The University of Bradford is participating in a new quality framework pilot project for institutions that work with young care experienced people. The quality mark, which was developed by the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL), was launched at the House of Lords on 22 May 2019. Delivered in partnership with UPP […]

New recruits at West Yorkshire Police will study for a degree at Leeds Trinity University from spring 2020, under a new apprenticeship programme. Three hundred new police officers are being recruited by West Yorkshire Police under a new training pathway, which requires all police officers to hold a degree. The trainees will be educated and […]

A new Centre for Social Justice report into the persistent poor outcomes for care leavers highlights the commitment Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) has shown to the group. The ‘12 By 24’ publication makes several recommendations to increase the number of care experienced young people entering higher education (HE). These include developing a ‘Gold Standard’ […]

Thirty-five primary teacher training students at Leeds Trinity University recently benefited from a guest lecture about the education of care experienced children. Jancis Andrew, Head of the Virtual School for Children Looked After at Leeds City Council, aimed to develop an understanding of how the students can play a part in transforming the learning experience […]

Learner Voice Live draws together young people from a range of GHWY NCOP partner schools to share their experiences of taking part in participatory outreach projects. Presented by students themselves and with special performances, we are excited to showcase the highlights from a range of NCOP activities.

We are delighted to officially welcome our new partner, Leeds College of Music, to Go Higher West Yorkshire. As a leading conservatoire with a strong history of partnership working and commitment to widening participation, it is an excellent addition to our partnership, further broadening the already impressive range of opportunities open to potential Widening Participation […]

The friends and family of a student who had links with Go Higher West Yorkshire have launched a Merman 2019 calendar to raise money for a mental health charity. The calendar has been created in memory of Ellen Scott, who graduated posthumously in 2018. It aims to raise awareness and funds for Mind, a charity […]

A new Arts Council England report exploring partnerships between public libraries and higher education highlights the work of Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY). The project ‘Independent Mind’ considers how outreach activities in libraries are harnessed to promote pathways to further and higher education or provide access courses that could lead to further study. Activities include […]

The commitment Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) and all our partners have made to care leavers on their journey from school to higher education and into work has been hailed as an example of best practice by the Government’s national delivery partner. GHWY’s Care Leaver Covenant, recently refreshed for the new academic year, provides a […]

Partners are gearing up to deliver an increased number of degree apprenticeships across our region. This has been made possible through the highly innovative and fruitful ‘Driving Social Mobility through Degree Apprenticeships’ project. The Go Higher West Yorkshire collaborative project, led by Leeds Trinity University, was funded from autumn 2017 to spring 2018 through HEFCE’s […]

Work by the GHWY partnership to develop a collaborative Stand Alone pledge during 2018-19 has been backed-up by a new research paper.  Estranged young people – those in the 18-24 age bracket who are studying without the support and approval of a family network – have been highlighted as a vulnerable group.  The report notes […]

New research published in ‘Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning’ considers the potential barriers that are faced by adult learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.  Set within the context of the Office for Students (OfS) placing such learners within five priority areas for which HE providers should allocate resources to enable access and success, it makes a number […]

Employers, educators and policymakers need to collaborate more closely to address skills needs, according to a new Universities UK report.  In order to meet the rapid pace of change driven by factors such as technological advances it will be necessary for them to adopt more flexible partnerships, different modes of delivery, quicker responses, and new […]

The University of Huddersfield, one of GHWY’s 12 partners, has been involved in an award-winning project to support the transition and retention of new students.  ‘Intervention for Success’ – a collaboration between the Universities of Huddersfield, Lincoln, Coventry and Manchester Metropolitan that is supported by the OfS’s Catalyst fund – scooped both the Guardian HE […]

The Skills Service Launched in June 2018 by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges, The Skills Service offers a unique package of training and support for businesses in the Leeds City Region. The Skills Service works with businesses to develop the training and support offer in the Leeds City Region to meet demand. Find out […]

Watch now: Go Higher West Yorkshire NCOP Summer School 2018 The ‘Class of 2024’ Summer School was collaboratively hosted by Go Higher West Yorkshire’s (GHWY) Higher Education partners from Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th July 2018, and was attended by Year 10 students from 12 schools and colleges within West Yorkshire. Designed to provide an […]

