Common use of Raising Aspirations Clause in Contracts

Raising Aspirations. Raising aspirations and awareness is a vital element of widening participation activity and the University has been actively involved in this area of work for a number of years. The Students into Schools Project, a joint project with Northumbria University, established in 1993, is the focus for a wide range of activities (a few of which, marked *, are no longer delivered but are included for completeness): ▪ Student tutoring: 500+ undergraduate students work in approximately 200 regional schools and colleges and community settings each year to provide positive role models and raise aspirations. Students can be tutors on a voluntary basis, but for most, their involvement is formally accredited as part of their degree programme. ▪ Community placements include, for example, work at St Xxxxx’ Park Learning Centre: Student tutors assist with delivery of an IT-based programme focusing on literacy, numeracy and ICT set within a sport context. Recent NFER research demonstrated that the reading age of participants increased by 2 years on average. ▪ Student Associate Scheme: Involvement in this national initiative is co-ordinated by the Students into Schools Project, 100 Newcastle University students support teaching in schools in priority subject areas (eg Maths and Chemistry). Students receive a payment to help raise aspirations of pupils and gain an insight into teaching as a career. ▪ Awareness-raising activity at Newcastle Foyer*, with student tutors involved in one-to-one work to promote study-based skills / GCSE / life skills and some residential activities and campus focused events ▪ Awareness raising hands-on science activities at Newcastle Discovery Museum. ▪ Males into Primary Teaching: a project to encourage more men to consider teaching in primary schools ▪ ACE days / ACE weeks: activity days or sessions mainly aimed at Year 10 pupils to give them an introduction to higher education. Two ACE weeks are held each year, involving approximately 800 pupils at Newcastle University. Other single-day events are held at the request of schools during the year. ▪ Apprentice Students On Campus (ASC Days): Raising aspirations of pupils and their parents. Approximately 560 Year 6 pupils and 75 parents have participated in the most recent event. ▪ Community Placements: Student tutors take part in a wide range of community placement activities under the auspices of the Higher Education Active Community Fund (HEACF) project ▪ Support for the PARTNERS Programme and other widening participation activity: student tutors are involved in a wide range of activities, including student shadowing, involvement in parents’ evenings, Master Classes, other campus-based events and the University’s three annual Summer Schools. ▪ Looked After Children: approximately 60 Year 10 and Year 11 students will benefit from a programme of intensive activities and follow-up work through an initiative run jointly with Northumbria University and Sunderland University, in partnership with Tyne and Wear Aimhigher and social services. The HEFCE / ESF-funded Year 10 Higher Education Summer School is a three day residential Summer School for Year 10 pupils from widening participation backgrounds. The University offers 200 places each year. The Summer School is designed to give a taste of University life and introduce students to HE study. Regional briefing sessions are held in April to inform pupils and parents about the Summer School. PARTNERS Programme Year 11 activities: “A Student Guide to Student Life” uses student tutors in a range of activities to raise awareness of opportunities available in higher education and to dispel myths and misconceptions about university. Approximately 20 local schools (800 pupils) take part each year. The event is targeted at year 11 students who have the potential for higher education, but who are at risk of dropping out of education at age 16. The event is also taken and delivered in PARTNERS schools in Cumbria and Kirklees.

Raising Aspirations. Raising aspirations and awareness is a vital element of widening participation activity and the University has been actively involved in this area of work for a number of years. The Students into Schools Project, a joint project with Northumbria University, established in 1993, is the focus for a wide range of activities (a few of which, marked *, are no longer delivered but are included for completeness): ). More than 10,000 undergraduate students have participated since 1993: ▪ Student tutoring: 500+ undergraduate students work in approximately 200 regional schools and colleges and community settings each year to provide positive role models and raise aspirations. Students can be tutors on a voluntary basis, but for most, their involvement is formally accredited as part of their degree programme. ▪ Community placements include, for example, work at St Xxxxx’ Park Learning Centre: Student tutors assist with delivery of an IT-based programme focusing on literacy, numeracy and ICT set within a sport context. Recent NFER research demonstrated that the reading age of participants increased by 2 years on average. ▪ Student Associate Scheme: Involvement in this national initiative is co-ordinated by through the Students into Schools Project, . 100 Newcastle University students support teaching in schools in priority subject areas (eg Maths and Chemistry). Students receive a payment to help raise aspirations of pupils and gain an insight into teaching as a career. ▪ Awareness-raising activity at Newcastle Foyer*, with student tutors involved in one-to-one work to promote study-based skills / GCSE / life skills and some residential activities and campus focused events ▪ Awareness raising hands-on science activities at Newcastle Discovery Museum. ▪ Males into Primary Teaching*: a project to encourage more men to consider teaching in primary schools ▪ ACE days / ACE weeks: activity days or sessions mainly aimed at Year 10 pupils to give them an introduction to higher education. Two ACE weeks are held each year, involving approximately 800 pupils at Newcastle University. Other single-day events are held at the request of schools during the year. ▪ Apprentice Students On Campus (ASC Days): Raising aspirations of pupils and their parents. Approximately 560 Year 6 pupils and 75 parents have participated in the most recent event. ▪ Community Placements: Student tutors take part in a wide range of community placement activities under the auspices of the Higher Education Active Community Fund (HEACF) project ▪ Support for the PARTNERS Programme and other widening participation activity: student tutors are involved in a wide range of activities, including student shadowing, involvement in parents’ evenings, Master Classes, other campus-based events and the University’s three annual Summer Schools. ▪ Looked After Children: approximately 60 Year 10 and Year 11 students will benefit from a programme of intensive activities and follow-up work through an initiative run jointly with Northumbria University and Sunderland University, in partnership with Tyne and Wear Aimhigher Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx and social services. The HEFCE / ESF-funded Year 10 Higher Education Summer School is a three day residential Summer School for Year 10 pupils from widening participation backgrounds. The University offers 200 places each year. The Summer School is designed to give a taste of University life and introduce students to HE study. Regional briefing sessions are held in April to inform pupils and parents about the Summer School. Approximately 1500 students have taken part to date. PARTNERS Programme Year 11 activities: “A Student Guide to Student Life” uses student tutors in a range of activities to raise awareness of opportunities available in higher education and to dispel myths and misconceptions about university. Approximately 20 local schools (800 600 pupils) take part each year. The event is targeted at year 11 students who have the potential for higher education, but who are at risk of dropping out of education at age 16. The event is also taken and delivered in PARTNERS schools in Cumbria and Kirklees.

