HEPP: a case study of collaboration in higher education Jackie Powell

HEPP: a case study of collaboration in higher education Univers ities (funding partners) FE and 6 th form colleges Local authorities Careers organisations Employers and training providers LEP Other

How it works Strategic Plan Structure and governance Aims and objectives based on research, evidence, data and local need Annual Delivery Plan Universities and HEPP collaborative planning Evaluation - internal and external

What does HEPP do? 1. Generic, impartial activity, mostly pre-16 Student finance The value of HE What it's like Getting into HE Bespoke activity - priority school request Projects and pilot initiatives - targeted CPD for teachers and advisers - any Mature outreach and community groups Apprentices and work based learners Events and web resources

Structure Core Team: strategy, management, admin. - Graduate Interns for school activity (research, ideas, planning, delivery) - Student ambassadors (both universities) Constitution Board Planning Group Steering Groups ) any partner can Special Interest Groups) attend and contribute

How do the universities benefit? Two-way partnership between HE and other partners Exchange information including some data Share knowledge and resources Impartiality brings credibility and trust Reputation in the city and region Increasing the pool of potential applicants Increased capacity for their own outreach

PARTNER PRESENTATIONS James Busson Carol Castle Alex Migali

Outreach and Widening Participation at The University of Sheffield Focuses on two key strategic priorities: Outreach - General aspiration-raising activity delivered to all age groups collaboratively within the Sheffield City Region Widening Participation to TUoS - Sustained engagement activity targeting ‘least likely, most able’ supporting progression to the University of Sheffield.

Pre-16 sustained engagement Interdisciplinary (Y9 – Y11) Discover US Mentoring (Y9 – Y12) US in Schools Cool to be clever club (Primary) Plus a wide range of additional subject and general activity

Post-16 sustained engagement Professions based schemes Discover Law ADOPT (Dentistry) SOAMS (Medicine) Subject based schemes Discover Arts and Humanities Discover Social Sciences Discover STEM + Realising Opportunities (in partnership with 14 other research intensive universities)

Partnership Activity Working in partnership through the following schemes we are able to raise aspirations and engage with learners across the Yorkshire region and beyond Realising Opportunities Excellence Hub (with York and Leeds) HEPP (with Sheffield Hallam) HEPP&CO (NNCO) Lloyds Scholars

How TUoS works with HEPP Collaboration is embedded into University Strategy and Access Agreement Member of staff seconded to HEPP from Sheffield Outreach team Joint projects evaluated by TUoS Widening Participation Research & Evaluation Unit (WPREU)

Outreach and Widening Participation at Sheffield Hallam University Access o Outreach and Widening Participation Team o School and College Engagement Team o HEPP Progression and Success o Student Transition and Progression team o Student Support Services o Disabled Student Support o Dean of Students Faculties

Long term outreach School and College Partnership: into 11 th year 2014/15: 547 engagements 56,000 students and their influencers

Community engagement Raising aspirations Outside school capacity to engage Large numbers of people ocial responsibility

Widening participation Targeted collaborative programmes of engagement Looked After Children Estranged Young Adult Carers BME Your Future - health and education Compact Scheme PG progression

How SHU works with HEPP Strategic and Access Agreement commitments Expands and complements range and scope Ability to pilot new approaches Builds the evidence base Access to data and networks Impartiality Strong foundations for further collaboration

Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities in partnership with Sheffield schools, post 16 providers, HEPP and employers has:- delivered:- Ucas Progress – a traded service with all schools and post-16 Providers for online applications to post 16 provision The Sheffield CEIAG Network-careers network for teachers/senior leaders/careers professionals 17 schools & Longley Park that have contracts with Sheffield Futures-an independent CEIAG provider IAG Strategy Group-Strategic partnership representing all post 16 organisations & related bodies CEIAG Self-Assessment & Annual Review-every school/academy/UTC/free school The Careers Standard for the Sheffield City Region-quality mark Local LMI through ‘Labour Insight’ - Web-based labour market information tool to inform CEIAG Apprenticeship Ambassadors-Skills Made Easy (SME) Enterprise Adviser Network – Careers and Enterprise Company - £150,000 fund HEPP – WP particularly FSM/Pupil Premium to HE (Sheffield: RG=3%, other=17%) working towards:- Youth Portal CEIAG Dashboard CEIAG Post 16 Progression Charter Further partnership/integration with SCR Careers working group Engagement with the Youth Parliament for Sheffield Alex Migali Service Improvement Manager

Sheffield Schools, Academies, UTC and Free School Provider Network IAG Strategy Group Learning for Life Executive Group Secondary Head Teachers Senior Leaders Forum