) and Kemmis & McTaggart (2005) gave me a solid grounding in action research, which was perfect for keeping the project … Continue reading →

Working on my Action Research project, “In-Reach Supports Out-Reach”, has been both an Insights into FE and HE education a learning curve but also fun and engaging! My intervention aimed to bridge the gap between FE and HE for vocational-route … Continue reading →

During the interview phase of this project, questions around dress, appearance and presentation emerged repeatedly. As a result, I added two further questions to my questionnaire to explore whether students experienced spoken or unspoken expectations around how they dress, and … Continue reading →

As background to my intervention and ARP I thought it was important to talk about retention and attainment: Whenever retention and attainment come up in HE, it can feel like we’re being asked to explain people’s lives using bar charts. … Continue reading →

In-Reach supports Out-reach:  Bridging the Attainment Gap for underrepresented students in Fashion Higher Education Name: Berni Yates Tutor: r.marsden@arts.ac.uk Date: 02.10.25 In-Reach supports Out-reach:  Bridging the Attainment Gap for underrepresented students in Fashion Higher Education Project Focus: This project is … Continue reading →