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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• 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
The Open University in The South East
• Develop Masterclasses with Aimhigher funding• AL’s develop material• Workshops linked to OU courses
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
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.”
Masterclasses
• Journey to Success• English, History,Art• Maths, Science, Computing and Technology• Rough Science• Sociology and Psychology• Foreign languages• Careers• Alternative routes into HR
Aimhigher Sussex
• 0.4 Project Worker• Family learning in adult and community sector• Curriculum groups• Sussex science fair
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
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…”
The Kent Compact and the Medway Progression Agreement• Partnerships for progression• Kent Compact pilot• YASS
Impact of partnership
% of 15 year old students achieving 5+A*-C (and equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs
Averages 2006 2007 2008 2009
AHKM Partner Schools 22% 26% 27% 31%
Non partner school excl selective[1] 36% 39% 39% 41%
KM Avg (exclude selective schools) 50% 53% 54% 56%
Difference between KM partner school and KM Average (exc. Selective schools) 28% pts 27% pts 27% pts 25 % pts
[1] Non partner schools are those schools that were not targeted by AHKM but excludes selective schools.
Figure 1:
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”
• Support pack for tutors• Support for young people leaving care• Making it happen• Boys and summer school• Get a taste for fashion• Family Learning
Questions
• The value of such work• Is it sustainable• Changing HE climate• Competition and collaboration• Challenges of future funding
• 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
Web links:
• 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