Andrew Abrahamson

Primary Project Officer

International Centre for Excellence in Educational Opportunities

June 2011

Progression to higher education

……is more about CULTURE than ability…….

What is the role of a university?

Young people are in schools

Young people are in families

Families are in communities

What we learnt

Start young

Target

Systematic replicable models

Partnership working

Cross sector responsibility

Start young

Target

High quality delivery models

Partnerships ....

Partnerships ...

Role models

3 Step Framework (since 2000)

Step 1: ‘Sowing the Seeds’

ages 9/10 years

Step 2: ‘Long term/ intense relationship’ with target cohort

ages 15-17 years

Step 3: Direct links to supported admissions, bursaries, engaging curriculum, quality student support, careers and employability

ages 17+ years

‘Sowing the Seeds’Professor Fluffy’s

educational adventure

Step 2 - Champions

Step 2 – Residentials

Step 2 – Superstars

Step 3 - Scholars

Step 3 – Go Higher

Global context

a.abrahamson@liverpool.ac.uk