Site Map for this website
A page on quick tips on how to make a web browser more suited to the person using it.
A page on the Achieveability project in the South West. The AchieveAbility project aims to break down barriers to higher education for students with Specific Learning Difficulties.
Could you be an AchieveAbility Student Ambassador?
Information on the past activities and achievements of Aimhigher in the Southwest are being stored online in the Archive. To date the Archive includes:
Promotional Sampler
Strand Activities 2003 - 2006
Strand Activities 2000 - 2002
Staff Development Seminars 2006 - 2008
Staff Development Seminars 2003 - 2006
Staff Development Seminars 2000 - 2002
Peninsula Widening Participation Guide
Case Studies (archived) and Key Issues 2004
Contact details for activities at a regional level. Links to Area Partnerships for area activities. Links to numerous brief reports from Aimhigher Peninsula, Aimhigher LIFE and Aimhigher West to show a sample of activities in recent years. Also, links to six photo galleries of Aimhigher activities, especially summer schools.
Aimhigher Peninsula activity reports
Aimhigher LIFE activity reports
Aimhigher West activity reports
Information about the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN).
News and information of interest to Aimhigher and other widening participation staff in the south west.
Case Studies 2003 - the present
A large collection of widening participation case studies as examples of good practice.Case Study 1 Reaching Parents
Case Study 2 Short Residential Tasters
Case Study 3 Mentor / Mentee Matching
Case Study 4 Teacher Updates on HE
Case Study 5 Residentials - Raising Expectations
Case Study 6 E-Mentoring - Raising Aspirations
Case Study 7 Summer School Meet and Greet Sessions
Case Study 8 Reaching people in remote rural areas
Case Study 9 Year 11 SW Regional Summer Schools
Case Study 10 Designing and Analysing Questionnaires
Case Study 11 Identification of the Widening Participation Cohort
Case Study 12 Vocational Progression Routes in Rural/Coastal Areas
Case Study 13 From Access to Success in Higher Education
Case Study 14 Engineering Apprentices in South Somerset
Case Study 15 Open Horizons: Company Educational Experiences
Case Study 16 Supporting individuals to enter their chosen career
Case Study 17 E-buddying: linking school students and HE students
Case Study 18 School students learning about learning at Uni
Case Study 19 Developing effective HEFCE/ESF summer schools
Case Study 20 Reaching young people and their key influencers
Case Study 21 Using the web for communication between staff
Case Study 22 Progression to HE from vocational, WBL amd WRL
Case Study 23 Launching an Aimhigher regional partnership
Case Study 24 Disbility Issues: the Dissemination of good practice
Case Study 25 Working with Communities and Volunteers
Case Study 26 Raising Aspirations through Progressive Interventions
Case Study 27 Aimhigher in Schools and Colleges: Years 10-13
Case Study 28 BUMP: Raising attainment in Media
Case Study 29 Raising Aspirations through the Creative Arts
Case Study 30 Raising achievement in Science for Bristol Schools
Case Study 31 Brightside healthcare e-mentoring project
Case Study 32 Raising Aspirations for Black/Minority Ethnic Groups
Case Study 33 Developing Student Resource: Student Ambassadors
Case Study 34 Year 9 Aimhigher Days on Campus
Case Study 35 Creative Steps dance workshops with Year 9s
Case Study 36 The Adult Learners' Framework (ALF)
Case Study 37 Achieveability in the South West
Case Study 38 Raising awareness of Healthcare Professions
Case Study 39 Looked after children in education
Case Study 40 Leap into Health 2005
Case Study 41 Bilingual students from minority ethnic groups
Case Study 42 Carousel of activities (Healthcare)
Case Study 43 Developing Financial Support Info for Care Leavers
Case Study 44 Summer Schools Full Report 2005 (PDF File)
Case Study 45 Training Needs Analysis for AH partners
Case Study 46 Personal Development for Housekeeping staff
Case Study 47 Costume Project
Case Study 48 Reciprocal Regional Peer Evaluation
Case Study 49 Young Design Project
Case Study 50 Enterprise Education in Local Schools
Case Study 51 Initiative for Traveller Education
Case Study 52 On Track with Engineering
Case Study 53 Stepping Stones Project
Case Study 54 Longitudinal Student Tracking
Case Study 55 Barriers to HE for Looked After Children
