Experience a positive introduction to Higher Education and a campus HEI
The Framework
The Framework is based on five main aims - Know, Choose, Become, Practise, Understand - and seven levels from Level 0 to Level 6. The levels correspond roughly to age groups with Level 0 generally suitable for children around the age of 11 or younger and Level 6 for those graduating from higher education. But the appropriate Level depends on the individual's previous experiences and backgrounds. Levels can be mixed in an activity to meet the needs of a specific group. The Aims span across all levels providing a cohesive, common foundation for planning and evaluating diverse interventions. This page provides an overview of the Framework by Aims or Levels. For a full, detailed description of the Framework, see NERUPI Framework Version 20 in the Resources section.
Select one of the five NERUPI aims
Develop students' knowledge and awareness of the benefits of higher education and graduate employment
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Understand how GCSE study relates to Higher Education and future career opportunities
Explore academic, social, economic and personal benefits of progressing to Higher Education
Investigate course and placement options, and social and leisure opportunities in Higher Education
Increase awareness of study options, social and leisure facilities, and career opportunities for students
Receive comprehensive information about personal development and progression opportunities for graduates in their subject area
Access information about postgraduate study and employment opportunities that align with their personal interests and career aspirations
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The theoryDevelop students' capacity to navigate Higher Education sector and graduate employment sectors and make informed choices
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Identify link between Higher Education and careers
Choose GCSE subject choices that correspond with personal and career interests
Explore differences between Higher Education Institutions and study opportunities with subject areas
Evaluate course, student finance and graduate opportunities and make informed choices that align with personal interests and career aspirations
Investigate opportunities available to students and make informed choices that align with personal interests and career aspirations
Access and utilise appropriate opportunities and provision in order to orientate themselves towards and realise personal goals
Identify and utilise opportunities and make informed choices that align with personal interests and career aspirations
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The theoryDevelop students' confidence and resilience to negotiate the challenges of university life and graduate progression
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Imagine themselves as a future university student
Explore how personal circumstances, interests and characteristics influence academic and employment aspirations
Increase confidence in their capacity to progress onto Higher Education
Anticipate challenges they will face in Higher Education and make a successful transition to university
Embrace the challenge of Higher education and make a successful transition to university
Maximise the benefits of university life and successfully progress to graduate employment
Embrace the challenge and develop a personal strategy for postgraduate progression
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The theoryDevelop students' study skills and capacity for academic attainment and successful graduate progression
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Discover some of the skills that students require at university
Identify skills and capacities they will need to develop to achieve future aspirations
Develop study skills through educational projects which encourage active learning
Enhance academic skills that develop capacity for critical thinking, independent research and self-directed learning
Identify and develop skills and capacities needed to achieve academic success
Consolidate study skills and capacity for academic and graduate success
Identify and develop skills and capacities needed for postgraduate study or graduate employment
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The theoryDevelop students' understanding by contextualising subject knowledge and supporting attainment raising
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
a) Broaden their understanding through positive learning experiences
b) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
a) Consider how GCSE subject knowledge can be applied and developed in post-16 educational and employment contexts
b) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
a) Broaden understanding of subject knowledge and its wider applications
b) Link GCSE subject knowledge to university subject areas
c) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
a) Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
b) Situate existing knowledge and interests within the context of university degree programmes and academic disciplines
c) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
a) Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
b) Situate existing knowledge and interests within the context of university course and subject area
c) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
Situate existing knowledge and interests within the context of postgraduate study or employment settings
Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
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The theorySelect one of the NERUPI levels
Level 1
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Understand how GCSE study relates to Higher Education and future career opportunities
Choose GCSE subject choices that correspond with personal and career interests
Explore how personal circumstances, interests and characteristics influence academic and employment aspirations
Identify skills and capacities they will need to develop to achieve future aspirations
a) Consider how GCSE subject knowledge can be applied and developed in post-16 educational and employment contexts
b) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
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The theoryLevel 2
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Explore academic, social, economic and personal benefits of progressing to Higher Education
Explore differences between Higher Education Institutions and study opportunities with subject areas
Increase confidence in their capacity to progress onto Higher Education
Develop study skills through educational projects which encourage active learning
a) Broaden understanding of subject knowledge and its wider applications
b) Link GCSE subject knowledge to university subject areas
c) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
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The theoryLevel 3
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Investigate course and placement options, and social and leisure opportunities in Higher Education
Evaluate course, student finance and graduate opportunities and make informed choices that align with personal interests and career aspirations
Anticipate challenges they will face in Higher Education and make a successful transition to university
Enhance academic skills that develop capacity for critical thinking, independent research and self-directed learning
a) Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
b) Situate existing knowledge and interests within the context of university degree programmes and academic disciplines
c) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
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The theoryLevel 4
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Increase awareness of study options, social and leisure facilities, and career opportunities for students
Investigate opportunities available to students and make informed choices that align with personal interests and career aspirations
Embrace the challenge of Higher education and make a successful transition to university
Identify and develop skills and capacities needed to achieve academic success
a) Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
b) Situate existing knowledge and interests within the context of university course and subject area
c) Access and experience appropriate attainment-raising interventions
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The theoryLevel 5
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Receive comprehensive information about personal development and progression opportunities for graduates in their subject area
Access and utilise appropriate opportunities and provision in order to orientate themselves towards and realise personal goals
Maximise the benefits of university life and successfully progress to graduate employment
Consolidate study skills and capacity for academic and graduate success
Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
Situate existing knowledge and interests within the context of postgraduate study or employment settings
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The theoryLevel 6
Objectives by 'Level' enabling students to:
Access information about postgraduate study and employment opportunities that align with their personal interests and career aspirations
Identify and utilise opportunities and make informed choices that align with personal interests and career aspirations
Embrace the challenge and develop a personal strategy for postgraduate progression
Identify and develop skills and capacities needed for postgraduate study or graduate employment
Situate existing knowledge within wider fields of knowledge and apply to other contexts
Find out more information about the theory
The theory