The Foundation Year Network shares Universities UK’s concerns regarding the Augar report recommendation (p. 103) to remove financial support for ‘foundation years attached to degree courses’.  As UUK note, FYs provide “an important route for capable students from challenging ..

The FYN Executive have responded to the TEF ‘Call for Views’ on behalf of the network. The full response is published below. Please note that this response will be one of the key focuses (or ‘foci’, if you prefer!) of ..

You are invited to the forthcoming FYN Workshop entitled: “External threats and internal pressures: a perfect storm for Foundation Years across the sector?” 26th April 2019 14:00 – 16:30 University of Sussex, Brighton   This workshop is framed as a ..

Dear FYN, Durham University’s Foundation Programme has 2 permanent Assistant Prof posts to begin next June. We need 1 Biologist and 1 Mathematician. “The Department of DCAD at Durham University seeks to appoint two talented individuals to the roles of ..

Dr Camilla Priede Dr David Vessey   Foundation Years are unique in the UK higher education context: they resist benchmarking and are tailored to prepare students for study within a specific institution. Some are designed to convert students between subject ..

UPDATE: DRAFT RESPONSE – PRE-SUBMISSION COMMENTS REQUESTED As previously advised, the FYN executive will be submitting a response to the Welsh Government Consultation Document entitled ‘Support for foundation years’, released on 3rd March 2016. Below is a link to the draft response, ..

At the 2015 Annual Conference members asked the network to challenge the HEA over its position on Fellowship for Foundation Year Practioners. At the moment the HEA considers Foundation Years as level 3 courses and requires HEA Fellows to be ..