Strand 8 - Central Management (Incorporating Engaging Ability)

Central Management

Aim

To support all other strands in the successful completion of their goals by providing useful and efficient administration and management to the Programme.

Description

The role of the Central Management Strand is to offer leadership and guidance to the partnership and to manage the Programme effectively.

Strand 8 will:

• Lead on strategic and operational developments to ensure efficient and effective communication both between partners and externally
• Provide administrative support to the Programme
• Organise partnership meetings to evaluate and monitor the success of the Programme
• Report to HEFCE as required
• Develop the Programme over the funding period in light of our experience and government agendas.

The government’s 14-19 agenda is central to our vision.

Contact Details

Aimhigher Peninsula Programme
Administrator Tel: 01752 587957
Email: peninsulaprogramme@plymouth.ac.uk

Strand 8 incorporates the good work of our Engaging Ability strand, see below.

Engaging Ability

Aim

• To advise and support disabled learners and to raise awareness with staff and parents to ensure that young people with disabilities have the knowledge to allow them to access higher education.
• To ensure all Programme activities are open to all who could benefit from them.

Description

We hope to remove the barriers to higher education by organising a range of activities to inform and advise all those concerned. Since equality of opportunity is an important theme in all areas of the Aimhigher Programme, project staff also work with colleagues involved in other strand developments and we train all staff on this agenda.

Sample Activities

• Training sessions for Aimhigher staff
• School visits to inform and advise pupils, parents, teachers and other interested parties about support available in HE
• HE taster days for disabled learners
• Working with parents to promote the benefits of Higher Education for pupils and
• students with disability
• Training disability-specific student ambassadors and mentors.
• Develop supporting literature
• Working with performance artists to capture student imagination and explore experiences of making progression choices

Audiences

• Current students and support staff in all regional higher and further education institutions
• Specialist colleges
• Parents
• Young people.

Contact Details

Karen Turvey
Tel: 01752 587704
Email: karen.turvey@plymouth.ac.uk