Information Advice and Guidance Resources in the South West
See also our ShortCuts IAG resources website
If you would like to make an addition to this list of IAG-related
resources, please email it to Stephen.Furness@uwe.ac.uk using the same format of Resources / Target Groups / Aimhigher Area / Contact
Person. Target Groups include: Age or Year Group, Adults, Disabled Students, Parents, Carers, Key Influencers, Looked After
Children, FE Students, Work-Based Learners, Apprentices, Voluntary and
Community Organisations, Employers, BME Groups.
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IAG for School and College Students (and their parents/carers)
Resources
Connexions - Your Way Forward
Target Group(s)
Year 12/13 in schools and college
Connexions - Getting In Getting On (GIGO)
Target Group(s)
aimed at year 12/13 in schools and colleges
Connexions - Reach High
Target Group(s)
Year 9
Connexions - Looking Ahead to University
Target Group(s)
Year 8-11 + parents
Connexions - Uni: How much will it cost?
Target Group(s)
Year 11/12
Connexions Somerset website
Target Group(s)
13-19 year olds generally
Aimhigher Area
Your Way Forward and GIGO = all Areas.
Others = the part of Somerset covered by Area Partnership.
Contact Person
Martin Allerston mallerston@connexions-somerset.org.uk
Resource
Healthcare Professions DVD.
Download
Sample Video Clip
This resource contains interviews with seven healthcare workers giving examples of the type of work they do. It includes hospital staff and those that
work in the community.
Target Group(s)
School and FE Students: Years 10, 11, 12 and
13.
Aimhigher Area
Regional (Healthcare Strand)
Contact Person
Stella Lees SLees@bournemouth.ac.uk
Resources
NHS Pathways to Health DVD
This resource contains interviews with 7 healthcare workers giving examples of the type of work they do. It includes hospital staff and those that work in the community.
Target Group(s)
Schools and Colleges, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 and
Year 13. Connexions advisors, Teachers and Career advisors.
Aimhigher Area
Peninsula: Regional (Healthcare Strand)
Contact Person
Karen Turpin Karen.turpin@plymouth.ac.uk
Resources
Health and Social Care HE
Courses Booklet. A booklet which contains details of Higher Education courses
in Health and Social Care.
Target Group(s)
Devon Cornwall and West Somerset area for prospective students and connexions advisors.
Aimhigher Area
Peninsula: Regional (Healthcare Strand)
Contact Person
Karen Turpin Karen.turpin@plymouth.ac.uk
Resource
Day in the
Life website Details of Healthcare professions and how to access courses leading to
these professions.
Target Group(s) West Area Schools and Colleges, Years 10, 11, 12 and 13. Adults. Careers advisors and teachers.
Aimhigher Area
West: Regional (Healthcare Strand)
Contact Person
Gail Duguid Gail.Duguid@uwe.ac.uk
Resource
Science at Work in Healthcare Resource Pack KS 3 and 4.
Lesson plans and student activity sheets covers 6 lessons for KS3 and KS4 from joints and bones to bacteria and viruses.
Target Group(s)
Science teachers, Health and Social care teachers, Healthcare professionals who do sessions in schools.
Aimhigher Area
Regional (Healthcare Strand)
Contact Persons
Karen Turpin Karen.turpin@plymouth.ac.uk
Stella Lees SLees@bournemouth.ac.uk
Gail Duguid Gail.Duguid@uwe.ac.uk
Resource
Step Into the NHS website.
Target Group(s) - All categories.
Aimhigher Area -
National.
Contact
http://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
Resources
Aimhigher Area
West Opportunities Strand.
Contact
Helen Goldsworthy h.goldsworthy@bathspa.ac.uk
Uniworld Interactive CD ROM.
An interactive learning tool about aspects of higher education, routes, qualifications, careers and a fun and educational game designed to be used in PSHE or citizenship classes.
Target Group(s)
Year 8 and Year 9.
Its UP2U – A guide to Higher Education aimed at Yr 9-12.
An informative generic guide to subjects and their linked careers, that can be studied at FE/HE. Aim to give pupils some guidance on subjects to choose for their Year 9 options.
Target Group(s)
Year 9 to Year 12.
What’s Stopping You?
A teaching resource aimed at Years 9-13. An inspirational and informative film about studying at HE level to raise aspirations and dispel myths / barriers to continuing education at this level. Sample movie clip from the DVD "What's Stopping You?"
Target Group(s)
Year 9 to Year 13
IAG for Parents.
An informative resource for parents.
Target Group(s)
Parents.
Opportunities Resources
Revising the Opportunities Prospectus to inform teacher of the interventions available in the AH West Area.
Target Group(s)
Schools Aimhigher coordinators.
Target Group -
Schools Aimhigher coordinators.
