Raising the aspiration and achievement of young people and families

For quite a few years, Bristol's young people have struggled to achieve the kind of academic results that they would want. Research shows that this lack of achievement is partly due to the quality of education, but also due to the aspirations that they have. In turn, their aspirations are determined by their environment - where they live, who they live with, who they hang out with, their influences and exposure all define their attitude towards learning.

We want to give everyone the opportunity to achieve whatever it is they want to achieve - but we also want to help them have greater confidence in aspiring to achieve as much as they can.

This years academic results have shown a dramatic improvement, with Bristol reaching the magic 40% for 5 GCSE passes including English & Maths.