Kirklees one of 20 areas across country to receive boost in preparing young people for world of work Kirklees is to become one of 20 ‘Careers Hubs’ around England to help transform careers education for young people. Led by Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the Kirklees Hub, will be made up of 35 local […]

Are you responsible for a young person in West Yorkshire? We at Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) are passionate about helping people make the right choice for them about their next steps in education. We know that parents and carers play a big role in this. On behalf of GHWY, researchers Trinity McQueen invite you […]

This week (4 – 8 June) we will shine a spotlight on a selection of our activities that have supported and raised aspirations and inspired young learners in West Yorkshire.  See below for a flavour of our events and activities, check out our Social Media accounts or take a look at our blog. Follow us on […]

Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) is working with Leeds Community Foundation to provide funding to communities as part of a larger programme which aims to increase the number of young people progressing into Higher Education from areas where progression rates are currently low, particularly when GCSE attainment is taken into account i.e. young people who […]

Go Higher West Yorkshire would like you to join us at the University of Bradford for the Love STEM Festival taking place on Saturday 26 May 2018,  11:00 – 15:00 Get involved with FREE interactive activities Gain insight into the exciting opportunities STEM subjects can offer you Meet people who work in STEM industries Speak with […]

The University of Bradford is launching a new programme to support STEM teachers and ignite curiosity in students across the district. The University has been awarded £63,000 from the Go Higher West Yorkshire consortia, part of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP), to roll out the ‘Ignite’ project which will include a programme for teachers […]

This article, written by Natalie Aldridge at Go Higher West Yorkshire about the partnership’s collaborative efforts in relation to care leavers, was published by Become charity in February 2018 in celebration of Care Day. You can now read it here too.. Care Leavers Go Higher: A new collaborative commitment How can the Higher Education community […]

Go Higher West Yorkshire has developed a new series of events targeted at HE staff working in our partner institutions.  These events will provide staff with the opportunity to experience the benefits of  collaboration by gaining insight into innovative thinking and projects across the region.  They will also offer staff the opportunity to share best […]

Go Higher West Yorkshire and leaders from across the district will join with universities and colleges to push for wider participation in Higher Education at a special event taking place at Bradford College. The widening participation event, which will be opened by the leader of Bradford Council, Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, takes place at Bradford College’s […]

The ‘Class of 2023’ residential, hosted by Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds City College, Bradford College, the University of Bradford and Wakefield College, was funded by Go Higher West Yorkshire  –  a partnership of 12 Higher Education providers in West Yorkshire, committed to encouraging under-represented groups to aspire, apply, enter and succeed in […]

Go Higher West Yorkshire is a partnership of 12 Higher Education Providers, and we operate the HEFCE-funded National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) in our region. Across our partners, provision includes a diverse offer of progression opportunities for people of all ages to access Higher Education – including apprenticeships, diplomas and flexible degree programmes alongside more […]

As part of National Care Leavers Week, Go Higher West Yorkshire is delighted to announce an innovative new formal commitment to supporting care leavers into and during their higher education (HE) journey. The Care Leaver Covenant demonstrates the commitment made and support offered to care leavers by all twelve of our HE partners in West […]

14 new degree apprenticeships in Nursing, Policing, Healthcare, Education and Construction are being developed in West Yorkshire, thanks to government funding announced today (3 October 2017). Led by Leeds Trinity University, a consortium of 11 higher education providers and 20 business and public sector partners in the region, have been granted £298,800 through HEFCE’s competitive […]

Leeds Arts University has been formally recognised as the new title for Leeds College of Art, having been granted full university status by the Privy Council. Having undergone a rigorous appraisal process Leeds Arts University will now be the only specialist arts university in the North of England. Founded in 1846 as the Leeds Government […]

GCSE pupils from across the region opened their eyes to a future of Higher Education as they took part in a three-day summer school across six of our GHWY partner campuses Hosted by Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds City College, Bradford College, the University of Bradford and Wakefield College, with support from Leeds […]

Go Higher West Yorkshire (formerly the HEART partnership) has won a bid for a major new project through the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP). The programme invited proposals to run collaborative outreach initiatives in areas where higher education participation is lower than might be expected when achievement at GCSE is considered. NCOP is part of […]

