Foundation Year Network
@foundationyearnet.bsky.social
The network for people interested in and working on foundation years. We aim to represent, promote and support all kinds of FYs www.foundationyear.ac.uk
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Excellent first day at the Foundation Year Network Annual Conference talking all things foundation years in Higher Education
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July 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Excellent first day at the Foundation Year Network Annual Conference talking all things foundation years in Higher Education
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Thank you @foundationyearnet.bsky.social for the chance to speak at the annual conference about our fantastic health foundation courses at @citystgeorges.bsky.social
It was a fantastic conference and so great to share good foundation year practice and reflect on future ideas
It was a fantastic conference and so great to share good foundation year practice and reflect on future ideas
July 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thank you @foundationyearnet.bsky.social for the chance to speak at the annual conference about our fantastic health foundation courses at @citystgeorges.bsky.social
It was a fantastic conference and so great to share good foundation year practice and reflect on future ideas
It was a fantastic conference and so great to share good foundation year practice and reflect on future ideas
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Getting ready for @foundationyearnet.bsky.social #FYNAC25 this week. I'll be speaking about how we've revised our science assessments to engage with AI, whilst growing our cohort. Basically it takes a village to redesign a programme! currently 22 acknowledgements on the slide.
July 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Getting ready for @foundationyearnet.bsky.social #FYNAC25 this week. I'll be speaking about how we've revised our science assessments to engage with AI, whilst growing our cohort. Basically it takes a village to redesign a programme! currently 22 acknowledgements on the slide.
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Today’s @laurenslt.bsky.social ‘Voices of Belonging’ podcast conversation is between Freddie Marlowe and @wja1969.bsky.social exploring barriers to #HigherEd and building degree-long student connections. open.spotify.com/episode/6uxS... #belonging #foundationyear #pre-qualificationapplications
S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Wendy Ashall
The ConnectED podcast · Episode
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June 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today’s @laurenslt.bsky.social ‘Voices of Belonging’ podcast conversation is between Freddie Marlowe and @wja1969.bsky.social exploring barriers to #HigherEd and building degree-long student connections. open.spotify.com/episode/6uxS... #belonging #foundationyear #pre-qualificationapplications
we're still accepting attendance bursary applications for #FYNAC25
We have a bursary to help people attend #FYNAC25 register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/74081?... Please do apply, if you need forms.gle/jERDTecCxnBy...
Attendance Bursary Application Form
The Foundation Year Network wishes to ensure that members are not excluded from our events on financial grounds. We therefore are able to provide bursaries for support with the costs of attending our ...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
we're still accepting attendance bursary applications for #FYNAC25
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The sun is shining and it’s the IFY @falmouthify - End of Year Show at the Poly next week ! - it’s going to be outstanding - our third foundation year cohort are knocking it out of the park. #endofyearshow #foundation #falmouth #art #exhibition
May 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The sun is shining and it’s the IFY @falmouthify - End of Year Show at the Poly next week ! - it’s going to be outstanding - our third foundation year cohort are knocking it out of the park. #endofyearshow #foundation #falmouth #art #exhibition
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Interested in returning to education to study pharmacy, nursing, speech and language therapy or orthoptics as a mature student?
Join @sheffielduni.bsky.social for their Mature Student Taster to find out more about foundation year entry.
📅 3 June, 10am - 1.30pm
🔗 www.sheffield.ac.uk/education/li...
Join @sheffielduni.bsky.social for their Mature Student Taster to find out more about foundation year entry.
📅 3 June, 10am - 1.30pm
🔗 www.sheffield.ac.uk/education/li...
May 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Interested in returning to education to study pharmacy, nursing, speech and language therapy or orthoptics as a mature student?
Join @sheffielduni.bsky.social for their Mature Student Taster to find out more about foundation year entry.
📅 3 June, 10am - 1.30pm
🔗 www.sheffield.ac.uk/education/li...
Join @sheffielduni.bsky.social for their Mature Student Taster to find out more about foundation year entry.
📅 3 June, 10am - 1.30pm
🔗 www.sheffield.ac.uk/education/li...
