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West Sussex partnership

The West Sussex partnership between the University of Chichester, Chichester College and Crawley college provides a holistic programme supporting progression internally for students within the colleges to HE and externally. Bursaries, IT resources, peer mentoring support to students on the apprenticeship route and CPD opportunities for staff are funded through the SLN:COP. Funding has been provided for two progression and outreach officers to embed support and initiatives as well as supporting outreach initiatives in schools with high levels of NVOP learners in West Sussex for example, Grit and Resilience.

Curriculum development in FE: Funding has been channelled to support development of more work based routes in to higher education.

CPD in FE (Mathematics in FE) The schools of education at the University of Brighton is offering funded CPD opportunities for Mathematics tutors and lecturers delivering Maths GCSE and mentoring support for students resitting their Maths GCSE

Apprenticeships in Sussex Through SCTP, SLN:COP have funded workshops across 58 schools in West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove to deliver impartial information advice and guidance to Year 9 to year 13 as well as training ambassador Apprenticeships from NCOP wards and providing workshops and events for parents and community workshops.

SLN:COP Programme Manager for the West Sussex Partnership, Maths in FE and Apprenticeships in Sussex projects: Lucy Jenks, l.jenks@sussexlearningnetwork.org.uk

The SLN:COP has a Parent and Carer Ambassador based at the Chichester College Group:

SLN:COP Parent and Carer Ambassador Programme

The programme offers parents and carers in target schools who have children at university the opportunity to become higher education ambassadors. They will attend events and activities in school and also in community settings to promote university to other parents and carers and address any concerns they may have around student finance and university life. The aims and objectives of the project are to support and encourage parental engagement in schools and colleges and enable impartial peer-to-peer IAG about higher education options and supporting students in higher education.

SLN:COP Programme Manager contact: Fay Lofty, SLN:COP Schools Liaison Programme Manager. f.lofty@sussexlearningnetwork.org.uk