Children aged between six and 16 took part in the fun day with their foster families, joining in with arts and crafts before taking a tour of the Leeds Beckett state-of-the-art music studios and recording Christmas carols with the Beckett Choir. The families were then able to take home CDs of their performances to keep. […]

Earlier this year the HEART Partnership decided to change their name to Go Higher West Yorkshire. We are now inviting students from our twelve partner institutions to design the Go Higher West Yorkshire Logo. The brief is to design a unique logo/visual symbol together with a suggested type style and type face suitable for use […]

Summer School 2016 Building upon the success of last year’s pilot, this year’s HEART Collaborative HE Experience Summer School took place in July. Generously hosted by Leeds Beckett University and supported by partner institutions, eight schools took part in the three-day residential, comprising a total of 75 Year 10 students from across the region. Participants […]

The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies is pleased to introduce a set of new materials for A-Level teachers of French, Spanish and German, aimed at the teaching film and literature as part of the new A-Levels. They have been designed to offer guidance to MFL teachers in selecting and teaching these aspects of the […]

Supported by HEART, the Theatre of Debate performed their thought-provoking play, ‘People are Messy’, to students across the region, at seven West Yorkshire schools during March 2016. A public performance of the play was also hosted by the University of Leeds. ‘People are Messy’ play targets pupils aged 13 + and engages its audiences in an informed debate […]

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Anna Woodhouse as our new Single Point of Contact Outreach & Activity Coordinator who will commence on 1st December 2015.  Anna will oversea the ongoing delivery of collaborative outreach and deal with enquiries about individual partner outreach activity as part of the National Network for Collaborative […]

Dear Foster Carers, Hopefully you have read our email regarding the cancellation of the Foster Family Fun Day on Saturday 26th September. For those who have registered onto our foster family fun day on Saturday 26th September, it has sadly been cancelled due to a technical error in the Lab.  It will take a couple […]

All schools and colleges realise that the Clearing process is fast approaching with A Level results due out on 13 August (Scottish Highers on 4th August) and BTECs already known.  It can be a difficult and confusing period for students caught up in the process.  Thankfully the Student Loan Company and UCAS offer considerable information […]

HEART has been delighted to support the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers since it formed at around the same time that HEART was cutting it’s teeth. In a very short period of time, this voluntarily organised network of education providers across England has become the ‘go to’ organisation to support those involved […]

The Adult Learners’ Festival is something that HEART holds dear as an annual focus on the value of lifelong learning and the benefits that this brings to individuals, communities and society as a whole. For the last two years HEART has sponsored an award at the Yorkshire & Humber Awards Ceremony.  For 2015 the national […]

We are delighted to carry on a tradition of sponsoring an Adult Learners’ Week award into a new period for this as the awards move from a Yorkshire & Humber event to a ‘Northern Area’ awards covering the North West, North East and Yorkshire & Humber regions. As a partnership we passionately believe in the power […]

HEART was delighted to be named by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for 11-18 state funded schools in West Yorkshire as part of the newly established National Network for Collaborative Outreach. As a result we have refreshed our website to enhance content and functionality for […]

HEART partners are committed to supporting young people who are care experienced to aspire, achieve and progress to Higher Education.  The first of this year’s activities for foster families took place as part of the Festival of Science at the University of Leeds on Saturday 14 March 2015. Staff and students from the Faculty of Engineering provided […]

HEART really benefits in have a number of business figures acting as Higher Level Skills Ambassadors who convey the value of working with universities and colleges to their supply chains and business associates. We offer periodic events for the Ambassadors and the most recent took place on Wednesday 11 March hosted by Leeds Trinity University with […]

      The Leeds City Region LEP has scooped further devolved funding through the government’s Employer Ownership Pilot to create a £17.5 million skills service for local businesses. The aim of the funding is to put money in the hands of small and medium sized businesses in the LEP’s key sectors, enabling them to source […]

We are delighted to announce that the Higher Education Funding Council for England has accepted HEART’s proposal to be the West Yorkshire Single Point of Contact for 11-18 state funded schools as part of the new National Network for Collaborative Outreach scheme. This will enable us to refresh completely the website and enhance the services that […]

