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The Schools Engagement team (Widening Access) is part-funded by the Office for Students, to support targeted schools in specific areas across Northamptonshire.

The opportunities across both primary and secondary schools are targeted towards raising the number of students that transition from year 11 into post 16 education and higher education, supporting the attainment of young people in those schools and offering opportunities that contribute to the careers education in schools. Schools are identified from specific wards across the county of Northamptonshire (using Polar Q1&2 and gaps Q1&2 wards, IMD and Tundra data).

Our partner primary schools are called our SPARK schools. The University of Northampton opportunities are designed to support young people in our SPARK Schools to demonstrate:

  • Social impact
  • Positivity
  • Aspiration
  • Resilience
  • Knowledge
SPARK Schools list:
  • Abington Vale Primary School
  • All Saints VA Primary School and Nursery
  • Beanfield Primary School
  • Blackthorn Primary School
  • Briar Hill Primary School
  • Castle Academy
  • Cedar Road Academy
  • Compass Primary Academy
  • Corby Old Village Primary School
  • Croyland Primary School
  • DSLV – an E-ACT Academy
  • EARL SPENCER PRIMARY SCHOOL
  • East Hunsbury Primary School
  • Eastfield Academy
  • Ecton Brook Primary School
  • Exeter – A Learning Community Academy
  • Grange Primary Academy
  • Hazel Leys Academy
  • Headlands Primary School
  • Kettering Buccleuch Academy
  • Kings Heath Primary Academy
  • Kingswood Primary Academy
  • Lings Primary School
  • Lumbertubs Primary School
  • Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School
  • Northampton International Academy
  • Oakway Academy
  • Olympic Primary School
  • Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School
  • Park Junior School
  • Rectory Farm Primary School
  • Rockingham Primary School
  • Ruskin Academy
  • Simon De Senlis Primary School
  • Spring Lane Primary School
  • St James CE Primary School
  • St Mary’s CEVA Primary School – Kettering
  • St.Mary’s Catholic Primary – Northampton
  • The Arbours Primary School
  • The Grange School
  • Thorplands Primary School
  • Upton Meadows Primary School
  • Vernon Terrace Primary School
  • Warwick Academy
  • Weston Favell CE Primary School
  • Woodvale Primary Academy

The Schools Engagement team work with the following partner secondary schools and colleges in Northamptonshire.

All partner secondary schools and colleges will be identified a SPOC from the Schools Engagement team, to support you in identifying appropriate opportunities to meet the needs of your young people:

Secondary Schools and Colleges list:
  • Abbeyfield School
  • Corby Technical School
  • Daventry Southbrook Learning Village (DSLV)
  • Kettering Buccleuch Academy
  • Kingswood Secondary Academy
  • Kingsthorpe College
  • Lodge Park Academy
  • Malcolm Arnold Academy
  • Northampton College
  • Northampton International Academy
  • The Parker E-Act Academy
  • Rushden Academy
  • The Ferrers School
  • Thomas Beckett Catholic School
  • Tresham College
  • Corby Sixth Form
  • Weavers Academy
  • Weston Favell Academy
  • Wrenn School

As a hybrid authority through GDPR we are using “Legitimate Interest” for the lawful collection of relevant data to both our Widening Access  and Aspire Higher (Uni Connect) programmes.

Why do we need this?

As a University we receive government funds through the Office for Students (OfS) to offer FREE opportunities, resources and activities for schools, to widen access and participation in higher education, support high aspirations and contribute to raising attainment. We are required to report accurately on the engagement of children and young people from our targeted widening access opportunities so that the Government can evaluate the impact of activities on the progression of children into higher education. The information provided is used for research purposes only and is stored within a secure database based in the UK.   To ensure that we continue to receive further funding to be able to offer schools opportunities for free we are reliant on your support to gain the appropriate data from your parents and carers. Full information is provided on the documents at the bottom of the page.

The Information Sharing Agreement, Privacy Notice and Data Collection

Each school that works with us is required to complete an Information Sharing Agreement (ISA) and complete a data exchange so that the University can evidence numbers of young people participating in activities.

Under the GDPR regulation, we work under Legitimate Interest and Public Task to collect student data from each school directly through an Information Sharing Agreement (Word, 52KB) with the school, and a Privacy Notice (Word, 29KB) for the students. The Information Sharing Agreement sets out how we manage the data collected under GDPR. The Privacy Notice is for the students, it lays out their rights, how to have their data removed from our tracking system, and how any collected data is being used. This needs to be made available to all parents/carers of students who get involved in any Schools Engagement activity. Schools decide how they wish to communicate this to their community (e.g. letters, newsletters, emails or putting it up on your office wall or website). We review the privacy notice annually, find the addendum for 2025-2026.

Once the ISA has been agreed and Privacy Notice shared with your school community, the school is able to send UON student data using a password protected Data Collection Form (Excel, 18KB).

Once the University has received the signed ISA and the completed Data Collection Form, you are able to access the many opportunities on offer to us.

Please email us at schoolsengagement@northampton.ac.uk if you are unsure if your school has an ISA,

Once the ISA has been agreed and Privacy Notice shared with your school community, the school is able to send UON student data using a password protected Data Collection Form (Excel, 18KB).

Process:

1. Send the Data Collection Form, password protected, to:

2. Please send the PASSWORD for this Data Collection Form to SEaccess@northampton.ac.uk.

Important notes:

  • In the subject of all emails, clearly write: DCF and your school name. For example, you may write: DCF Eastfield Academy.
  • Do not send the password to the same email address as the Data Collection Form. This will be deleted and you will be asked to send this again to SEAccess@northampton.ac.uk

 

My school has an ISA with the University of Northampton

Your school has granted permission for us to share student information with the University of Northampton. To help us manage this, we ask that you provide a register of student attendees for each opportunity you take part in.

Information required for each student:

  • Full name
  • Date of birth

How to submit:

If your activity is a focussed activity with your Aspire Higher / Uni Connect cohort (secondary schools only), please use the postcode calculator (Excel, 1MB) to help identify students eligible to participate in the opportunity.

Privacy Notices

Data Collection Form

Consent Forms [only required if no ISA]

Animation for parents/carers using paper Data Consent Forms

We have created a short animation explaining why we need students data when participating in our Schools Engagement activities. This is useful for school staff, and to be sent to any parents, carers or students who are required to complete our tracking data consent forms.

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