We have the strong belief that any student with the potential should be able to progress to, and succeed in, higher education irrespective of their background. Point Blank are therefore committed to working with underrepresented students to support them through their journey. Point Blank also believes that music, and the arts and society in general, benefit positively from having an inclusive and diverse student body.
In support of this Point Blank has an Access and Participation Plan (APP) for our Higher Education programmes, as approved by the Office for Students (OfS). This sets out how we will work with specific groups of students to improve the equality of opportunity for all. The OfS identify the following as underrepresented groups: Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities; students from lower-income backgrounds and areas of low participation in higher education; students with disabilities; care-leavers; and mature students. A summary of Point Blank's approved plan can be found here.
In addition to supporting all these groups Point Blank is particularly encouraging and supporting applications from students from areas of low participation in higher education; female students from lower-income backgrounds; students with disabilities; and students from Black, Asian and ethnic minorities. While the APP identifies targets for specific groups Point Blank has an overarching Widening Participation (WP) strategy that sets out to remove inequalities and improve diversity and inclusivity for all our prospective and current students.
