Widening Participation Uplift Factors Data Definition

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1 The Widening Participation Uplift factor assigned to the learner’s home postcode.

Purpose

2 For analysis of deprivation based on location and not deprivation funding

Relevant Collections

  • ILR (FE)
  • ILR (UfI)

Source Data

3 The following variables are used as source data for the calculation of the Widening Participation Uplift factors

Field Name

Label

L17

Learner Home Postcode

UPLIFT

Widening Participation Uplift

Derived Variables and Datasets

4 The definition produces the following derived variable(s)

Field Name

Label

Dataset

L_UPLF56

2005 – 2006 Uplift (Postcode 05/06 file)

Aims Standard File, Learner Standard File, Framework and Aims Standard File, HE Standard File, ESF Standard File

L_UPLF67

2006 – 2007 Uplift (Postcode 06/07 file)

Aims Standard File, Learner Standard File, Framework and Aims Standard File, HE Standard File, ESF Standard File

Detailed definition

5 The learner’s Home Postcode (L17) is matched to a postcode file for that year, containing the list of postcodes that generate a Widening Participation Uplift for that year. The information in the postcode file is based on the link between postcodes and local authority wards.

6 The Widening Participation Uplift fields are based solely on the learner’s postcode prior to enrolling and do not reflect Widening Participation Uplift factors assigned to learners for other reasons that are reflected in 'eligibility for disadvantage uplift' (L32).

Sample Code

7 The following sample code is available

Creator

Analysis and MI Team

Date issued

25 September 2006

Date created

11 November 2005

Document ref.

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