Practitioners Activities Bank of Resources
A collection of activities to be used by Aimhigher practitioners for Aimhigher events and for mentoring and tutoring.
Target Group -
Aimhigher practitioners.
Value of a degree - aimed at Yr 10-13.
A DVD showing ‘succssful’ young people from our region talking about what they have gained from participating in higher education.
Target Group(s) -
Years 10 to 13.
Resources
Gr8 Choice website
Website with information and guidance about higher education, finance, applying,etc.
Target Group
Young people - Pre and post 16s.
Higher Education is it for me? (PDF file)
A simple leaflet dispelling common HE myths.
Target Group
Young people, parents, careers advisors, teachers.
Guide to higher education for parents and carers (PDF file)
A how to guide for parents including filling in PN1, open days, summer schools etc.
Target Group
Parents and Carers.
Peninsula Bursaries
Guide to financial support available at each Peninsula University and College.
Target Group
Young people, parents, careers advisors, teachers.
Healthcare Student Finance
Guide to financial support available if you study on an NHS funded degree course.
Target Groups
Young people, parents, careers advisors, teachers.
Study South West Prospectus 2009 (PDF file)
Lists HE courses available in SW Peninsula area.
Target Group - Young people, Pre and post 16s
Aimhigher Area - Peninsula Strand 4.
Contact - Xeni Nikakis X.A.Nikakis@exeter.ac.uk
Resource
Information Packs for Students and Parents on the HE Applications Process.
The College is also planning a pack for those in employment and wanting to access HE, but this is not ready yet.
Target Group
Further Education students and the parents of students wishing to progress to HE. (Adaptable for 6th foms or other training.)
Aimhigher Area
LIFE (Weymouth College).
Contact
Carol White carol_white@weymouth.ac.uk
Resource
Open University Young Applicants in Schools Scheme - YASS
Target Group -
Young people in schools and colleges in general.
Aimhigher Area
- All.
Contact
June Tweney j.m.tweney@open.ac.uk
Resource
Excel Spreadsheet on providers of IAG support on matters relating to student finance.
Target Group
School and college students, and teachers.
AimHigher Area
Peninsula.
Contact
Xeni Nikakis X.A.Nikakis@exeter.ac.uk
SSAT Admissions to Higher Education: Advisers’ Directory
Admissions to Higher Education: Advisers’ Directory (AHEAD) is primarily aimed at staff in schools but is equally useful for any practitioner tasked with providing HE-related advice and guidance to young people. AHEAD is a support resource designed to ensure that advisers have access to information on the very latest changes and developments in HE admissions and applications processes. AHEAD is intended to ‘advise the advisers’ and support anyone answering even occasional HE-related questions. The directory is a user-friendly guide that has been authored by experts including carefully selected and fully qualified HE advisers, each armed with a wealth of practical experience in delivering guidance and advice as well as training others to do so. Visit the SSAT website for further details.
IAG for Looked After Children / Care Leavers
Resource
"Get on Get Qualified" An FE/HE Guide for young people in and leaving care.
Target Group
Looked After Children, Care Leavers and their key influencers (social workers, foster parents, designated teachers).
Aimhigher Area
Peninsula Strand 4.
Contact
Xeni Nikakis X.A.Nikakis@exeter.ac.uk
IAG for Disabled Students
Resources
Aimhigher Area
West Disability Strand
Contact
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques G.Leverett-Jaques@bath.ac.uk
Ensuring Inclusion (PDF download)
A guide to ensure events are accessible and inclusive.
Target Group
– Adults
– Disabled Students
– Parents / Carers
– Key Influencers
– Looked After Children
Disabled Students Poster (PDF
download)
A guide highlighting key stages in applying for and accessing Disabled Students Allowances and support at HE.
Target Group
– Adults
– Disabled Students
– Parents / Carers
– Key Influencers
– Looked After Children
Disabled Student's Allowance leaflet (PDF download)
Handy pocket guide to eligibility and applying for Disabled Students Allowances.
Target Group
– Adults
– Disabled Students
– Parents / Carers
– Key Influencers
– Looked After Children
Resource
Aimhigher East of England Disability Resources (pdf)
A variety of resouces. Especially the "Thinking about Higher Education" guide.
Target Group -
Practitioners and Learners.
Aimhigher Area
East of England.
Contact
www.aimhighereastofengland.org.uk
Resource
A
Guide for Disabled Learners Interested in HE (PDF)
Produced by Aimhigher West Midlands. A guide providing information on
support and resources available.
Target Group -
Practitioners and Learners.
Aimhigher Area
National.
Contact
http://www.aimhigherwm.org
IAG for Vocational Learners (Young People)
Resource
Learn and Work website
The aim of the site is to act as a gateway to the vast range of information that is available on various websites and to direct people to the most useful for their needs. There is also
a section which acts as a resource for training providers who might be wishing to advise apprentices on next steps.
