Higher Horizons+

Institution Profile

About Higher Horizons+

Higher Horizons is part of the Uni Connect Programme. We are funded by the government to improve access to university and other forms of higher education for young people who are under-represented in higher education. Where you are born and the experiences you have can affect your likelihood of going to university. We believe that everyone with the ability and desire to study at a higher level should be able to. Our programme supports young people to progress through education, and increase their likelihood of going on to higher education, whether that is at university, via an apprenticeship, or in a college setting. We work with schools in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire to deliver activities across year groups, to ensure students who need support get it.

What do we deliver?

Higher Horizons activities are delivered against our Progression Framework, which has three themes: Inform, Experience, Enable. Inform activities give young people information about the pathways available to them through further and higher education and into employment. Experience activities give young people a firsthand experience of higher education via campus visits and residential stays. Enable activities support curriculum learning, and support young people with their attainment via study and revision skills. All Higher Horizons activities are free for our target schools.

Our impact

Higher Horizons has been delivering outreach activities in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire since 2017. Everything we do is driven by evidence of what works. Our impact evaluation has found that those learners who complete 5+ hours of Higher Horizons activity including at least one campus visit are statistically significantly more likely to progress to university than those from a similar background. Since 2017, we have delivered 7,000 activities to 50,000 young people across our region.

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Higher Horizons + are part of the Uni Connect Programme, funded by the Government to deliver free and impartial higher education outreach to schools and colleges across Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire.