Portfolio Advice Day

The portfolio advice day held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London on Wednesday 8 February 2006 was a highly successful initiative to encourage more students from non-traditional backgrounds to apply to study Art Design and Media courses in higher education.

Tutors from a range of art and design colleges, including University of the Arts London, University for the Creative Arts and the University of Brighton, provided advice, insight and guidance to students from schools and further education colleges.

The portfolio advice day was an Arts Aimhigher London widening participation project, part of the Government's drive to open up further and higher education to students from non-traditional backgrounds.

Carolyn Bew, Academic Developer at ADM-HEA attended the event. Read her report of an interactive interview skills workshop here.

Read more about the event in an Education Guardian article.

Watch a video clip from British Satellite News of the event - please be patient whilst loading.

Institutions taking part in the Portfolio Advice Day: University of the Arts London, Glasgow School of Art, Kingston University, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion, London Metropolitan University, London South Bank University, Middlesex University, Plymouth College of Art and Design, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, Roehampton University, Rose Bruford College, The Arts Institute Bournemouth, The University of Westminster, The University for the Creative Arts, University College Falmouth, University of Brighton, University of East London, Wimbleton School of Art.

Aimhigher is a national programme to encouage you people from disadvantaged backgrounds where there is no supporting family history to aspire to higher education. Visit the website for more information about other Aimhigher initiatives: http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk