SELLLN has established a Progression and Credit Group with representation from across the network. This group is overseeing the development and implementation of a Progression Accord, which demonstrates the commitment of our partners to working together to support vocational learners to progress to and through higher education.

We have also developed a series of progression agreements that will help deliver the commitment expressed in the Accord document. The agreements specify the entry requirements that will enable learners to progress onto specified HE programmes or groups of programmes.  They describe the additional arrangements between universities and colleges about how they will work together to support vocational learners. In some cases, they also offer guaranteed interviews to learners who meet the entry requirements. Some progression routes are well established, and there is no need for an agreement to support learners on these courses.  The focus for the development of progression agreements has been where practitioners have identified progression to be problematic and the creation of an agreement would make a real difference to vocational learners.

SELLLN has negotiated progression agreements in the following subject areas:

• Biomedical Sciences
• Business
• Computing
• Design
• English / English with Film Studies
• Nursing
• Psychology
• Social Work

Please see our resources for details of the existing agreements. 

Resources

In response to requests from partner institutions, local authority 14-19 partnerships and other stakeholders, SELLLN has produced a Progression Agreement Toolkit. The toolkit provides guidelines on best practice in developing, delivering and monitoring learner-centred progression agreements. It consists of a handbook, a CD containing templates of presentations to staff and learners, case studies and promotional progression agreement leaflets.

 Progression Agreement Toolkit (1022.81 kB)

Learners

SELLLN’s aim is to help people with vocational qualifications continue on to university study.

One way to accomplish this has been to negotiate special arrangements – called ‘progression agreements’ – between our partner colleges and universities. 

If you’re currently studying at a SELLLN partner college, you might be able to take advantage of a progression agreement your college has made with one or more of our partner universities.

Depending on the agreement, you might be able to benefit from:

• Additional help with your UCAS application
• Special events at SELLLN partner universities
• Help to top up your academic skills 
• A guaranteed interview
• Extra time for your tutor to write your reference, if you are on an Access programme – this means you have a bit more time to develop your skills before your tutor is asked to comment on you and your work.

We mainly work in four priority areas:

• Business, Leadership and Enterprise
• Creative, Communications and Media
• Health and Wellbeing
• Construction, Engineering and Technologies

SELLLN progression agreements by sector

Please click on the following links for details of existing progression agreements in our sector areas.  We currently have agreements for learners at Bexley, City of Westminster, Greenwich Community, Lambeth, Lewisham, South Thames, Southwark and Tower Hamlets colleges.

You can also download progression agreement leaflets for learners in the table further down the page.

SELLLN progression pathways at a glance

Business, Leadership and Enterprise progression agreements
University	Pathway	For students on	Eligible colleges	Leaflet
University of Greenwich	65 programmes at the University of Greenwich Business School  (see leaflet)	Access to HE Diplomas; BTEC National Certificates and Diplomas in Business; the Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance (BAF); and Travel and Tourism qualifications	Bexley Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	ACCESS: Business @ Greenwich (5.64 MB)  BAF: Business @ Greenwich (5.78 MB)  BTEC: Business @ Greenwich (5.22 MB)  TRAVEL & TOURISM: Business @ Greenwich (5.23 MB)
University of Greenwich	BA Accounting and Financial Information Systems, BA Accounting and Finance,    BA Accounting, Audit and Assurance	AAT Levels 3 and 4	Bexley Greenwich Community Lambeth South Thames Southwark	AAT: Business @ Greenwich (6.99 MB)
University of Greenwich	BA Business Studies	Professional qualifications in Management	Bexley Lewisham Southwark	MANAGEMENT: Business @ Greenwich (7.02 MB)
King's College London	BSc Business Management	Access to HE Diplomas; BTEC National Diplomas	Bexley  Greenwich Community  Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	ACCESS: Business Management @ King's (7.99 MB)  BTEC: Business Management @ King's (7.82 MB)
London South Bank University	54 programmes at the LSBU Faculty of Business (see leaflet)	Access to HE Diplomas; BTEC National Certificates and Diplomas in Business; the Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance (BAF)	Bexley  Greenwich Community  Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	ACCESS: Business @ LSBU (6.06 MB)  BTEC: Business @ LSBU (5.52 MB)  BAF: Business @ LSBU (4.63 MB)
London South Bank University	34 programmes at the LSBU Faculty of Business (see leaflet)	Travel and Tourism qualifications	Greenwich Community Southwark	TRAVEL & TOURISM: Business @ LSBU (5.94 MB)
London South Bank University	BA Accounting and Finance; Professional Accountancy Course; BA Professional Accounting; Business Administration; BA Business Studies; FdA Accounting	AAT levels 3 and 4	Bexley Greenwich Community Lambeth South Thames Southwark	AAT: Business @ LSBU (6.31 MB)
London South Bank University	BA Business Studies; FdA Enterprise and Small Business Development	Professional qualifications in Management	Bexley Lewisham Southwark	MANAGEMENT: Business @ LSBU (6.73 MB)
Creative, Communications and Media progression agreements
University	Pathway	For students on	Eligible colleges	Leaflet
Goldsmiths	BA Design	BTEC National and Foundation Diplomas in Art and Design	Bexley  Greenwich Community  Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	BTEC: Design @ Goldsmiths & Greenwich (3.55 MB)
University of Greenwich	BA Graphic and Digital Design; BA 3D Digital Design & Animation; BA Architecture; BA Landscape Architecture; BA and HND Garden Design; FD Graphic Design	BTEC National and Foundation Diplomas in Art and Design	Bexley Greenwich Community  Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	See above
King's College London	BA English Language and Literature; BA English with Film	Access to HE Diplomas; Youth Entry to Higher Education	Bexley City of Westminster Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames	ACCESS: English @ King's (7.31 MB)
Health and Wellbeing progression agreements
University	Pathway	For students on	Eligible colleges	Leaflet
Goldsmiths	BA Social Work	Access to HE Diplomas	Goldsmiths Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark Tower Hamlets	ACCESS: Social Work @ Goldsmiths & Greenwich (8.17 MB)
University of Greenwich	BA Social Work	Access to HE Diplomas	Bexley Goldsmiths Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark  Tower Hamlets	See above
King's College London	BSc pre-registration courses in Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing; DipHE pre-registration courses in Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing	Access to HE and BTEC National Diplomas	Bexley City of Westminster Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	ACCESS: Nursing @ King's (6.79 MB)  BTEC: Nursing @ King's (6.76 MB)  Guidance for Nursing applicants to King's (35.97 kB)
University of Greenwich	BSc and DipHE pre-registration courses in Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, and Learning Disability Nursing	Access to HE, BTEC National, and CACHE Diplomas	Bexley City of Westminster Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	ACCESS: Nursing @ Greenwich (6.72 MB)  BTEC: Nursing @ Greenwich (6.83 MB)  CACHE: Nursing @ Greenwich (8.2 MB)
University of Greenwich	BSc Psychology; BSc Psychology with Counselling	Access to HE and BTEC National Diplomas	Bexley Greenwich Community  Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	ACCESS: Psychology @ Greenwich (6.99 MB)  BTEC: Psychology @ Greenwich (7.79 MB)
King's College London	BSc Biomedical Sciences	Access to HE Diplomas	Lambeth City of Westminster	ACCESS: Biomedical Science @ King's (6.9 MB)
Construction, Engineering and Technologies progression agreements
University	Pathway	For students on	Eligible colleges	Leaflet
London South Bank University	BA Social Technology; BSc/HND/HNC Business Information Technology; BSc E-Business Information Technology; BSc/FdSc Computing; BSc/HND/FdSc Internet Computing; BSc/HND/FdSc Multimedia Computing	IT: Progress to Higher Education  (CISCO)	Southwark	CISCO: Computing @ LSBU (7.38 MB)
London South Bank University	BSc Computing; BSc Business Information Technology; BSc E-Business Information Technology; BSc Multimedia Computing; BA Social Technologies	Access to HE Diplomas; BTEC National Diplomas	Bexley Greenwich Community Lambeth Lewisham South Thames Southwark	Access: Computing @ LSBU (6.37 MB)  BTEC: Computing @ LSBU (6.38 MB)
Goldsmiths	BSc Computer Science; BSc Computing and Information Systems; BSc Creative Computing; BSc Information Technology; BSc Internet Computing; BA/BSc Computing and Interaction Design	BTEC National Diplomas for ICT Practitioners	Lewisham Southwark	BTEC: Computing @ Goldsmiths (5.79 MB)

Curriculum development

We are also working on a wide range of curriculum and course developments in our four priority sector areas. This involves the development of new courses where gaps in provision have been identified or making changes to existing courses, for example, to make them more flexible for learners. We are working with key partners/stakeholders including employers, Sector Skills Councils and LLU+, a specialist professional development unit in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Skills.

In the area of Credit, SELLLN commissioned a report on the use of Credit across the network.  A response to the report, outlining a number of recommendations on how the LLN can move forward in supporting vocational learners' progression using credit, has been agreed by the Progression and Credit Group.

Ruth Keynes  is the Director of SELLLN, and is based at King's College London.