Access and Participation Monitoring and Evaluation Team (APME)
The Access and Participation Monitoring and Evaluation Team, within Student Education and Experience, is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the progress of the University’s latest Access and Participation Plan, as approved by the Office for Students.
The team is also responsible for robust and research-informed analysis of all of the University’s widening access and participation activity, across the whole student journey, from pre-entry and access to student success and progression.
For general enquiries, please contact us on access-and-participation@york.ac.uk
Access and Participation Plan 2025-26 to 2028-29 Evaluation Reports
Intervention Strategy 1: Access
Shine Impact Evaluation Report 2025-26 (as part of the Multi-intervention widening access programmes at Pre- and Post-16 levels)
Next Step York Impact Evaluation Report 2025-26 (as part of the Multi-intervention widening access programmes at Pre- and Post-16 levels)
YorJourney Impact Evaluation Report 2024-25 (as part of the Multi-intervention widening access programmes at Pre- and Post-16 levels)
Black Access Impact Evaluation Report 2025-26
Aspire Together Impact Evaluation Report 2025-26
AchieveHE Impact Evaluation Report 2025-26
Intervention Strategy 2: Success - Wider Student Experience
Student Buddying Scheme 2025 Impact Evaluation Report (as part of Student Communities)
Step Ahead 2025 Impact Evaluation Report (as part of Induction and Transition Support)
Support for Independent Students (as part of Provision of Targeted Advice and Support & Practical Support)
Intervention Strategy 3: Success - Academic
Intervention Strategy 4: Progression
Intervention Strategy 5: Whole Lifecycle
Independent Students' Financial Support Evaluation (PDF 
, 414kb)
Find out more
View the documents to learn more about our work across Access and Participation:
Bursaries Research and Impact Evaluation (PDF , 448kb) Report on research from the Sector on financial support for students and the impact evaluation of bursaries for undergraduate students at York
Measures of Socio-Economic Disadvantage Briefing Note (PDF , 415kb) Briefing note using publicly available data to make recommendations regarding measures of socio-economic disadvantage
Comparison Universities Report (PDF , 483kb) Research report using public datasets to identify English universities similar to York in terms of structure and size
View our plans
Read our current Access and Participation Plan, accessible summary and fee summary.
Access and Participation Monitoring and Evaluation Team Members
For general enquiries, please contact us on access-and-participation@york.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jess Burchell | Evaluation Manager |
| Amy Simkin | Evaluation Manager |