Common use of Raising Aspirations Clause in Contracts

Raising Aspirations. The College recognises the need to play a full and active part in working with regional partnerships to create supportive progression routes to Higher Education in general and the College in particular. Although the College is a small institution it seeks to make a significant local contribution with specific partnership groups for this work. The College strategy is to develop initiatives aimed at raising aspirations of learners offering a menu of activities, which respond to local needs and support students on their current courses of study. The College has established a ‘Higher Education Learning Partnership’ group, which seeks to work with young people from year 7 upwards in a continuous supportive relationship with the College. HELP offers Student ambassadors from the College as role models to raise aspirations and support improved retention rates of year 12 and 13 and enhancing the possibility of progression into HE. Academic Link Tutors work under the HELP project to offer teaching, advice and guidance within the College environment on master classes, summer schools and taster days as well as short programmes within the partner school, college or community group. These are examples of partnerships which demonstrate the College commitment to work with external agencies to facilitate progression at a local and regional level: • Schools in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich with Arts or Media specialist status including, Welling School, Catford Girls School and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ School and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ School. • Colleges in Bromley and Greenwich with a high ratio of students from low income families, including Bromley College, Tower Hamlets College, Greenwich Community College and Newham College • Community groups with particular interest in Arts or Media who provide opportunities to young people and communities with social disadvantage or disability, including Turtle Keys Arts, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust and Youth Culture Television • Greenwich 14-19 forum supporting the development of an integrated approach to broadening access to Higher Education • In partnership with Greenwich University establishing supportive progression pathways within the Thames Gateway • As a partner in Arts Aim Higher in London developing materials and events at a National level to offer information and guidance for students considering Higher Education in Creative field • Actively engaging with Arts Aim Higher South London to offer a range of activities for schools and colleges identified by Aim Higher research as schools with poor HE progression.