Case Study 56 Building on Success: Leap into Health 2006
Case Study 57 Progression to HE for Adults in the Community
Case Study 58 Key Stage 4 Enterprise Activity (Healthcare)
Case Study 59 Foyer South West
Case Study 60 Supporting Looked After Children
Case Study 61 Healthcare in a Lifelong Learning Network
Case Study 62 Mature Learners Summer School
Case Study 63 Using Public Libraries to Raise Awareness
Case Study 64 Boys Into Health
Case Study 65 Evaluating Healthcare Strand Interventions
Case Study 66 Maths Challenge - Enrichment Activity
Case Study 67 Step Up To Health E-mentoring
Case Study 68 Experiments Roadshows
Case Study 69 Health and Social Care Teacher Development Event
Case Study 70 Collecting reliable data for Aimhigher targeting
Case Study 71 Children in Care - the Summer School experience
Case Study 72 Excellence Cluster Conferences
Case Study 73 Residential Experiences for Younger Age-Groups
Case Study 74 Year 12 Non-Residential Summer Schools
Case Study 75 Aimhigher from Somerset to Cambridge, Year 12
Case Study 76 Science and Technology Opportunities Project
Case Study 77 Developing Vocational Pathways in Health
Case Study 78 Family Learning
Case Study 79 Embedding Student Ambassadors in a College
Case Study 80 Tasters/Masterclasses for Level 3 Art and Design
Case Study 81 Masterclasses / Celebration Event Young Apprentices
Case Study 82 Progression Workshop for Automotive Apprentices
Case Study 83 Nicky Toohig - Aimhigher Mentor
Case Study 84 Boys into HE: The Peninsula Challenge Cup 2009
Case Study 85 Finding the Right People
Case Study 86 Web accessibility to the W3C AA standard
Case Study 87 Healthcare Patient Pathway Day
Case Study Template Your Case Study?
Making it Happen: Key Findings Case Studies Guide
Making it Happen Case Studies in the Archive
Contact Details of SW Aimhigher Staff
Email address and phone numbers for staff employed on the regional and sub-regional Aimhigher SW Partnership; Emails for other WP practitioners in the SW (e.g. Connexions, LSC, etc).
Aimhigher Peninsula Contacts page
Aimhigher West Contacts page
Aimhigher LIFE Contacts page
A page of materials for education professionals and students relating to disabled learners, including resources supplied by Aimhigher Southwest, resources available elsewhere online, and some summer school case studies from Aimhigher North West.
Ensuring inclusion: a checklist for widening participation events with consideration for disabled persons.
Checklist 2
Checklist 3
Community Arts with Disabled people - Practitioner's Guide
A three-page evaluation of Aimhigher Partnerships in the South West 2003-6, covering achievements, methodolgy, range, and highlights.
The final report on the Aimhigher Southwest Healthcare strand: "Opening Doors: the key to healthcare professions". Links to Healthcare Resources
Links to all the main pages of the Aimhigher Southwest Practitioner web site, and to:
Aimhigher Southwest Gateway
The Archive site
Search page
Site Map
Information, Advice and Guidance
Information, Advice and Guidance Resources in the Aimhigher Southwest Region divided into categories as follows: school and college students, disabled learners, young vocational learners, LAC and care leavers, and adult learners.
Links to the ShortCuts IAG site
Alphabetical glossary of WP terminology for new members of staff.
Learner Profiles 2006 - present
Julie Carer, Access Student and beyond.
Chris Computing Student.
Claire Access Course Student, From Carer to Midwifery Training.
Tom Engineering Student and Trainee Enginee.
Steve BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sports Performance.
Richard, Access Course Student. Learning on the road to recovery.
David, Access Student. From Engineering to Nursing.
Helen Volunteer Receptionist for West Howe Investing in People.
Martin Training Officer, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
Louise, Qualified Beauty Therapist.
Ambreen HND in Computing Student - Learning Support Worker.
Kate Photomedia Student.
Lynne Higher National Diploma Fine Art.
Patriciah National Diploma and Foundation Degree Fashion.
Jason, Foundation Art Degree Student.
Peter Aimhigher Widening Participation Assistant.
James Business Studies Degree Student.
April Trainee Nurse (WBL).
Neil From Submarines to Sport.
Amanda Biology Graduate.
Tasha, Sociology and Psychology Student.
Miriam Summer Schools Organiser at Bournemouth University.
