The Widening Access Teams at the University of Bedfordshire consist of the Access & Outreach Team and the Collaborative Projects Team. This includes the Office for Students (OfS) funded Uni Connect programme, Aspire Higher. Both teams work across the geographical area of Bedfordshire.

We work closely with local schools, colleges, local enterprise partnerships, local authorities and other key stakeholders to support students’ pre-entry and develop their understanding and knowledge of applying to further and higher education and apprenticeships to make informed decisions about their progression.

We offer individual, long-term and bespoke projects to support learners in school and college. We deliver these on our campuses, at the school, college, or online and they can be co-developed to meet each school’s needs.