Scotland’s Community of Access and Participation Practitioners

Scotland’s Community of Access and Participation Practitioners aims to provide a practitioners’ network to support the development and professionalisation of a strong widening access and participation community in Scotland, and by doing this, embed, enhance and support effective practice in Scotland. Learn more about SCAPP, including their networking and professional learning opportunities, and sign up for their mailing list using the link above.

Additionally, you can find out about their online module, ‘An Introduction to Widening Participation in Scotland‘ here. The module has been designed for Widening Access and Widening Participation practitioners, including teachers, lecturers and other college and university staff who may engage with students from disadvantaged backgrounds and support underrepresented learners.

You can follow SCAPP via their LinkedIn page.

Recent Events: 

📢 “First Generation and Working-Class Academics” Workshop
🗓️ Monday, 13th April 10am – 4pm
🌏 Edinburgh

This workshop brings first results and opportunities to engage with our project that aims to widen conversations on Widening Participation from students to academics.

ℹ️ About the InFrame FirstGen Project: The workshop is part of the Wellcome Trust funded InFrame Catalyst Projects between the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow and the University of St Andrews, and our goal is to strengthen dialogues and policies on Widening Participation by adding the stories of those students who became academics, an aspect of research culture which is often overlooked when talking about diversity in academia.

For more information about InFrame and its variety of projects, see here and here. For more information about our FirstGen project, see here.

Please contact Niki Vermeulen (Niki.Vermeulen@ed.ac.uk) to reserve your place (places are still available at present, but please reserve quickly to avoid disappointment).