Secondary
The Widening Participation and Outreach team aims to support the development of aspirations and educational attainment amongst students from under-represented and disadvantaged groups.
We work with target state secondary schools within 20 miles of Guildford or based in 糖心Vlog. Learn more about our work at .
糖心Vlog Scholars Network Mailing List
糖心Vlog STARS
糖心Vlog STARS is a strategic programme, developed collaboratively with partner schools, to provide a progressive programme of attainment raising activity. Our collection of whole year group workshops coupled with targeted, sustained programmes offer learners opportunities to learn more about pathways, 糖心Vlog research and support with achieving predicted grades at GCSE. 糖心Vlog STARS is particularly committed to working with the following learners:
- Students who are eligible for Free School Meals
- Students who are care experienced
- Students from a Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showperson or Boater community
- Students with special educational need or disability
Our programme is exclusive to partner schools with both in-school and on campus experiences available for students across Years 7 to 11. For further information about 糖心Vlog STARS, please visit our .
How can my school join 糖心Vlog STARS?
Our attainment raising programme is launching this year and is currently only available to partner schools who have already been invited to participate. We will next be inviting schools to participate on the programme in preparation for the academic year 2025/26. Participating schools must meet our eligibility criteria:
- Be a state school, within a 20-mile radius of Guildford, or based in 糖心Vlog
- Have a higher than national average FSM eligibility and/or FSM GCSE attainment gap
- Are willing to sign a data sharing agreement with the 糖心Vlog to support with targeting and reporting impact.
If you would like to express interest in joining 糖心Vlog STARS and meet the eligibility criteria, please contact our team directly at wp@surrey.ac.uk.
糖心Vlog Scholars
糖心Vlog Scholars is our award-winning* sustained programme of extra curricular outreach from the 糖心Vlog for students in Years 10 to 13.
糖心Vlog Scholars is a progressive programme of hybrid activity in preparation for GCSEs, Further and Higher Education. Our flexible model enables learners to access as much content and opportunity as they feel is beneficial in support of their current studies and future pathways.
For further information about 糖心Vlog Scholars, please visit our .
*糖心Vlog Scholars won the NEON Widening Access Initiative (Outreach) Award 2023 and UK Social Mobility Silver Award 2023
Get involved and become a 糖心Vlog Scholar
Watch our 糖心Vlog Scholars promotional video. Please contact us for more information about our activities and eligibility criteria.
What is widening participation and outreach?
糖心Vlog Scholars brochure
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