Target Groups -
The site has a variety of audiences in mind including those already involved in work-based or work-related learning, people thinking of returning to work and/or changing career as well as employers, training providers and training provider networks, advisors.
Resource
Progression in the Construction Industry
Target Group
Advisors interested in progression from craft levels upwards.
Aimhigher Area
Workhigher Strand Peninsula.
Contact
Helen Evans helen.evans@cornwall.ac.uk
Resource
Vocational Pathways Guide (PDF file)
Vocational Pathways Courses and Contacts Guide to vocational FE and HE qualifications and progression routes to HE.
Target Group -
Vocational Learners.
Aimhigher Area
Peninsula Strand 4.
Contact
Xeni Nikakis X.A.Nikakis@exeter.ac.uk
Resource
Apprentices Progression Toolkit.
Target Group -
Apprentices; Level 2/3 vocational learners; training providers; employers; IAG staff.
Aimhigher Area
Workhigher Strand Peninsula
Contact
Sally Wild sally.wild@cornwall.ac.uk
Resource
Focus on Careers website
- Focus on Careers offers localised careers information for students and teachers of 14-19-year-olds, produced by Aimhigher West Area Partnership. This resource covers the West of England, Wiltshire and Swindon, Gloucestershire and Somerset, and is regularly updated. The site has free, downloadable lesson plans for teachers – also available via separate link www.careerlessonplans.org.uk
Target Group -
14-19 students, teachers, Connexions, parents.
Aimhigher Area
West Pathways Strand.
Contact
Julia Ingram Julia.Ingram@gloscol.ac.uk
Resource
Foundation Degree Awareness Raising.
A work in progress. Ipod stream / web download idea for foundation degree awareness raising.
Target Group -
Vocational learners.
Aimhigher Area
Workhigher Strand Peninsula.
Contact
Michelle Snowball michellesnowball@exe-coll.ac.uk
Resource
Landbased Education website -
Learner profiles of successful students, careers info, general IAG resources relating to the colleges who offer landbased education in the south west.
Target Group -
Anyone interested in land-based education in the south west of England, especially young learners.
Aimhigher Area
Aimhigher Southwest Regional.
Contact
Jim Tate James.Tate@uwe.ac.uk
Resource
Foundation Degree Forward.
A comprehensive, regularly updated list of available courses with university and college contact details.
Target Group -
Vocational Learners and Employers.
Aimhigher Area
National.
Contact
http://www.fdf.ac.uk/courses/index.php
Resource
UCAS
An introduction to Foundation Degrees with examples of why employers value the qualification.
Target Group -
Vocational Learners and Employers.
Aimhigher Area
National.
Contact
http://develop.ucas.com/FDCourseSearch/About.htm
Resource
Creative Steps website -
A website listing all FE and HE creative and performing arts courses across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and West Somerset. Includes career pathways, games and an on-line gallery of work.
Target Group -
Learners interested in courses and careers in the creative and performing arts industries.
Aimhigher Area
Creative steps strand - Peninsula Strand 3.
Contact
Hannah Partington parthm@falmouth.ac.uk
IAG for Adults – Vocational or other Learners
Resource
National Advice Resources website
Advice-resources portfolio contains free skills and interest diagnostic
tools, diagnostics, labour market guides, CV builder, access to national
database of learning, sources of funding for learning etc.
Target Group -
All adults over 20 years of age and some suitable for young people aged 16+.
Aimhigher Area
National. All.
Contact
Debbie Scott dr007h6537@blueyonder.co.uk
Contact your county Next Step contractor
Resource
Open Learn
website
A website consisting of 1) The Learning Space – free
access to Open University course materials with learning outcomes for
each unit and self-assessment activities, and 2) The LabSpace – a
community-led environment that fosters the concept of sharing and re-using
educational material for educational and professional practitioners.
Target Group
Adults as students/potential students, Voluntary and Community organisations,
Aimhigher Practitioners & other Professionals
Resource
Open
To Change website
A guide to the wide range of OU starter and bridging provision, with
training materials for non OU advisers, is in production.
Target Groups -
Adults as students / potential students, voluntary and community organisations, Aimhigher practitioners and other professionals.
Aimhigher Area
All.
Contact
SJ Allen S.Allen@open.ac.uk
Resource
Investing in Communities CD Rom -
South West Training opportunities (up to and into HE) for managers, staff and volunteers working in voluntary and community organisations. (Download as a Word file Investing in
Communities)
Target Groups
– Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)
– organisations
– staff, volunteers
– HE/FE providers
– advisers
Aimhigher Area
Regional.
Contact
Open College Network SW Region Lou.Allen@ocnswr.org.uk
For CD Rom and Report emily.langstaff-ellis@ocnswr.org.uk