Lizzie Widening Participation Assistant, Bournemouth University.
Jim Chief Executive of Severn River Crossing PLC.
Tony Working for Business, Monitor in London.
Georgie Director of Plymouth Community Partnership.
Sophie Graduate in Theatre.
Kari-Ann Student Advisor, Newbury College, Berkshire.
Emma Duty Manager, Sport and Leisure Centre.
Teena Registered Nurse and Skilled Adviser.
Cye Computer Software Test Engineer.
Jessica and Robin BA (HONS) Photomedia and Design.
Tim BA(Hons) PhotoMedia and Design, PGCE.
Ed University Researcher.
Jim Warehouse labourer to PhD.
Jenny "Leap into Health 2005" Summer School participant.
Charlotte 1 "Leap into Health 2005" Summer School participant.
Charlotte 2 "Leap into Health 2005" Summer School participant.
Kim Personal report on an Aimhigher 2005 Summer School.
Alan Diploma in Nursing
Emma HND Sport and Exercise Science
Louise Blind learner - Psychology graduate
Matt Working on a dissertation for a Zoological degree.
Hajira Self-written learner profile after attending summer school.
Similarities and Differences between Aimhigher and Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs).
Higher Education and Further Education links in the Southwest; other Widening Participation related links; national links.
Looked After Children and Young People
This page features case studies, links to websites and downloads of useful materials that relate to looked after young people and education. Some relate to Aimhigher in particular, others are more general.
A page to provide ongoing evidence of the effects and progress of Aimhigher activities in the Southwest, including peer-reviewed publications, reports, data analysis, etc.
Are we making a difference 2003-2004?
Barriers to Progression
Regional Longitudinal Student Tracking Study
Progression Routes onto HE April 2006
Evaluation of Aimhigher SW May 2006
Evaluation page 2
Evaluation page 3
Imapact Matters 2004-2005
Peacock Report Review of activities, 2005
Progression into HE among Somerset learners September 2005
Some Brief Reports on LIFE Activities
There are many Education news feeeds available from major websites. This page gathers together several of them so that they can be accessed all from the same page.
Details of Higher Education Institutional Open Days in the South West via links which access the Open Days web pages of HEIs own websites.
An independent report, July 2005, reviewing Aimhigher activities in the South West, conducted by Gordon Peacock and Associates.
Photo Galleries of Aimhigher Activities
Six pages of featuring many hundreds of images from Aimhigher activities in the south west, in particular of the annual summer schools.
Photo Gallery 2
Photo Gallery 3
Photo Gallery 4
Photo Gallery 5
Photo Gallery 6
Photo Gallery 7
Photo Gallery 8
Photo Gallery 9
Information pertaining to the Higher Education Progression Frameworks (HEPF) being used in the south west.
A table of tertiary qualifications in the UK from levels 1 to 8 ( Many thanks to Julia Ingram for this table)
The Aimhigher activities page includes a map showing the geographical areas covered by the three sub-regional partnerships.
Reports and updates on research currently being carried out at a regional level for Aimhigher in the south west. Results for the 2008/209 research in Aimhigher in Furhter Education Colleges is available. Research is now being conducted into the relationship of Aimhigher and Higher Education Institutions.
Resources and Useful Materials
Resources, information, models, etc., for WP practitioners. This includes various external links and numerous pages on this website. Internal pages are:
Information, Advice and Guidance
Lifelong Learning Networks page
HEI Open Days
Jargon Buster
ASDAN page
Accessibility Tips for viewing websites
UK Qualifications Levels 1 - 8
Rural and Coastal Issues in Aimhigher
The Aimhigher Rural and Coastal Issues group represents practitioners from areas isolated from large population settlements, and is a means for practitioners in rural and coastline areas to meet and explore issues and opportunities in their work.
Rural and Coastal Issues page 1
Rural and Coastal Issues page 2
15 reports on the relationship between Aimhigher and particular schools, and the effect Aimhigher activities have had on those schools. There are 5 schools from each Area Partnership.
Beaufort School
Bishop of Winchester School
Blandford School
Churchfields School
Court Fields Community School
East Bridgwater Community School
Holyrood Community School
Humphry Davy School
John of Gaunt School
Patchway Community College
Purbeck School
Sir John Hunt Community College
Stonehenge School
Westlands School
West Somerset Community College
A Google search engine to search all the pages in the four sections of the regional website: practitioners, retention, archive, and landbased.
