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HeppSY+ First Milestone Event
Over 70 representatives of schools, colleges and universities from Sheffield City Region gathered at Doncaster Racecourse on Wednesday 12th July to find out about progress of the Hepp South Yorkshire Plus (HeppSY+) programme launched in spring 2017. Speakers included Julian Crockford of the University of Sheffield’s Widening Participation Research & Evaluation Unit, Donald McLean, Vice Principal of Longley Park Sixth Form…
New programme launches to help more young people in South Yorkshire access higher education
A new initiative has launched to help young people in South Yorkshire most at risk of not progressing on to higher education. Building on the work of the existing Higher Education Progression Partnership (Hepp), the Hepp South Yorkshire plus (HeppSY+) programme is a partnership of both Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield, working with seven colleges of further…
Thomas Rotherham College Case Study
Part of our series of reference stories for teachers and partners Thomas Rotherham College is a Sixth Form College situated in the Moorgate area of Rotherham catering for roughly 1500 young people, on both full-time and part-time courses. The College offers a wide range of A Levels and Level 3 vocational qualifications such as BTECs, as well as some Level 2…
