This management policy briefing contains carefully selected presentations from experts in building and maintaining partnerships between Higher Education Institutions and schools.

Following the government's changes to tuition fees and the requirement for HEIs to draw up access agreements, outreach and widening participation activities have never been more important. But building successful partnerships goes beyond outreach: this pack also includes case studies from HEIs and schools who are leading the way with sustainable partnerships producing curriculum enrichment, staff development, and community cohesion.

It is a valuable resource for anyone in HEIs and schools looking to build, develop or improve a partnership programme.

This briefing explores the opportunities for strategic development and improvement of partnership working.

Users will:

• Examine different models of partnership working, including case studies of successful programmes;
• Hear about the benefits of collaboration between HEIs;
• Explore how to make best use of the Aimhigher legacy;
• Assess the value of "deep" partnerships, with HEIs and schools working in parallel for mutual benefit;
• Look at what different schools want from partnerships, including specialist schools and academies;
• View the Higher Education White Paper referred to in the video presentations and access links to the latest policy updates and case studies.