Care to Go Higher CPD programme opens for registration nation-wide
Registration has now opened for Go Higher West Yorkshire’s (GHWY) innovative Care to Go Higher training programme. Aimed at the…
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HeppFest Reloaded: Virtually collaborating with partners to engage learners
Two of Go Higher West Yorkshire’s Outreach Officers reflect on a recent presentation they gave at HeppFest.
Barry Keoghan and the importance of role models to care leavers
Role models can be important for young people, providing examples of constructive action and perspectives that can help with their development. Such models can often be missing in the lives of care-experienced students, which is what makes the Bafta winner Barry Keoghan so inspirational.
GHWY Uni Connect Podcast: Episode 3 ‘Student Finance’
Are you a student struggling to navigate the complex world of student finance? Look no further than our Student Finance…
Frequently asked questions by mature students
The decision to return to study is complex, and mature students may have different motivations and considerations than younger people…
Funding for mature students
The decision to return to study can be influenced by many different factors, but whatever your motivation it’s likely that…
Which course is right for you?
Some people have a clear idea of the subject they want to study or the career they want to progress…
How to get to where you want to be
We know it can be daunting to think about the return to study, particularly if it’s been a long time…
GHWY Uni Connect Podcast: Episode 2 ‘Apprenticeships’
In support of National Apprenticeship Week, we have just launched the second episode of our podcast series where host Jake…
Student Ambassadors: the role of role models in Widening Participation
Introduction “I think [young people] kind of trust us more… I think being similar in age, it’s also kind of…
Filed under: GHWY, NewsADHD in education: a student and lecturer perspective
David Ellis, a Lecturer in Philosophy, Ethics and Religion at Leeds Trinity University, shares some of his reflections to help promote awareness and representation of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Reflections on the language around estrangement
The language we use is important if we want to reach the individuals for whom we know there are inequalities in Higher Education (HE).
