Andrew Abrahamson
Primary Project Officer
International Centre for Excellence in Educational Opportunities
June 2011
Progression to higher education
……is more about CULTURE than ability…….
What is the role of a university?
Young people are in schools
Young people are in families
Families are in communities
What we learnt
Start young
Target
Systematic replicable models
Partnership working
Cross sector responsibility
Start young
Target
High quality delivery models
Partnerships ....
Partnerships ...
Role models
3 Step Framework (since 2000)
Step 1: ‘Sowing the Seeds’
ages 9/10 years
Step 2: ‘Long term/ intense relationship’ with target cohort
ages 15-17 years
Step 3: Direct links to supported admissions, bursaries, engaging curriculum, quality student support, careers and employability
ages 17+ years
‘Sowing the Seeds’Professor Fluffy’s
educational adventure
Step 2 - Champions
Step 2 – Residentials
Step 2 – Superstars
Step 3 - Scholars
Step 3 – Go Higher
Global context