Project Summaries

Please note on 1st October 2006 the Community Access Programme became the REAP: Researching Equity, Access and Participation Group. This is an archive site. Please click link to go to the REAP Website.

Current Projects

Disability Effective Inclusive Policies - DEIP

A collaborative project funded by ESF (European Social Fund) exploring the support and preparation of disabled graduates.

Families And Higher Education Decision-making - FAHED

An action research project concerned with raising awareness and identifying barrier to participation in higher education. Activities are still available via the Lancashire Aimhigher Families

Lancashire Aimhigher

A collaborative HEFCE and LSC funded widening participation project involving Higher and Further Education institutions in Lancashire who are working in partnership with schools and Aimhigher: Excellence in Cities / Excellence Clusters, Connexions others committed to widening participation. The three themes are 13-19 year olds, young unemployed adults and work based learning.

Lancashire Aimhigher Disability

This is one of the Theme 2 and 3 projects funded by Lancashire Aimhigher. The aim is to identify and dissemination good practice and support for disabled students making the transition from school and FE College to Higher Education

Lancashire Intergenerational Multicultural Education - LIME

A CAP research and development project funded through the Lancashire County Councils's Adult and Continuing Education Family Learning activities. The project is concerned with exploring the impact of family learning on lifelong learning and increasing understanding necessary for celebrating diversity and community cohesion.

Refugee Progression and Employment Project - REPP

A collaborative project funded by ESF (European Social Fund) exploring the support and preparation of disabled graduates.

Completed Projects

For a list of previous projects

• ACA African Caribbean and Asian Curriculum
• Community Learning
• Community Development
• LIME Lancashire Intergenerational Multicultural Education
• Lancashire Compact
• LUCID: Library Understanding and Curriculum enhancement to Inform Decision-making
• Widening Participation-Disability