When we accepted the offer to organise and deliver the National Care Leavers Week 2014, National Lecture we did so with a degree of trepidation.  As a relatively new partnership of higher education providers and with limited national recognition could we actually put on an event that would deliver quality, insight, passion and action?   […]

Today is the day, after considerable planning and a major project in converting the signage across the state of the art campuses that our long time friend and partner Leeds Metropolitan University has officially changed their title to Leeds Beckett University.   We naturally look forward to continuing our excellent relationship with Leeds Beckett University and […]

Very early in the life of HEART a decision was taken with our partners that we would work collaboratively in relation to outreach work and support for young people in care (foster, kinship and residential care) in order to assist them in improving achievement at school and enabling them to aspire to higher level learning. […]

HEART is honoured to have been provided the opportunity to host this years National Lecture during National Care Leavers Week (23-31 October 2014).  One of our core collaborative activities with partners has been to develop more substantial support for young people in care and care leavers in aspiring to and progressing into higher education.   […]

What an incredible weekend for Yorkshire! The worlds largest annual sporting event covering the county of Yorkshire and the weather behaving itself to show off the wonderful scenery and the fabulous crowds of enthusiastic supporters.  We congratulate all those involved in delivering this spectacle befitting of this fantastic county we know as home. Alongside the cycle […]

In the third of the series of Yorkshire Talking Heads, Shine On events we were delighted to see over 200 students and parents attend his talk at Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield as part of their education and careers day. Jonathan is Chief Executive of Straight Plc, a company that he formed 21 years ago, […]

For the second year running we were delighted to sponsor the HEART Raising Aspirations Award at this year’s Yorkshire & Humber Adult Learners’ Week Awards. We received an increase of around 600% in the number of nominations for the award and the quality of nominations was truly remarkable.  Reading the stories of each learner, how […]

Quite a big figure isn’t it! Putting it into words, it is nine billion, five hundred and twenty three million, eight hundred and seventy eight thousand pounds. We thought it would be interesting to use the figures quoted in a recent report for the Department for Business, Innovation and Growth (BIS) to calculate what the […]

    University level study is an excellent way for adults to consolidate their work experience and enhance their future career prospects. In many cases, their work experience can make up for the lack of A levels required to start most higher education course.   Bradford College student, Andy Wilds, is a good example of […]

We are delighted to be supporting the new Festival of Learning aimed at promoting the benefits of learning for adults, whether this be learning for self-interest or for career development.  The festival runs from 1st May to 20th June and includes VQ Day, a celebration of Vocational Qualification Achievement on 4th June and it concludes with […]

We are delighted to be supporting the new Festival of Learning aimed at promoting the benefits of learning for adults, whether this be learning for self-interest or for career development.  The festival runs from 1st May to 20th June and includes VQ Day, a celebration of Vocational Qualification Achievement on 4th June and it concludes with […]

West Yorkshire has the largest concentration of higher education providers outside London and between our twelve partners there are well over 100,000 students working toward degrees and masters at any one time. All our partners are naturally keen to support their students in having not only an excellent academic experience but also to provide access […]

“Humans are not special because of their big brains. That’s not the reason we can build rocket ships – no individual can. We have rockets because 10,000 individuals cooperate in producing the information.” Kim Hayes, Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University   This quote opens the ‘State of the Relationship Report 2014’ from the […]

      HEART and our twelve partners are getting really excited about the forthcoming Yorkshire and Humber regional Adult Learners Week Awards.  Celebrating individual success in learning at all levels is wonderful and never more so than when the celebration is for adults returning to learn. Often the thought of University level study is […]

HEART were delighted to sponsor Yorkshire Talking Heads on 20 March 2014 when the Vice Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, Professor Bob Cryan provided insights to his journey from Deighton estate to the VC of his home town University. Huddersfield has just won University of the Year at the Times Higher Education awards and Professor […]

The Helena Kennedy Foundation supported Article 26 team have published an excellent guide for universities and colleges offering comprehensive information and advice in supporting students from an asylum seeker background. The guide has been published following consultation with practitioners working in Universities that currently offer Article 26 places for those asylum seekers who are not […]

