About Aimhigher in the Southwest
What is Aimhigher Southwest?
Aimhigher in the Southwest is a programme of activities to raise awareness, aspirations, and achievement so that more young people (who have the potential to benefit from Higher Education) from under-represented social groups can progress to Higher Education.
Aimhigher in the Southwest was preceded by a similar regional partnership of widening participation actitives called "Widening Participation South West". This region-wide programme of activities subsequently became "Aimhigher: Partnerships for Progression" which in 2004 merged with the Excellence Challenge intiative to become Aimhigher.
In this way from 2000 to 2002 as WPSW and from 2003 to 2008 as Aimhigher these activities in the south west were co-ordinated at a regional level through one overarching partnership. From 2008 to 2011 the Aimhigher Area Partnerships operated independently of regional co-ordination.
Find all the Aimhigher Southwest websites online at the Aimhigher Southwest Gateway
Area Partnerships
There are three Aimhigher Area Partnerships that deliver activities in the South West. These are:
The area partnership in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, South Somerset and South Wiltshire.
The area partnership in Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset.
The area partnership in Gloucestershire, West of England, Swindon & Wiltshire and North Somerset.
How many people have taken part in Aimhigher activities in the South West?
2003 / 2004 = 34,000 participants; 2004 / 2005 = 69,000 participants;
2005 / 2006 = 83,000 participants; 2006 / 2007 = 76,000 participants;
2007 / 2008 = 72,000 participants; 2008 / 2009 = 83,000 participants.
That's a total of 417,000 participants between 2003 and 2009!
Some quick user-friendly examples of past Aimhigher activities
Some brief reports about Aimhigher LIFE activities 2003/2010
Some brief reports on Aimhigher Peninsula activities 2003/2010
Some brief reports on Aimhigher West activities 2003/2010
Several slideshow galleries of photographs of Aimhigher activities
For further information
Go to the Aimhigher in the Southwest practitioners website or contact:
Sue Hatt, Regional Manager,
University of the West of England,
Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY
Telephone: 0117 3282361
Email: Susan.Hatt@uwe.ac.uk
