Uni Connect Outreach
GROWS deliver the Office for Students (OfS) Uni Connect collaborative outreach programme locally, in Gloucestershire. This funded initiative aims to reduce the HE progression gaps between different groups of learners across England. The initiative supports the Government's social mobility priorities by identifying those students who are under-represented in higher education (University-level study) and working with those learners to access a range of opportunities and events. The opportunities provide a range of experiences to support or increase career or education ambitions.
Activities and events are delivered both in and out of school for both pupils and parents/carers. They are based on core elements of the GROWS progression framework. Evidence suggests that the most impactful delivery of activities is in a sustained and progressive way.
Targeted outreach work is offered mostly, but not exclusively to nine Gloucestershire schools.