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A successful partnership

A successful partnership. The Open University in The South East and Aimhigher. The Open University in The South East. Aimhigher Surrey Aimhigher Sussex Aimhigher Kent and Medway Work with targeted students In targeted schools and FE Colleges. The Open University in England and Aimhigher.

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A successful partnership

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  1. A successful partnership The Open University in The South East and Aimhigher

  2. The Open University in The South East • Aimhigher Surrey • Aimhigher Sussex • Aimhigher Kent and Medway • Work with targeted students • In targeted schools and FE Colleges

  3. The Open University in England and Aimhigher • Involvement varies across the Regions • OU in The South • OU in London • YASS • OU in The North • OU in The North West • OU in the South West

  4. The Open University in The South East • Develop Masterclasses with Aimhigher funding • AL’s develop material • Workshops linked to OU courses

  5. Science Masterclasses • Darwin and Evolution

  6. Evaluation • “I would like to say a great big thank you for organising the Evolution Masterclass, the kids loved it! In fact they loved it so much we would like to book it for the Year 9’s” • Presented 11 times this year across year 8-12

  7. Links to OU courses • Climate Change • The Swinging Pendulum • New developments

  8. AL experience • Robots • “ As for me I have found my purpose in life. I just love meeting the young people who come to the sessions……I hope I can make a small difference to some of them, and entertain the rest.”

  9. Aimhigher Surrey • Two Mathematics tasters • Open Sesame • Improved GCSE grades

  10. Masterclasses • Journey to Success • English, History,Art • Maths, Science, Computing and Technology • Rough Science • Sociology and Psychology • Foreign languages • Careers • Alternative routes into HR

  11. Aimhigher Sussex • 0.4 Project Worker • Family learning in adult and community sector • Curriculum groups • Sussex science fair

  12. The Languages Project

  13. www.languagesgroupproject.org • “The Aimhigher languages project has had a very positive impact on the year 9 students involved, to the point where all those who had taken part have included a language as one of the option subjects next year” Head Teacher

  14. Aimhigher Kent and Medway • The partnership • The educational scene • Learning mentors • “…Most of the students are fearful of attending HE or even exploring the idea, the OU starts to unpack some of those fears, mainly due to the fact that you visit the learners on home ground…”

  15. The Kent Compact and the Medway Progression Agreement • Partnerships for progression • Kent Compact pilot • YASS

  16. Impact of partnership Figure 1: [1] Non partner schools are those schools that were not targeted by AHKM but excludes selective schools.

  17. Total Average Points Score Figure 2:

  18. UCAS datasets 2006-2008 Chart 7:

  19. FE College UCAS applicants Chart 8:

  20. Head Teachers comments • “ Aimhigher activities have a positive impact on us meeting targets in relation to increased numbers of Post-16 and numbers accessing HE and FE” • “It has an impact, especially on our vulnerable groups” • “ Aimhigher has allowed our students a window on the world of possibilities beyond school”

  21. Support pack for tutors • Support for young people leaving care • Making it happen • Boys and summer school • Get a taste for fashion • Family Learning

  22. Questions • The value of such work • Is it sustainable • Changing HE climate • Competition and collaboration • Challenges of future funding

  23. Web links: • http://aimhigherkentandmedway.org/partners_practitioners/ • http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk/sites/practitioner/programme_information/about_aimhigher/targeting.cfm • http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/north-west//p3.asp • http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/north/p3.asp • http://www8.open.ac.uk/about/wideningparticipation/working-with-us/aimhigher • http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/south-east/p3.asp • http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk/sites/practitioner/resources/Higher%20Eduation%20Progression%20Framework%20Jul%2008.pdf • http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/south-east/p3.asp • http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/11jun10/article9.shtml

  24. www.cilt.org.uk • www.cilt.org.uk/secondary/14-19/internationalism/case_studies/aimhigher_project.aspx • www.aimhigherkentandmedway.org/ • http://www.aimhigherkentandmedway.org/parents_carers/Young+People+in+and+Leaving+Care • http://www.aimhigherkentandmedway.org/Resources/Aimhigher%20Kent%20and%20Medway/PDF%20Documents/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20AHKM%20Commitment%20to%20YCL%20including%20FECs.pdf • http://www.aimhigherkentandmedway.org/Resources/Aimhigher%20Kent%20and%20Medway/Zoom%20newsletter%20for%20web.pdf • http://aimhigherkentandmedway.org/research_evaluation/Evaluation/Activity+Evaluation

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