1. CfE and HE in Scotland Collaborative Activity Workshop 26/11/2013 LIFT OFF Case Study Fiona Reith LIFT OFF Development Worker

2. Our aim: to Make sense of the Higher Education maze for pupils in low progression schools in Fife and Tayside Our Partners: Colleges, Universities, including the OU, local authorities & SDS

3. Our ethos: Raise Awareness and aspiration; develop skills and confidence; always pupil centered and personal Our programme: Activities with partners from s3 to S6 run by student volunteers and post graduate tutors

5. Successful learners –Enthusiasm and motivation for learning –Determination to reach high standards –Openness to new ideas –Technology –Different kinds of learning in new situations

6. Effective contributors –Communicate in different ways in different settings –Teamwork –Apply critical thinking in new contexts

7. Confident individuals –Ambition and achievement –Self-awareness –Informed decision- making –Success!

8. Evaluating our effectiveness –Progression and staying-on rates –Power-vote –Case-studies and success stories –Pupils who return to volunteer once they are students –Including pupils in the programme’s development

9. CfE and HE in Scotland Collaborative Activity Workshop 26/11/2013 LIFT OFF Case Study Fiona Reith LIFT OFF Development Worker