Is there a national target group? Or do areas (or individual projects) define their own?
The targeting guidance (paragraph 21) states that, as a principle, resources should be targeted at learners with the potential to benefit from higher education (HE) who come from under-represented communities. Overwhelmingly these learners are from lower socio-economic groups (groups 4-8 in the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds who live in areas of relative deprivation where participation in HE is low. Aimhigher partnerships at area and regional levels continue to be responsible for the allocation and distribution of funds to all partners. In the targeting guidance (paragraph 63) we have said that Aimhigher partnerships should review their plans and move towards the approach set out in the guidance.
