Recruitment, Transition and Retention

Recruitment to degree courses is currently a key issue for the GEES disciplines in UK higher education. In addition, once students commence their courses they can encounter difficulties in the transition from secondary education or the workplace (for mature students) to higher education. The GEES Subject Centre undertakes a variety of activities to support the disciplines and to encourage sharing of practice in these areas:

• Archived Event: Recruitment and retention in the GEES disciplines (2007)
• Research project: School students' perceptions of GEES
• Project and publication: 'Them and Us' - a student and staff project

In addition, the GEES Subject Centre offers a departmental workshop (tailored to your particular requirements) on Student Transition and Retention.

Other organisations that may be of interest include:

• Action Plan for Geography (c/o RGS-IBG)
• Earth Science Teachers' Association (ESTA)
• Geologists Association (GA): "The year 2008 will be significant for the Geologists' Association – we were founded in 1858, so 2008 is the sequicentenary, the 150th anniversary. We are planning a wide array of events, most notably a major outreach programme into schools."
• Geography Association (GA)
• Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
• University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)