Educational partnerships

Promoting higher education to all

Projects and initiatives

Centre for Learning and Teaching

The Centre for Learning and Teaching works with colleagues across the University of Brighton and partner colleges to improve the student learning experience.

University of Brighton Compact

The University of Brighton Compact is a partnership between the university and local schools.

Students studying at these schools benefit from the support and services we deliver through the Compact no matter which university they are thinking about attending. We aim to make our activities responsive and flexible to individual needs.

STEM Sussex

The university's STEM outreach department, STEM Sussex, works with employers and schools in support of the STEM skills pipeline, raising awareness of STEM career paths involving science, technology, engineering and maths to teachers and young people.

Sussex Learning Network

The Sussex Learning Network (SLN) is a partnership of universities, colleges, training providers and guidance agencies. As one of the first Lifelong Learning Networks, the SLN is leading the way in this exciting and innovative collaboration to make vocational higher education more relevant and accessible for people in Sussex.

Brighton and the south-east

The University of Brighton works with young people in schools and colleges to encourage more students to consider the benefits of higher education. This is especially significant in the Hastings area where educational progression has historically been low.

Supporting academies

The university is sponsor of the University of Brighton Academies Trust. The trusts’ network of 15 academies in Sussex all support each other - and their pupils - to excel. Enriched by the university’s contribution, they work to ensure that their 7,500 pupils are inspired to meet their potential and develop a passion for life-long learning.

Starting with the formation of two secondary academies – The Hastings Academy and The St Leonards Academy - from three underperforming schools, the university took the role of lead sponsor in the Hastings Academies Trust, when it was launched in 2010.

The University of Brighton Academies Trust was then established in 2014 to build on the university's success in Hastings and broaden the work of the trust to Sussex and the surrounding areas. After working closely together for several years the two trusts merged in September 2017.

Partner colleges

One of the ways in which the University of Brighton supports widening access to higher education in the region is by validating university-level courses at our partner colleges, which include:

• Brighton Film School
• Brighton Metropolitan College
• Central Sussex College
• East Surrey College
• East Sussex College Group
• Northbrook Metropolitan College
• Plumpton College

The university also validates degrees taught by the KLC School of Design, London and the PGCE Secondary award for Kent and Medway Training SCITT.

Brighton and the world