University of Greenwich Student Honoured at National AimHigher Awards
Adam Brett, a second year Physical Education & Sport degree student from the University of Greenwich, has been honoured at the first National Aimhigher Awards, which took place last week. The award was for outstanding individual contribution to the Aimhigher programme to widen participation in higher education.
It recognises the work he carried out on behalf of the University of Greenwich based Aspire team at Beaverwood School in Chislehurst as well as running athletic training for students at Eltham Green School.
Adam who hopes to become a sports teacher and is also a student ambassador at the University of Greenwich says: “I was very proud to represent both my university and Aspire at this event, and to win an award for something I have very much enjoyed doing.”
The award highlights the work that Aspire staff based at the University of Greenwich are doing in south east London to help local youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds progress into higher education, by raising their aspirations and attainment.
There were more than 150 entries in this year’s awards scheme, which was established to celebrate the most effective and innovative Aimhigher activities across the country.
The awards reception was followed by the first National Aimhigher conference, which features a keynote speech from Bill Rammell, Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning.
Notes to editors
Aimhigher is a national programme which aims to widen participation in higher education by raising the awareness, aspirations and attainment of young people from under-represented groups.
Jointly funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the Aimhigher programme operates across nine regional partnerships and 45 area partnerships throughout England.
For more information, www.aimhigher.ac.uk
Aspire (Aimhigher South East London) is a partnership of 4 universities, 80 secondary schools, 10 colleges, 6 London boroughs and range of community groups who are working together to give young people in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth more opportunities to access further and higher education and thereby maximise their life chances.
For more information, www.aspire-aimhigher.ac.uk
For more information about Aspire South East London, please contact:
Janice Larkin, Aspire Project Officer
020 8331 8318
j.larkin@gre.ac.uk
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For more information:
Nick Davison
Public Relations Unit
University of Greenwich
0208 331 8092