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Apr 29, 2008
Kids Aiming High
One of the East Midlands Boys into Higher Education funded projects has recently been featured on the front page of the Leicester Mercury's Sporting Blue newspaper publication. Read More »
Apr 15, 2008
Steps into Health & Social Care DVD – new release
The second “Steps into Health and Social Care” DVD has just been released and is anticipated to be as successful as the first version. The DVD has been produced by Nottingham City Council 14-19 Team and funded by Aimhigher East Midlands Healthcare Strand. The purpose of the DVD is to raise aspirations of young people and to further support teachers and careers advisors across the region in providing relevant up-to-date information, advice and guidance on career opportunities Read More »
Mar 6, 2008
Boys into HE National Conference
A date for your diary! The National Boys into HE Conference will be held on Wednesday 4th June at the PERA Innovation Centre, Melton Mowbray. In addition to information on national boys' progression projects, the event will act as a point of capture for and dissemination of the Aimhigher East Mdlands Boys into HE Programme. It will also raise the profile of the issue, identify sustainability, disseminate guidance and provide printed material to take away. To register your interest in attending, please contact us. Read More »
Jan 22, 2008
Interim Report of the Aimhigher Learner Progression Framework Feasibility Study
Many Aimhigher partnerships have been working in increasingly complex ways to maximise the use of collaborative resources in a more planned approach to widening participation. This report is the outcome of work between a number of Aimhigher partnerships and Action on Access, and recent consultations with six Aimhigher partnerships who have moved, or are in the process of moving, from offering a menu of individual activities to a more planned, integrated, sequential and progressive approach to widening participation, in particular for learners identified in ‘Higher education outreach: targeting disadvantaged learners’ (HEFCE 2007). Read More »
Jan 21, 2008
HEFCE Council Briefing features Boys into HE Programme
The Aimhigher BiHE Programme was reported in the November edition of HEFCE's Newsletter - 'Council Briefing.' Read More »
Jan 3, 2008
Progression Pathways Project Name & Logo Competition
The Progression Pathways Project is an initiative by Aimhigher East Midlands in partnership with the East Midlands Development Agency (emda). Its objective is to create a progression pathways website. The website will go live in summer 2008. Prior to this, a competition has been run to design a logo and give the site a name. The winner will receive £250 in vouchers (Amazon or similar, of their choice), plus their school/college will also receive £250 in vouchers. Two runners-up will each receive £50 in vouchers, plus their school/college will also receive £50 in vouchers. The closing date for the competition was Friday 22 February 2008 and 49 entries were received. Read More »