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Mexborough Academy Students Explore Their Opportunities At The AMRC
On Wednesday 17th January fifteen Year 10 students from Mexborough Academy in Rotherham visited the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Training Centre. Many of the students are involved in the HeppSY+ programme and the trip allowed them to explore alternative higher education opportunities before making their Post 16 choices next year. During the session students benefitted from a talk from…
Widening Participation Takes To The Road
Since October 2017 the Higher Education Progression Partnership South Yorkshire Plus (HeppSY+) have been travelling around schools and colleges across the Sheffield City Region delivering higher education help and guidance to those most at risk of missing out. The HeppSY+ Bus, is a double decker mobile classroom, enabling two simultaneous workshop sessions to take place. It can accommodate up to…
HeppSY+ Deliver Staff Training in Rawmarsh Community School
In November, HeppSY+ staff helped to arrange and deliver a CPD higher education session at Rawmarsh Community School in Rotherham. The session was set up by Rachel Mullins, the HeppSY+ designated co-ordinator for the school. The session is a good example of how to use an INSET day to focus on the theme of progression. The day covered how to…
HeppSY+ and BITC are helping South Yorkshire pupils to ‘Fly High’
Business in the Community (BITC) are working with HeppSY+ to increase the number of young people progressing to higher education The Fly High project, delivered by BITC and HeppSY+, will involve business volunteers providing activities for eight secondary school pupils across Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham. These activities will encourage young people to consider degree courses at colleges and university…
