As the Office for Students increase the focus on supporting student progression in Higher Education, collaborating across the sector is more important than ever to support student employability! upReach are launching a new opportunity - upReach Progression Partners - to support universities in closing their progression gaps.

At this webinar you will learn more about the new partnerships and hear from Kate Foster and Matthew Taylor at the University of Exeter on how they've utilised data to inform the direction and targeting of their progression activities.

From identifying target disciplines for their upReach partnership to developing peer mentoring projects and using their data to help students face their Employability Monsters Kate and Matthew have a wealth of experience in ensuring their projects are focussed, relevant and high impact.

Kate is an Employability & Careers Consultant with a Widening Participation focus. Kate supports the employability and career planning of students from underrepresented groups across the University through 1-to-1 coaching, group sessions working closely with Support Services and Partners. Member of the upReach Advisory Board.

Matthew is a Data Officer with a Careers Information and Systems focus. Matthew has operational responsibility for the delivery of research/data projects related to employability and graduate employment, across the University of Exeter’s career service.

upReach Progression Partners is a network of WP and Careers staff actively engaged in supporting student progression across the sector. Partners will receive updates about upReach's programmes for your students and be sent materials to actively promote the spaces on campus. Alongside this, partners will be invited to regular roundtable discussions on key themes related to student progression and have the chance to receive cohort level insights into the students we support from your campus.