Raising Aspirations. Raising aspirations and awareness is a vital element of widening participation activity and the University has been actively involved in this area of work for a number of years. The Students into Schools Project, a joint project with Northumbria University, established in 1993, is the focus for a wide range of activities (a few of which, marked *, are no longer delivered but are included for completeness): ▪ ). More than 10,000 undergraduate students have participated since 1993:  Student tutoring: 500+ undergraduate students work in approximately 200 regional schools and colleges and community settings each year to provide positive role models and raise aspirations. Students can be tutors on a voluntary basis, but for most, their involvement is formally accredited as part of their degree programme. ▪  Community placements include, for example, work at St Xxxxx’ Xxxxx‟ Park Learning Centre: Student tutors assist with delivery of an IT-based programme focusing on literacy, numeracy and ICT set within a sport context. Recent NFER research demonstrated that the reading age of participants increased by 2 years on average. ▪  Student Associate Scheme: Involvement in this national initiative is co-ordinated by through the Students into Schools Project, . 100 Newcastle University students support teaching in schools in priority subject areas (eg Maths and Chemistry). Students receive a payment to help raise aspirations of pupils and gain an insight into teaching as a career. ▪  Awareness-raising activity at Newcastle Foyer*, with student tutors involved in one-to-one work to promote study-based skills / GCSE / life skills and some residential activities and campus focused events ▪  Awareness raising hands-on science activities at Newcastle Discovery Museum. ▪  Males into Primary Teaching*: a project to encourage more men to consider teaching in primary schools ▪  ACE days / ACE weeks: activity days or sessions mainly aimed at Year 10 pupils to give them an introduction to higher education. Two ACE weeks are held each year, involving approximately 800 pupils at Newcastle University. Other single-day events are held at the request of schools during the year. ▪  Apprentice Students On Campus (ASC Days): Raising aspirations of pupils and their parents. Approximately 560 Year 6 pupils and 75 parents have participated in the most recent event. ▪  Community Placements: Student tutors take part in a wide range of community placement activities under the auspices of the Higher Education Active Community Fund (HEACF) project ▪  Support for the PARTNERS Programme and other widening participation activity: student tutors are involved in a wide range of activities, including student shadowing, involvement in parents’ parents‟ evenings, Master Classes, other campus-based events and the University’s University‟s three annual Summer Schools. ▪  Looked After Children: approximately 60 Year 10 and Year 11 students will benefit from a programme of intensive activities and follow-up work through an initiative run jointly with Northumbria University and Sunderland University, in partnership with Tyne and Wear Aimhigher Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx and social services. The HEFCE / ESF-funded Year 10 Higher Education Summer School is a three day residential Summer School for Year 10 pupils from widening participation backgrounds. The University offers 200 places each year. The Summer School is designed to give a taste of University life and introduce students to HE study. Regional briefing sessions are held in April to inform pupils and parents about the Summer School. Approximately 1500 students have taken part to date. PARTNERS Programme Year 11 activities: “A Student Guide to Student Life” uses student tutors in a range of activities to raise awareness of opportunities available in higher education and to dispel myths and misconceptions about university. Approximately 20 local schools (800 600 pupils) take part each year. The event is targeted at year 11 students who have the potential for higher education, but who are at risk of dropping out of education at age 16. The event is also taken and delivered in PARTNERS schools in Cumbria and Kirklees.