Foundation Year Job⬇️
University of Surrey is hiring:
Lecturer A in Foundation Year Mathematics
Lecturer A in Foundation Year Mathematics
April 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Foundation Year Job⬇️
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Our foundation year students were challenged to create a viable business idea aligned with the UN SDGs—with just £5 each to invest. The result? Inspiring ideas, powerful storytelling, and real social impact.
#Entrepreneurship #SocialImpact #Innovation #SDGs #HigherEd #StudentEnterprise #LTUBS
#Entrepreneurship #SocialImpact #Innovation #SDGs #HigherEd #StudentEnterprise #LTUBS
March 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Our foundation year students were challenged to create a viable business idea aligned with the UN SDGs—with just £5 each to invest. The result? Inspiring ideas, powerful storytelling, and real social impact.
#Entrepreneurship #SocialImpact #Innovation #SDGs #HigherEd #StudentEnterprise #LTUBS
#Entrepreneurship #SocialImpact #Innovation #SDGs #HigherEd #StudentEnterprise #LTUBS
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Come join us this September on our beautiful campus to join the discussion on Student Access, Retention and Outcomes. There are some excellent keynote and panel speakers lined up and if you'd like to join them, the call for proposals is now open!
The @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social will host the HEIR Annual Conference on 4-5 September. Submit a proposal for presentation! Expert keynote speakers include Bart Rienties and Valerie Harvey. Check out all the details on our HEIR Network website lnkd.in/ebHsrV53 - See you in Norwich!
March 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Come join us this September on our beautiful campus to join the discussion on Student Access, Retention and Outcomes. There are some excellent keynote and panel speakers lined up and if you'd like to join them, the call for proposals is now open!
We have a bursary to help people attend #FYNAC25 register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/74081?... Please do apply, if you need forms.gle/jERDTecCxnBy...
Attendance Bursary Application Form
The Foundation Year Network wishes to ensure that members are not excluded from our events on financial grounds. We therefore are able to provide bursaries for support with the costs of attending our ...
forms.gle
March 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We have a bursary to help people attend #FYNAC25 register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/74081?... Please do apply, if you need forms.gle/jERDTecCxnBy...
We're still accepting workshop and paper proposals for #FYNAC25, Westminster
foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac-2025-w...
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FYNAC 2025 website now live – Foundation Year
foundationyear.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We're still accepting workshop and paper proposals for #FYNAC25, Westminster
foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac-2025-w...
foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac-2025-w...
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Students from the poorest backgrounds were more likely to be successful by applying to gateway courses, such as those that have a foundation year with lower grade requirements for entry.
But these courses are still not as accessible as they should be for those from the poorest backgrounds.
But these courses are still not as accessible as they should be for those from the poorest backgrounds.
February 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Students from the poorest backgrounds were more likely to be successful by applying to gateway courses, such as those that have a foundation year with lower grade requirements for entry.
But these courses are still not as accessible as they should be for those from the poorest backgrounds.
But these courses are still not as accessible as they should be for those from the poorest backgrounds.
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Aspiring @lancasteruni.bsky.social students are to benefit from a new range of Foundation Year courses aimed to propel people towards studying degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. #STEM
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/aspirin...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/aspirin...
Aspiring scientists, engineers and mathematicians to benefit from the launch of 15 new university foundation courses - Lancaster University
Aspiring Lancaster University students are to benefit from a new range of Foundation Year courses that are specially aimed to propel people towards studying degrees in science, technology, engineering...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Aspiring @lancasteruni.bsky.social students are to benefit from a new range of Foundation Year courses aimed to propel people towards studying degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. #STEM
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/aspirin...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/aspirin...
