The new programme, due to begin on the 1st August, will be based around five priority themes

• Influencing the Influencers
• Supporting Transition, Retention and Progression
• Raising Attainment
• Promoting Vocational and Work Based Learning
• Raising Awareness and Aspirations

Core partners for the delivery of the new programme will be:

• Keele University
• Staffordshire University
• FE Colleges in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
• Stoke-on-Trent Local Authority
• Secondary schools in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
• Target primary schools in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
• Connexions Staffordshire
• Staffordshire Partnership
• Staffordshire Young Enterprise
• Work Based Learning Providers