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Title: Aimhigher National Project


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Aimhigher National Project
  • By Briony Goldsmith

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Purpose
  • To improve access to HE for learners with SpLD
  • by
  • raising awareness of opportunities and support

3
Timescale
  • The project runs to July 2006
  • HEFCE funded
  • Total budget 478,000

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4
Outcomes
  • Enhance the student experience
  • Raise awareness of learner needs amongst all HE
    staff
  • Improve retention of students with SpLD
  • Increase parent/student awareness of support and
    opportunities at HE
  • Increase application rates to HE
  • Support successful attainment at FE and HE.

5
Partners and National Dimension
  • South West, West
    Midlands, London,
    Yorkshire Humberside, East of England

6
Strand 1 Awareness programme
  • National and Regional Conferences
  • CD Rom
  • Web site

7
Strand 2 Aspiration raising programme
  • Ambassador students
  • 20 students with SpLDs to do outreach in each of
    the four Aimhigher regions.
  • Ambassadors will be role models to 200 SpLD
    learners in each region.
  • Events for parents of SpLD learners about
    opportunities in HE
  • Training delivered by Dyslexia Institute and the
    Project Office in the regions

8
Strand 3 Regional attainment and development of
learning tools
  • Staff development events for teachers from
    Schools and Colleges
  • Develop materials through the curriculum to
    support the SpLD learner
  • Map patterns of progression across sector

9
Timescale and Targets
  • March 2005
  • April
  • May (ongoing)
  • May
  • June
  • September
  • October
  • December
  • Spring 2006
  • National Conference, roll out model and host
    conferences in regions
  • Design ambassador training materials, recruit and
    train 20 student ambassadors in each region
  • Ambassadors begin outreach. Embed in Aimhigher
    work reaching 200 SpLD learners in each region
  • Pilot event for SpLD learners and their parents
    in London
  • Disseminate up to 1000 inspirational CD ROMs to
    the regions
  • Roll out learner/parent event to 5 schools and
    colleges in each region
  • Pilot staff development event in London to
    include 30 school/FE staff
  • Roll out staff development event in regions to
    reach at least 30 school/FE staff per region
  • Final national conference to disseminate project
    findings
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