Aspire to HE
The Gateway at The George
Stafford Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
Aspire to HE is a partnership, led by the University of Wolverhampton with local schools and colleges, who are committed to improving access to higher education for everyone in the Black Country, and Telford and Wrekin. We provide impartial guidance and practical support to help people make an informed and ambitious decision about higher education and their future.
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We've helped over 75641 Students
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We've helped deliver 14899 Activities
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We’ve worked with 187 Schools & Colleges
What can we offer?
As Part of the National Uni Connect Programme, we offer an exciting range of activities both in local schools and colleges and at the three University of Wolverhampton campuses in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Telford. Our dedicated team and our partner organisations inspire and support young people to make ambitious and informed decisions about HE pathways and progression to higher level study.
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In support of the Month of the Military Child, Aspire to HE hosted a wonderful group of service-family pupils yesterday at the University of Wolverhampton. We are so proud of all the pupils we work with and thank you to Thomas Adams School and Idsall School for sending us such brilliant young people.
This month @armyfamiliesfederation and @scipalliance (alongside lots of local partnerships) are celebrating military children – youngsters who face the unique challenges of being in a Service family.
Every year the MOD, charities and schools organise events, activities and competitions throughout April to recognise their achievement.
Aspire to HE are hosting an event for Year 9 children from military families on 17th April. For more information email amy.allen@wlv.ac.uk
Attention Secondary School Art Teachers!
Arts Connect are offering an amazing menu of FREE CPD workshops for teachers during the Spring/Summer terms.
We know that young people experience inequality in the access they have to high quality, inclusive art education and progression opportunities into HE and beyond. In response to this Aspire to HE and Arts Connect are offering a funded programme of art teacher CPD sessions that focus on diversity and representation in the art curriculum and engaging and inspiring boys through visual art.
Based in a Black Country art venue, each teacher CPD session will be led by an established artist educator who will equip art teachers with new skills, knowledge and inspiration to build on the breadth and diversity of their curriculum, reflecting students’ educational needs, interests, lived experience and heritage.
See artsconnect.co.uk for more details.
Exciting opportunity to come and work for Aspire to HE!
We are looking to recruit a Data, Monitoring and Evaluation Administrator to join our team at University of Wolverhampton. Closing date 8/4/24
For further details and to apply please see link
https://jobs.wlv.ac.uk/vacancy/data-monitoring-and-evaluation-administrator-554757.html
With today bringing to a close another fantastic term working with our partner schools and colleges, we’re wishing everyone a restful and well-earned break! #HappyEaster 🐣
It`s Day One of #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek 2024. Visit the official website for this year`s schedule of free online events and for helpful resources such as factsheets and downloadable comic books.
https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events
Yesterday, Aspire to HE visited the UK University & Apprenticeship Fair in Birmingham with students from Wolverhampton College, Walsall College and Dudley College. It was a great event that, in addition to a focus on universities, highlighted the benefits of Higher & Degree Apprenticeships #aspiretohe
Aspire to HE were so excited to welcome Olympic 400m runner Daniel Caines (@DanielCaines400) to Walsall College today and his inspirational story gave students from a variety of subjects some valuable mantras to apply to their studies and future careers. Thank you Daniel! #aspiretohe #uniconnect
Aspire to HE has for many pupils at Wood Green Academy broadened their horizons. The initiative has enabled students to attend relevant Open Days, exciting faculty projects, listen to inspiring guest speakers and have expert mentoring. This has given students a strong insight into higher education opportunities and career pathways, and created a stronger desire to follow them.
Mr Mahroof
Wood Green Academy
One Charlton School Alumni stated that because of Aspire to HE, she ‘changed her mind-set and goals’ in secondary school, so that she could be the first person in her family to go onto university. It is testament to our partnership with Aspire that has potentially changed the lives of some of our students.
Mr Best
Charlton School
Students have been taking part in numerous educational visits to museums, sporting events, STEM lectures, motivational workshops, university visits, and summer schools. We have also been lucky to have an Aspire to HE Engagement Officer in two of our schools, and through their mentoring our students have had support in looking at their own aspirations and future plans.
Ms Turton
Dudley Academies Trust