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The first-ever episode of our new Social Science Foundation Year podcast from @uniofsurrey.bsky.social is now live. it's a graded assessment for students, so please give it a listen and let us know what you think. open.spotify.com/episode/3Ug2... #AcademicSky
The Weekly Social from The University of Surrey
The Weekly Social · Episode
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February 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The first-ever episode of our new Social Science Foundation Year podcast from @uniofsurrey.bsky.social is now live. it's a graded assessment for students, so please give it a listen and let us know what you think. open.spotify.com/episode/3Ug2... #AcademicSky
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Best of 2024: The Department for Education is cutting fees for classroom-based foundation years. Josh Freeman argues that firmer outcomes-based regulation would be a better approach
The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots
The Department for Education is cutting fees for classroom-based foundation years. Josh Freeman argues that firmer outcomes-based regulation would be a better approach
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December 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Best of 2024: The Department for Education is cutting fees for classroom-based foundation years. Josh Freeman argues that firmer outcomes-based regulation would be a better approach
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"Phillipson says FYs 'can be delivered more efficiently in classroom-based subjects, at a lower cost to students'. That’s a head-scratcher because the costs of properly resourced foundation years are at least the same as...undergraduate study." @timeshighered.bsky.social
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England’s foundation years funding cut will deepen inequalities
Why harm high-quality provision at established universities because of a small number of providers with questionable motives, asks Mark Clark
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"Phillipson says FYs 'can be delivered more efficiently in classroom-based subjects, at a lower cost to students'. That’s a head-scratcher because the costs of properly resourced foundation years are at least the same as...undergraduate study." @timeshighered.bsky.social
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#Foundationyear job ⬇️
We're looking for a talented Teaching-Focused Lecturer (full time permanent) in Computer Science to teach on our excellent Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) Programmes at Royal Holloway, University of London. Applications due by 23.59 GMT on 21 January.
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Computer Science (Integrated Foundation Year)
Full-time, PermanentApplications are invited for the post of Teaching-Focused Lecturer in Computer Science on Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) Programmes at Royal Holloway, University of London. The w...
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January 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#Foundationyear job ⬇️
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I have some really great students who are so very kind and thoughtful. One of my #FoundationYear students made me a personalised Xmas card as I've been one of her #Biology lecturers, helped her settle her in to the course, and because I always wear cool biology shirts. I absolutely LOVE it!! 😍🎄😍🎅😍
December 6, 2024 at 9:46 AM
I have some really great students who are so very kind and thoughtful. One of my #FoundationYear students made me a personalised Xmas card as I've been one of her #Biology lecturers, helped her settle her in to the course, and because I always wear cool biology shirts. I absolutely LOVE it!! 😍🎄😍🎅😍
Our first event of the year is a Policy Workshop - "Advocating for Foundation Years within our insitutions" 15th Jan 2-4 pm . Here's the link to join online- meet.google.com/jng-bphx-tnk
January 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Our first event of the year is a Policy Workshop - "Advocating for Foundation Years within our insitutions" 15th Jan 2-4 pm . Here's the link to join online- meet.google.com/jng-bphx-tnk
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Best of 2024: Rachel Maxwell shares insight from University of Keele's use of engagement analytics to improve student retention in the foundation year
Breaking the cycle of despair through tracking student engagement
Rachel Maxwell shares insight from University of Keele's use of engagement analytics to improve student retention in the foundation year
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December 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Best of 2024: Rachel Maxwell shares insight from University of Keele's use of engagement analytics to improve student retention in the foundation year
The call or papers for #FYNAC25 is now open "Transformations in Foundation Years" foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac-2025-w...
FYNAC 2025 website now live – Foundation Year
foundationyear.ac.uk
December 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM
The call or papers for #FYNAC25 is now open "Transformations in Foundation Years" foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac-2025-w...
This is good news! The UK requires a variety of qualifications to suit all learners' needs.
Popular level 3 qualifications, including 44 BTECs, that were facing the scrap heap have been given a stay of execution
See the full list below
See the full list below
Revealed: the BTECs saved from the chop… for now
Popular level 3 qualifications, including 44 BTECs, that were facing the scrap heap have been given a stay of execution
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December 13, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This is good news! The UK requires a variety of qualifications to suit all learners' needs.
it's our annual 'fireside chat' tomorrow, join us in a safe space to relax, reflect and prepare for whatever 2025 brings! foundationyear.ac.uk/christmas-fi...
Christmas Fireside Chat – Foundation Year
foundationyear.ac.uk
December 12, 2024 at 12:47 PM
it's our annual 'fireside chat' tomorrow, join us in a safe space to relax, reflect and prepare for whatever 2025 brings! foundationyear.ac.uk/christmas-fi...