Highfields has successfully secured an investment of almost £5,000 to support students’ university aspirations.
The Aspire to HE scheme is a partnership led by the University of Wolverhampton with local schools and colleges who are committed to improving access to Higher Education.
The fund was available to certain schools to encourage students to pursue their dreams of moving on to Higher Education, despite the Covid-19 lockdown.
The school has successfully applied for a year’s subscription to Unifrog, a comprehensive careers platform for all year groups. Thanks to this investment, worth £2,400, students from Years 10-12 will work on set tasks throughout the summer to move them closer towards their Higher Education goals. Unifrog will be launched to all students in the new academic year.
A further £500 has been secured on Careers in the Curriculum resources from Success for Schools, which allows teachers to incorporate careers education into their lessons.
Additionally, £2,150 has been secured for the purchase of Science and English revision guides. Codes are being emailed to all Year 10 students to be used over the summer and throughout the year to help plug gaps in knowledge and skills caused by the school closure.
Mr P Rose, Assistant Headteacher and Careers Leader, said: “We are delighted to have successfully secured this money to support our students’ Higher Education dreams.
“Students have coped admirably under the strangest of circumstances this term, but school closures have, of course, impacted on the many Careers events we would normally stage around this time of year. We want to do everything we can to provide additional support to ensure they can still reach their aspirations and Higher Education goals going forward, despite this disruption.”