HEART in conjunction  with Higher Level Skills Ambassador Ed Ryder have worked together to organise a series of high profile events branded “ShineOn”, a spin out from Ed’s Yorkshire Talking Heads business, inviting young learners from widening participation backgrounds to meet some of the most successful and inspirational business figures in the region. Former Art Director of RockStar […]

        You’re never too old to learn, as one student at HEART partner, Leeds Trinity University has proven by progressing onto the second year of a Foundation degree at the age of 89. ​Bill Hart is Leeds Trinity University’s oldest student, studying a foundation degree in Professional Coaching of Lishi Movement. Lishi is a […]

  HEART Partner, Leeds Beckett University, have assisted New Wortley Community Centre in securing a substantial grant toward development of a new Community Centre. Working with the newly created Live Project Office, students studying architecture have carried our preliminary work on designs with the winning design by Vahagn Mkrtchyan supporting the bid for Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching […]

We are not in the business of advocating car theft but we do recognise the immense value of the gaming industry to Leeds City Region and that many of the world’s most popular games, including Grand Theft Auto, are designed and developed in Leeds. We are delighted to announce the first in a series of Yorkshire […]

Universities and colleges are open for business! In many conversations with business we receive really positive feedback about the work and support provided by our partner colleges and universities.  We do however receive a number of regular critical themes.  These include: They waste money on irrelevant research! Graduates are not trained for the jobs we […]

At HEART we truly believe in the value of learning and how it can empower individuals and organisations to achieve success personally, financially and creatively. Kirklees College student, Chrissy Eastwood, is a fantastic example returning to learning to pursue her dream to become a commercial photographer.  With her hard work and application to study, the […]

A rather belated Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our followers. We enter 2014 with a real sense of optimism with the economy showing genuine signs of sustained and sustainable recovery regionally, nationally and internationally. A number of the businesses that we are working with on a regular basis are indicating they have more […]

HEART is delighted to be supporting the newly established National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) Adult Learners’ Festival.  We have previously supported the Adult Learners’ Week and will do so again this year as we sponsor the HEART Raising Aspirations Award for outstanding adult learners studying at higher level. Information on last year’s award […]

One of our Higher Level Skills Ambassadors has recently been installed as a Lay Canon at Ripon Cathedral.  This is yet another honour and role for Keith who seems to have unbounded energy and an amazing ability at connecting people for the benefit of Yorkshire. The service was significant as the last Installation service to […]

HEART represent the Yorkshire & Humber Region on the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) Strategic Group and therefore supported the development and delivery of the first annual event. The First Annual Event of NNECL took place on Wednesday 11th December kindly hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University. With over 100 participants from […]

Our partners offer a wonderful range of traditional higher education courses and a variety of support services for individuals and businesses wishing to re-skill and up-skill.  In fact, West Yorkshire probably has the finest selection of higher education providers anywhere outside London (and we would argue anywhere at all!). It is therefore fantastic to see […]

Thank you to our Higher Level Skills Ambassadors for attending the Yorkshire Talking Heads event in Leeds on the 22 November 2013 and bringing along invited guests. In the first gathering of the Ambassadors we were treated to some strong networking, creation of ideas, a good meal and a talk by Mark Robson, UKTI Yorkshire […]

It is always gratifying to learn that graduates are perceived as work ready and this has been reiterated in our reading of the Wakefield State of the Economy report and also in the most recent UKCES research reports.  Similarly conversations with a number of our Higher Level Skills Ambassadors suggest this to be the case […]

Building on the success of the CATS colloquium, held at Bradford College earlier this year, we were delighted that so many partners and businesses attended a follow up event at Bradford College on Wednesday 30th October 2013. This is the latest in a programme of ‘free to attend’ conferences and colloquia held at Bradford College […]

  Leeds City College is celebrating a sporting first after gaining sector skills recognition for its sports coaching provision.   The College is the only Further Education establishment to receive SkillsActive and sports coach UK Endorsement for its HE sport coaching courses.  All previous awardees have been Higher Education institutes / universities.   The stamp […]

As much as the HEART partnership is about enabling equal opportunity for individuals to access higher education, whether this be under individual approach or via corporate sponsorship, we are not blind to the reality of ‘it’s who you know as much as what you know’ that gains you progress. Could you be a Higher Level […]

