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National programme brings mentoring and support to South Yorkshire teens with new online programme: Prepare for HE
The Higher Education Progression Partnership South Yorkshire (HeppSY) has collaborated with online mentoring charity, Brightside, to bring a new online mentoring programme to Year 13 students in South Yorkshire in response to the urgent challenge of Covid-19. The Prepare for HE programme is being offered to more than 150 Year 13 students that HeppSY is currently working with across South…
HeppSY Launch New Online Offer: Here to Help
HeppSY, the Higher Education Progression Partnership South Yorkshire, has this week launched a brand new online offer for 2020 in response to the current Covid 19 pandemic. The free resources are called Here to Help and are now available on the HeppSY website. These resources can be used with all Year 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 students and have…
Career Lowdowns For Lockdown
Each week the HEPA team will be putting together career planning tips under various themes. These will be available on our Twitter account (@HeppSYplus) under the hashtag “#CareerLowdownsForLockdown”. This week the theme ties in with National Gardening Week. Gardening can still be done under lockdown and April is when the growing season really starts to get going. Birdsong, spring blossom…
Truly Brilliant!
A special mention to Wickersley School Year 9 students who have completed their Brilliant Club Scholars Programme final assignments this week. The Brilliant Club is an award-winning university access charity that works with schools. With Dr Tamsyn Frazer from the University of Sheffield they have been exploring how the study of zoo-archaeology information can help us to better understand our past. As…
Covid 19 – What about my exams and grades?
In this uncertain time, we wish you all health and safety as you stay at home to protect your loved ones and your community. In this blog our HE Progression Adviser, Caroline takes a look at current government announcements related to the cancellation of GCSE and A Level exams to summarise the key points for you, your child, or students.…
Students at Darton Academy discover exciting career pathways
Year 9, 10 and 11 students at Darton Academy in Barnsley recently took part in a “careers in the curriculum day”, run by HeppSY’s Higher Education Progression Adviser (HEPAs). The day-long visit covered a range of different subjects, including Science, History and IT. The sessions allowed the students to learn more about where studying these subjects at higher education could…
