Enhancing the model, narrowing the progression gap Tuesday October 20 th 2015 Senate House, University of London

Aimhigher and the NNCO, Bridging the Gap Catherine Fenwick, Director, Aimhigher London South

Schools HE providers Colleges Aimhigher

Impact Targeting the right learners Positive shift in learners’ aspirations to consider university especially for first generation learners Positive impact on attitude to learning Aimhigher students are applying to university and to member universities

Developments for Dec universities and FECs and will reach 4,300 secondary schools and colleges through 35 local and 3 national networks. Each network has appointed a single point of contact (SpoC), who will: help teachers and advisers find out about the outreach activity which universities and colleges run in their area provide general advice about progression into HE host a website with information about outreach activity and signposts other information to support schools and colleges as they prepare their students for HE.

National Networks for Collaboration - a single point of contact for the South London region Broadening our reach Enhancing our programme Expand our team Improving our communication Working more closely with other networks

Improving our communication

Greater collaboration, broader sphere of influence - nationally

Greater collaboration, broader sphere of influence - regionally

Strategic aims going forward Sustainability of what we are developing Embedding our new projects into our overall offer Securing a ‘must-have’ product that fits in with the overall HE, FE and school landscape for progression and meets the needs of learners to progress appropriately to HE