# Access and Participation Plan

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/access-and-participation/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/

Our Access and Participation Plan (APP) outlines how the University of York will sustain or improve equality of opportunity for underrepresented student groups to access, succeed in and progress from higher education.

The plan applies to undergraduate students paying home fees, as directed by the [Office for Students (OfS)](https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/equality-of-opportunity/access-and-participation-plans/). Our [University Strategy](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/mission-strategies/) is equally committed to empowering all students within an inclusive, welcoming community.

[Check your fee status](https://www.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-funding/fee-status/)

Our APP details the following:

- An assessment of our current performance.
- The objectives and targets we have set to sustain and improve outcomes across the student journey.
- Detailed plans (intervention strategies) outlining how we will address risks to equality of opportunity to sustain and improve access, student success and progression outcome measures.
- How we will measure and evaluate the impact of our intervention strategies.
- Student involvement in our plans and activities.
- Details of our fees and financial support packages.
- An overview of our investment in Access and Participation Plan activities.

## Read the plan

- Our current APP runs from 2025/26-2028/29 [Access and Participation Plan 2025/6-28/9 (PDF](https://www.york.ac.uk/media/abouttheuniversity/University of York_APP_2025-26.pdf.pdf " (opens in a new window)")  and has an accessible summary document [Access and Participation Plan Summary 2025/6-28/9 (PDF](https://www.york.ac.uk/media/abouttheuniversity/Access and Participation Plan Summary 25_26 - 28_29 (1).pdf " (opens in a new window)")
- You can also read the [visual summary](https://features.york.ac.uk/access-and-participation-plan/) of our new APP 2025/26-2028-29.
- Read our [Fee Summary 2025-26 (PDF](https://www.york.ac.uk/media/abouttheuniversity/planningoffice/fee_summary-2025-26.pdf " (opens in a new window)")
- Our previous APP ran from 2020/21-2024/25 [Access and Participation Plan 2020/21-24/25 (PDF , 1,865kb)](https://www.york.ac.uk/media/abouttheuniversity/planningoffice/University of York Access & Participation Plan 20-21 to 24-25 plus variation.pdf " (opens in a new window)") and has an accessible summary document [Access and Participation Plan Summary 2021/2-24/5 (PDF , 245kb)](https://www.york.ac.uk/media/abouttheuniversity/planningoffice/University of York Access & Participation Plan Accessible Summary.pdf " (opens in a new window)").

## Further information

Find out more about the activities and teams supporting our access and participation aims:

- [University of York Students' Union](http://yorksu.org/)
- [Student Expert Panel](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/student-expert-panel/)
- [Equality, Diversity and Inclusion](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/equality/)
- [Access and Participation Monitoring and Evaluation Team](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/planning-office/apme/)
- [Access and Outreach](https://www.york.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges/)
- [Student Support and Advice](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/communities/)
- [Inclusive Education](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/teaching/inclusive-learning/)
- [Careers and Placements](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/)

## Governance

An approved APP must comply with Sections 30 to 32 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA) and be published on the University’s website to ensure transparency and accessibility. All APPs must receive approval from the [Office for Students (OfS)](https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/equality-of-opportunity/access-and-participation-plans/) as a condition of registration and charging higher tuition fees. The University’s performance against the agreed Access and Participation Plan is monitored, and financial returns are submitted annually to the OfS.