South East Wales

The South East Wales Reaching Wider Partnership aims to increase participation in higher education by people from underrepresented groups and communities in South East Wales with a specific focus on people who live within the bottom 40% of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation, care experienced young people, and carers.

The South-East Wales Reaching Wider Partnership is a collaborative programme led by delivery teams at the University of South Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Cardiff University. We meet the aims of Reaching Wider through a suite of programmes to support attainment raising, increase awareness and provide support for progression to higher education and level 4 learning opportunities.

We are part of a continuum of support for learners in South East Wales and work in partnership to deliver the ‘right programmes at the right time’ to enhance progression pathways to Higher Education.

The South East Reaching Wider teamwork within six local authorities in South East Wales, These six local authorities have been selected using an intelligence-led approach, prioritising learners from areas of higher socio-economic deprivation:

The Central Delivery Team based at Cardiff Metropolitan University serve City and County of Cardiff

The East Delivery Team based at Cardiff University serve Newport, Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly

The West Delivery Team based at University of South Wales serves Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil

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