In the Archive: Seminar Presentations 2000 / 2002
Bullet points/slides from speakers' presentations and group discussion exercises from Aimhigher Southwest regional staff development and information events.
The Accessible University Anna Paczuska
Student Orientation Michael Hill & Marion Webb
Barriers to HE recruitment in FE colleges Jim Crawley
Retention and reducing non-completion Liz Thomas
Developing HE / FE Partnerships Fiona Andrews
Creating an HE culture within FE colleges Steve Kendall
Student Orientation in HE Sally Pryderi
HE in Further Education Colleges Jo Matthews
Learning from Scotland Fiona Andrews
Building on Success Mary Stewart
Residential Summer Schools Nick Wright
Moving Toward Partnerships for Progression David Noyce
Understanding Your Workplace Cathy Higgs
What Constitutes a Summer School? Diane Stone
Pre-Entry Information and Support Marion Webb and Michael Hill
Engaging the Farming Community as Rural Learners Lou Edge
In the Archive: Seminar Presentations 2003 / 2006
Bullet points/slides from speakers' presentations and group discussion exercises from Aimhigher Southwest regional staff development and information events.
Aimhigher P4P: The Key Issues John Storan
Aimhigher P4P: The South West Sue Hatt
WP and the Student Life Cycle Liz Allen
Achieving Success with WP Students David Gosling
North East Regional Experience Shona Paul
Shared Goals: Working for Regional Targets John Storan
Taster Sessions Measuring Success discussion
Disabled IAG Measuring Success discussion
Staff Shadowing Measuring Success discussion
Engaging Industry Measuring Success discussion
Use of Data in Widening Participation Michael Hill
Measuring the Impact of WP David Noyce
Group Discussion Exercises Induction Seminar
Work based Learning and WP John Harvey
14-19 Curriculum and the Issues for HE Paul Davies
Post-16 collaborative curriculum provision Liz Dunstan
Discussion Exercises WBL and Vocational
Towards a New Aimhigher John Storan
Lessons from Aimhigher P4P Suzanne Hume
Key Lessons from the Excellence Challenge Paul Hanbury
Lessons from P4P Richard Hewlett
Key Lessons from Excellence Challenge Chris Leonard
Exercise 1 Group Discussion
Exercise 2 Group Discussion
Students in Classrooms - Some Lessons Sally Mellors
What School Students Think Jim Tate
HE Student Mentors in the SW Rachel Headland, Tom Shepherd
National and Regional Developments Sue Hatt
Disability within Aimhigher Paul Sullivan
Group Discussion Exercise Focus on Disability
Good Practice Disability Checklist Mike Bell
Widening Participation: Myths and Reality Liz Thomas
Group Exercise Results Aimhigher Induction
Seminar presentations from November 2004 are online in Powerpoint slideshow format in the Archive
Strand Activities 03-06 by Theme
Summaries of strand activites by theme 2003 - 2006.
1. Aspirations, Achievement, IAG (Schools and Colleges)
2. Aspirations, Achievement, IAG (Employers and Employees)
3. Progression Pathways
4. Aspirations, Achievement, IAG (Community)
5. Disability
6. Staff Development
7. Developing the Student Resource
8. Management and Evaluation
Dates, Venues, and co-ordinator contact details for Aimhigher SW Higher Education "UniTaster" Summer Schools, plus downloads, child protection policy, and bulletins.
Summer Schools page 2 South West HEI - HEFCE Matched Funded Summer Schools 2008-2010
Summer Schools page 3 Aimhigher Southwest UniTasters Downloads Page
Tracking Study: Regional Longitudinal Student Tracking
The Aimhigher Southwest longitudinal tracking study is now ongoing to 2008. This page contains the 2003/2006 full report, participant profiles, and additional material.
Student Tracking Report 2003/2006
Tracking Study Interviews February 2005
Tracking Study Questionnaires December 2004
Background Data on Tracking Study Schools
Student Tracking Study Participant Profiles
Jesse from Bristol
Laura from Bristol
Verity from Dorset
Michelle from Devon
Chelsie from Bristol
WBL, WRL, and Vocational study
A page for information about Work Based Learning (WBL) Work-related learning (WRL) and vocational study.
WRL WBL - Issues and Solutions
