Aims

Aims of ASPIRENorth Schools for Higher Education Programme

To engage with young people from S3 to S6 in order to raise their awareness of the value of higher education, provide impartial and relevant information and advice and deliver a programme of activities which motivate, encourage aspiration and build self-confidence.

The programme is part of the Scottish Funding Council’s national ‘Schools for Higher Education Programme’, and aims to raise pupil expectations and increase staying on rates and progression rates to higher education. 

Programme activities are designed to

• Raise pupils' aspirations, enable them to positively visualise themselves moving into higher education, and support them towards this progression

• Address barriers to progression by delivering clear, focused information in a stimulating and fun way
• Work with the schools to address both institution-specific needs and to ensure that the needs of parents and other key-influence groups are also addressed

• Actively involve both staff and students of the partner institutions of the North Forum
• Increase awareness of both local and national post-compulsory education opportunities

• Help schools meet the requirements of Curriculum for Excellence, as outlined in the attached programme structure