In the second of our ‘one minute reads’ we turn our attention to the value of student placements and internships for business. Student placements are naturally a great way for students to further develop real life work skills (remember most now work as well as study) and gain experience in the field that they aspire […]

Inspired by the one minute manager series of books, HEART thought a one minute read for hectic business leaders and managers might be useful. What can a business do that almost guarantees improved business, productivity, growth and a sustained future?  Invest in higher level skills staff development! Don’t take our word for it, look at […]

HEART are delighted to support Leeds City Region and welcome the recent decision by the Employment & Skills Board (ESB) to endorse and promote student placements and internships via the 5-3-1 campaign. The opportunity to bring in fresh ideas and an extra pair of hands for general everyday activities or to work on a specific […]

Leeds City Region, under the guidance of the Information, Advice and Guidance Task Group, has launched a suite of resources to support teachers and careers guidance professionals when working with their learners.  Click on the screen shot to the left to access the website.     In this period of adjustment in guidance provision the […]

At 9.00am on 26 June 2013 HEART launched the outcomes of our work with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) in developing a suite of progression opportunities, many with credit exemptions, into qualifications offered by 9 HEART partners.   Charles Elvin, Chief Executive Officer of ILM simply said “Brilliant!” David […]

HEART were delighted to sponsor the Raising Aspirations award at this years regional Adult Learners’ Week Awards held in Forsters Bistro in Bradford. Located adjacent to Bradford City Park the event received an unexpected boost to cheering from the newly promoted Bradford City Football team and their adoring fans as the celebratory open top bus […]

Adult Learners’ Week offers a focal point to celebrate the range and diversity of learning opportunities available to adults and how lifelong learning can really transform the lives of individuals, communities and organisations.   We are delighted to be sponsoring the Raising Aspirations Award at this year’s Adult Learner Awards for Yorkshire & Humber.  The awards […]

To better aid and support schools we have now produced a summary of all current Open Days available at our 12 partners.  To access the Open Day sheet please click below:   HEART Partner Open Days   We are always open to feedback on how we can improve our website so please let us know […]

One of our partners, University of Leeds, recently asked if we had contacts with business leaders who might be prepared to judge business ideas developed by teams of students from a range of schools across West Yorkshire.  The competition, part of a financial literacy project, received 22 entries and was sponsored by Santander. We were […]

HEART was established to support collaborative approaches to support access to higher education from under represented groups and to work with Leeds City Region to support their work in relation to realising a high skill economy that is good for business, jobs, the regional economy and individuals. To achieve this requires adults to engage in […]

Bradford College hosted a Colloquium in March on the subject of CATS, the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme which enables learners to build up credits and transfer these between providers as they build toward a qualification.   The Colloquium, one of a series being developed by David Smith, Dean of Higher Education at Bradford College, […]

We are delighted to be supporting a CATS Colloquium being held by Bradford College on 26 March 2013. CATS is a system whereby prior certificated learning can receive ‘credit’ toward other qualifications, thereby making progression to and completion of further qualifications simpler and quicker. The CATS system has existed for many years but has been […]

HEART will be at the Aoc HE in FE conference on Wednesday 6 March 2013 in order to talk to a poster designed to show the progress made in relation to the CATS Pilot Project that we are working on as a partnership.  Linking London will be providing a workshop in relation to their project […]

HEART exists because of the desire of our twelve partner colleges and universities to work collaboratively with one another and with both schools and businesses in order to support individual, organisational and regional development. Our partners are committed to offering the best possible value for money and support for business and this has just been […]

Considerable research has been conducted in relation to the value of investing in higher level skills.  At HEART we are committed to working with business and supporting you to find the best solutions to your training and knowledge transfer needs. We have put together a leaflet that provides some of the key headline reasons for […]

HEART is managing one of seven projects funded by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills aimed at developing stronger progression routes with accompanying transfer of credit from the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) to the Higher Education Qualification Framework (HEQF). All seven projects are progressing and details of the latest situation can be located […]

HEART worked to secure a looked after children (LAC) and care leavers network event bringing together our partners and representatives from both LAC and care leaver teams for the five West Yorkshire Local Authorities. The first network meeting took place on Thursday 13 December 2012.     Attendees were grouped in order that HEART partners were […]

