Becoming a member of Aimhigher London

Impact and Research

Aimhigher London aligns with the government’s objective to enhance social mobility by providing opportunities to develop cultural capital, build employability skills, and facilitate access to and progression from higher education for disadvantaged groups.

We are committed to ensuring that our activities and programs create significant impact for the young people we engage with, their parents, carers and staff who work alongside them and in doing so have an evaluation framework to demonstrate our impact on our audiences and contribution to social mobility.

We publish annual impact reports:

If you would like to know more about our safeguarding and data protection policies, email us at aimhigherlondon@kingston.ac.uk

 

As a collaborative network, we actively work to meet the institutional targets of our members and partners. This includes aligning with:

  • Gatsby Benchmarks
  • Ofsted requirements
  • School improvement plans
  • Access and participation plans
  • Uni Connect programmes

We monitor and evaluate our activities, ensuring our members can demonstrate impact against their specific targets.

Benefits for Higher Education Members

Aimhigher London is committed to fostering educational opportunity and supporting the progression of all learners into higher education.

We ensure that all our initiatives align with the key priorities of our university partners including:

Equality of Opportunity Risk Register Outcomes

  • Access Risk (1): Knowledge and Skills
  • Access Risk (2): Information and Guidance
  • Access Risk (3): Perception of Higher Education
  • On Course Progression (8): Mental Health
  • On Course Progression (9): Ongoing impacts of Coronavirus
  • On Course Progression (10): Cost Pressures

Access and Participation Plans (APP)

  • Facilitating access to robust relationships with schools that target APP groups
  • Increasing awareness and understanding of higher education among learners, parents, and stakeholders

Office for Students (OfS) Priorities

  • Demonstrating impact to support OfS priorities

Membership benefits includes access to: 

  1. Finding Futures programme; a road map for learners from underrepresented groups in KS 3,4 and 5 to discover, explore and navigate their journey into and through higher education
  2. Collaborative opportunities across the Aimhigher London network; meeting Access and Participation Plans (APP) and the Equality of Opportunities Risk Register (EORR) commitments for specific learner groups.
  3. Evidence of impact; annual reports on impact and progression for learners engaged in the programme, through quantitative and qualitative data.
  4. Engagement in our working groups for SEND and neurodiverse learners (DWG) and Care experience learners, to contribute to and benefit from best practice.
  5. UniConnect programmes and initiatives on attainment and strategic outreach 
  6. Signposting opportunities of your events into our member schools.
  7. Our annual Practitioner Awards

Benefits for Member Schools

Aimhigher London is committed to fostering educational opportunity and supporting the progression of all learners into higher education.

We ensure that all our initiatives align with the key priorities of our school partners, including:

Learner Outcomes:

• KS3 Impact: Fostering aspirations and self-awareness.

• KS4 Impact: Building confidence for progression.

• KS5 Impact: Strengthening resilience for future steps.

Gatsby Benchmarks and Career Advice:

• Providing comprehensive impartial advice and guidance, interactions with further and higher education providers, apprenticeship pathways and choices beyond school.

Ofsted Impact:

• Demonstrating both quantitative and qualitative data on progression for learners through key stages.

School Improvement Plans:

• Sharing best practices to support school improvement plans through professional development.

Benefits of membership includes access to: 

  • Finding Futures programme- in school, on-campus and online opportunities for learners from Key stages 3-5.
  • Online webinars for parents and/or carers supporting the understanding of university progression
  • CPD and resources for staff supporting learners with SEND, and/or with experience of care
  • Transition support for learners with SEND and experience of care
  • Priority access to opportunities available through the London Uni-Connect programme
  • Brokerage to exclusive opportunities across the partnership
  • Regular newsletters, including signposting to wider outreach opportunities across London
  • Annual partnership (impact and progression) reports

Benefits for Virtual Schools

Aimhigher London is committed to fostering educational opportunity and supporting the progression of all learners into higher education.

We ensure that all our initiatives align with the key priorities of our virtual school members including:

Access to Networks and Discussions: Engage in debates and networks to foster deeper understanding and innovative thinking in the working groups.

Professional Development: Gained targeted professional development opportunities for your staff to enhance their support capabilities.

Resources and Opportunities: Access resources and opportunities tailored for young people with care experience, facilitating their educational journey.

Signposting Support: Receive guidance and recommendations to bolster your support offerings for young people in care  environments.

Stay in Touch

Sign up to our newsletter today