Go Higher West Yorkshire

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What is Go Higher West Yorkshire?

Go Higher West Yorkshire is a consortium of HE providers in our local area, working together to ensure that higher education in all its forms is open to all who can benefit, regardless of background. The core aim of the partnership is to connect partners to improve access to, success in and progression from higher education, for those from under-represented groups.

We do this by:

Directly delivering and coordinating collaborative activity with those from under-represented groups and/or their key influencers, to improve access, success and progression, and seeking funding to deliver this activity.
Facilitating the sharing of learning and good practice across the partnership, relating to access, success and progression.
Undertaking research into and evaluating our work, and supporting partners to evaluate their own access, success and progression work.
Bringing partners together for useful meetings and events, and connecting partners with relevant external stakeholders.
Underpinning our work with a communications plan.

Go Higher West Yorkshire is part of the Uni Connect programme funded by the Office for Students. The Office for Students is the independent regulator for higher education in England. Our aim is to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.

Go Higher West Yorkshire Annual Report 2019-20

Annual report 2019-20

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Go Higher West Yorkshire Annual Report 2018-19

GHWY Annual Report 2019

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Governance

Go Higher West Yorkshire is governed by a Board comprising senior representation from each of the 13 members. The Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the partnership, and oversees project activities and performance.

The Access and Participation Strategy Group and Go Higher Skills Group act as the interface between the Board and the wider partnership. They oversee operational activity and are responsible for the implementation of the strategy.

Strategy

For information about our Strategy click here.

The GHWY Progression Framework

The Office for Students has stressed the need for sustained outreach interventions that build upon one another. The GHWY Progression Framework maps out the stages on the journey to Higher Education, and the suggested activities that will help individual learners to progress.

The phases of the framework are structured around key decision points on the student journey. The journey starts with preparing for Level 2 (especially GCSE options), moves on to preparing for Level 3 (whether that’s, A Levels, T Levels, BTEC or Access), and finally progresses to preparing for HE (a degree or higher level apprenticeship). Throughout the framework, longer term ambitions and career goals are explored and linked to relevant courses, qualifications and pathways. The end point for each phase is the decision about the next step. To inform these important decisions, the outcomes for each stage on the journey are based on the four D’s that we think learners need to go higher: Dream, Discover, Debate, and Do.

The activities at each stage of the journey are suggest as a guide. To support schools and colleges, all activities are also mapped against Gatsby benchmarks.

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