With twelve exceptional partners we are always keen to promote achievements and particularly so when they involve national recognition. On 29 November 2012 the University of Huddersfield were present at The Times Higher Education awards hosted by David Walliams at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.  They had made the shortlist in two categories, Outstanding […]

HEART partners welcomed Leeds City Region Employment and Skills Board sector representative for Engineering and Manufacturing, Simon Nadin, General Manager of Siemens Drive Chain Technology in Leeds to deliver talks to students during November.  The talks took place at the University of Huddersfield and University of Leeds and detailed the benefits of pursuing engineering as […]

HEART partnered with the Deaf Education Advocacy Fellowship (DEAF) to deliver a series of road shows and a campus event.  The campus event took place at University of Leeds on Tuesday 6th November and was a huge success with students coming from Bradford College, Bolton College, Wakefield College, Leeds City College, Hanson Academy, Allerton Grange […]

HEART are looking forward to welcoming, with partners, D/deaf learners to the University of Leeds on Tuesday 6 November 2012. The event which will be delivered in partnership with the Deaf Education Advocacy Fellowship (DEAF) will enable D/deaf learners the opportunity to learn about higher education opportunities and the support available to them to make […]

HEART are delighted that the Leeds City Region Employment and Skills Board sector representative for Engineering and Manufacturing, Simon Nadin, will be talking directly to students throughout November. Simon, General Manager at Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies based in Leeds, is keen to present the wide range of high quality opportunities that exist across […]

Leeds City Region is a great place in which to build and do business. We have a great deal to be proud of and this includes the great range of higher education providers, from local Further Education Colleges to Russell Group Universities. Do you value higher level skills in your business? There is a direct […]

A new intern has been appointed to help support HEART and its operations.  David has recently graduated from the University of Leeds in which he studied Psychology.  David is highly enthusiastic and we are glad to have a new set of eyes onboard to generate fresh ideas. David’s analytical, organisational and communication skills will be […]

Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership recently commissioned an update to the Labour Market Intelligence for the region. As a result of the support of HEART partners this incorporates information related to Higher Level Skills and employment for graduates based on the Destination of Leavers statistics.  Although the Destination of Leavers information is taken only […]

The new HEART website has been well received by partners, business and schools throughout the region and beyond.  Thank you to all those who have provided positive feedback and forwarded details of the site to their contacts. On the launch day, one of our first business visitors was able to connect to the range of […]

Martin Edmondson, CEO of Gradcore & Graduates Yorkshire, presented the findings of the Big Grad Survey to HEART partners. The survey looks at Yorkshire graduates’ experiences of the labour market. A record breaking 3,400 graduates gave their views on salary expectations vs. reality, the worth of internships, placements and other work experience, underemployment, how long […]

The HEART Manager attended the initial meeting of project leads for the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Pilot Projects funded by BIS via the Skills Funding Agency and Association of Colleges.  The seven projects supported offer a wide range of approaches and curriculum areas.  It was noted that the links that HEART has to the Leeds […]

In response to student and employer demand, Leeds Trinity has launched 18 new degree courses for students starting in September 2013, which includes 2 year accelerated undergraduate degree courses. These new degree courses will give students the choice to graduate sooner and gain more of the skills that employers demand from graduates. Through working with 1000s […]

Leeds Trinity University is pleased to confirm that it will be seeking to obtain full University status, following the government’s announcement that the qualifying threshold for university title will be lowered from 4,000 to 1,000 students.  The institution will be consulting widely on its proposed new title, Leeds Trinity University. Leeds Trinity, which has over […]

What are Disabled Students Allowances? DSAs are funding provided to pay for any additional support a disabled student needs in order to study in higher education on an equal basis with non-disabled people. DSAs are not loans and do not have to be paid back. What types of things can DSA pay for? Equipment Allowance: […]

HEART has made an excellent start to securing additional funding with a successful bid to AoC/BIS. The funding, which was confirmed in May, is for a collaborative pilot project, focusing on increasing credit accumulation and transfer opportunities supporting progression from across the adult skills, further and higher education sectors. Focusing on the need for leadership […]

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