LET’S WORK TOGETHER

We are Make Happen. The go-to place in for impartial information about pathways to further and higher education. Work with us to raise your students’ aspirations and promote their interest in the possibilities of degree level study. Together we can empower students and their families to make informed choices about their educational journey.

Testimonials

“Make Happen have “So much support is provided "If you’re not involved been invaluable to the to help raise the aspirations with Make Happen success of our careers of young people and this has you are certainly programme… constantly huge benefits, even if they missing great ensuring we are hitting ultimately do not end up opportunities for the Gatsby Benchmarks.” attending university.” staff and students." Head of Careers Head of Sixth Form Head of Careers

envelope EMAIL [email protected] TWITTER TWITTER twitter.com/MakeHappenEssex FACEBOOK FACEBOOK facebook.com/MakeHappenEssex INSTAGRAM INSTAGRAM makehappenessex www.makehappen.org UniConnect programme A wide range of activities We’re part of the Office for Students’ By 2020 we’d reached more than Uni Connect programme, based across 75,000 students across Essex through Essex at both a wide range of activities – from and ARU campuses. We’re of university taster days to mentoring, 29 national partnerships that bring and study skills workshops to together schools and colleges with aspirational careers programmes. universities and other local partners to Our engagement with teachers and offer activities, advice and information students continued to thrive in 2021 on the benefits and realities of going to as we adapted to creative online university or college. We help students delivery. All of our work is supported to explore the full range of routes into by continuous evaluation of our and through higher education and the programme’s effectiveness. world of work. Use our resources Make Happen students Take a look at our website We can support you to work with both www.makehappen.org for a full young and adult learners, to understand events programme and share our and minimise the barriers they may useful basic guides covering everything face to reaching their full potential. from tips on mock interviews to the We offer bespoke projects working facts on student finance. Post-16 with underrepresented students in HE, students and parents/carers can also including care experienced students, ‘chat to us’, qualified IAG staff and students with disabilities and students current uni students via our secure from military families. online platform.

Work with us! From autumn term 2021 we’ll be expanding what we do to offer all state secondary schools and colleges in Essex the opportunity to work with us. You will be able to access FREE outreach activities for your students, support and resources to bring careers into the classroom, plus staff CPD. Please get in touch if you would like to know more about Make Happen envelope EMAIL [email protected]

We’re pleased to work in collaboration with

 THE SOUTH EAST LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  COUNCIL  COLLEGE UNIVERSITY CENTRE COLCHESTER NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON  UNIVERSITY CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL USP COLLEGE THE CAREERS AND ENTERPRISE COMPANY WRITTLE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE