Office for Students National Equality of Opportunity Risk Register (EORR)

This table is an abridged version of the Office for Students (OfS) Equality of Opportunity Risk Register (EORR). It is here to support readers to navigate between this Sussex regional risk register and the OfS’s national EORR. For more information visit the OfS website here. 

Student characteristic Related Risk/s
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
No parental experience of higher education 2, 5, 6, 7, 12
Care experience 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Children in need 3, 4
Estranged 6, 7, 10, 11
Mature 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Disabled 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Special educational needs 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11
Reporting a mental health condition 6, 7, 12
Male 1
Female 2, 3, 5
Studied key stage 5 qualification other than A Levels or International Baccalaureate 4, 5
Vocational learners 12
Students reporting their gender identity not the same as the sex registered at birth 6, 7, 8, 12
Reporting a sexual orientation of lesbian, gay or bisexual 12
Reporting a sexual orientation reported as 'Other' (not identifying as heterosexual, lesbian, gay or bisexual) 6, 7, 12
Black - any other background 1, 12
Black or black British - Other 3, 4, 6, 7, 12
White-British 1
Mixed ethnicity 8

Risks (Access)

  1. Knowledge and Skills
  2. Information and Guidance
  3. Perception of higher education
  4. Application success rates
  5. Limited choice of course type and delivery mode

Risks (oncourse)

  1. Insufficient academic support
  2. Insufficient personal support
  3. Mental health
  4. Ongoing impacts of coronavirus
  5. Cost pressures
  6. Capacity issues

Risks (progress)

  1. Progression from higher education