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Working with schools and colleges. The University currently has a very extensive network, working with approximately 2500 schools per year, across all age phases, to raise aspiration and attainment. This work involves working with our partner schools on activities such as specific outreach, as well as engaging directly with children and young people and supporting the raising of the quality of teaching and learning within schools. Current activities with schools include; in school presentations and workshops; on campus subject taster days; revision support classes and team teaching with school staff. We also facilitate and deliver 11 Secondary subject networks, which meet at least three times per year, and offer a platform for subject-level enhancement, an opportunity for networking and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ a rich learning community. Furthermore the University makes extensive use of its Arts Centre and Sports Centre, as well as other specialist facilities, to support schools and colleges across the North West with teaching, learning and civic engagement. We also facilitate summer residentials for Year 12 students to enable them to make an informed decision about accessing Higher Education. We work closely with our ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Institute to engage schools in the development and learning of an international curriculum and culture. Our approach to raising aspirations will remain focused on working closely with schools and colleges, identifying and nurturing potential. In this way we seek to increase the number of applications received from under-represented groups, particularly: young people from low participation neighbourhoods, Care Leavers, and students with disabilities. We recognise and support outreach as a long term priority and will continue to plan and deliver on this basis. Whilst we will continue extensive outreach activity to reach as many schools as possible in the North West, we recognise the need to work more intensively with some schools where the barriers to HE are more profound. We have, therefore, developed a younger age progressive programme, ‘HE Futures’, for students in Year 9-11 to ensure awareness and aspiration to progress to HE is achievable.