Links between higher education institutions, schools, colleges and academies
Summary
Recent evidence, including the recommendations of the National Council for Educational Excellence, highlighted the need for the higher education sector to work with schools and academies. School-HE links are widely regarded as critical to the success of national strategies designed to raise the attainment of learners, widen participation and promote learner progression to the full range of higher education available.
In response, HEFCE funded a grant programme to research, develop and evaluate institutional practice relating to these links. A total of 11 institutions have been funded to explore and disseminate this information. Reports from the projects can be downloaded below.
The projects looked to evaluate links focused on one or all of: support for learners; curriculum development; and shared governance and strategic planning arrangements. The projects provide substantial description of the key elements and approaches taken and in some cases the critical success factors to enabling strategic partnerships. 'Grant programme relating to links between higher education institutions, schools, colleges and academies' (HEFCE Circular letter 01/2009) gives more information about the grant programme.
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University of Bedfordshire
[ Download University of Bedfordshire report as Adobe PDF 269K | Download University of Bedfordshire report as MS Word 440K ]
University of Bradford
[ Download University of Bradford report as Adobe PDF 238K | Download University of Bradford report as MS Word 261K ]
City University, London
[ Download City University, London report as Adobe PDF 271K | Download City University, London report as MS Word 353K ]
Edge Hill University
[ Download Edge Hill University report as Adobe PDF 1Mb | Download Edge Hill University report as MS Word 2Mb ]
Leeds Trinity University College
[ Download Leeds Trinity University College report as Adobe PDF 190K | Download Leeds Trinity University College report as MS Word 190K ]
University of Nottingham
[ Download University of Nottingham report as Adobe PDF 726K | Download University of Nottingham report as MS Word 636K ]
University of Plymouth
[ Download University of Plymouth report as Adobe PDF 1Mb | Download University of Plymouth report as MS Word 1.7Mb ]
Thames Valley University
[ Download Thames Valley University report as Adobe PDF 263K | Download Thames Valley University reportas MS Word 332K ]
University of Westminster
[ Download University of Westminster report as Adobe PDF 232K | Download University of Westminster report as MS Word 307K ]
University of the West of England, Bristol
[ Download University of Westminster report as Adobe PDF 1.9Mb | Download University of the West of England, Bristol as MS Word 1.7Mb ]
University of York
[ Download University of University of York report as Adobe PDF 1.3Mb | Download University of York report as MS Word 1.3Mb ]