The document discusses the 'Greater Expectations' project, which aims to support young people aged 14-19 in developing their aspirations and engaging with their learning entitlements. It highlights the use of digital technologies to provide resources that connect individuals to relevant tools and networks while promoting learner engagement and motivation. Key features of the initiative include access to rights information, social sharing capabilities, and various filters for personalized exploration of opportunities in education and community involvement.

2. BackgroundDeveloped from Greater Expectations, a 3-year Becta funded projectGreater ExpectationsR&D ProjectCreated

3. How can you? Support young people to develop their aspirations, and engage with their entitlements for lives and learning? Stimulate learner led motivation and engagement with opportunities for learning and development?Connect services for young people in a way that is accessible and relevant to them?

4. Identify core principles relating to young people’s expectations, entitlements and aspirations and examine how digital technologies can help put them into practice

6. And create a resource that connects individuals to tools and networks using existing behaviours... XImage: Kzero 2010

7. www.infocow.org.uk

8. Free to use resourceAimed at young people aged around 14-193 key features :Links to sources of inspiration and information to help young people take advantage of their rights and entitlements Gives specific rights information related to your search Is sociable: people, vote, comment and suggest resources. Can link to Facebook so people share useful sites between friends

9. Audience

10. Work and learning opportunitiesPlay and RecreationStaying safeIdentity, Respect, EqualityFriendships, relationshipsand supportCreativity and ArtsParticipationand VoiceHealth and Well BeingCommunity and environment

12. Write search term and use the filters to narrow the search

13. Write search term and use the filters to narrow the searchVote and comment on sites

14. Write search term and use the filters to narrow the searchCreate a profile and link it to your Facebook account to share useful linksVote and comment on sites

15. Write search term and use the filters to narrow the searchCreate a profile and link it to your Facebook account to share useful linksVote and comment on sites Suggest new sites

16. Write search term and use the filters to narrow the searchCreate a profile and link it to your Facebook account to share useful linksVote and comment on sites Suggest new sites Offers right statement based on search

17. Write search term and use the filters to narrow the searchCreate a profile and link it to your Facebook account to share useful linksVote and comment on sites Suggest new sites Lots of different links, information, video Offers right statement based on search

18. Where can you use ?Large range of possibilities, in and out of ‘formal’ settings Informal tool to support young people in exploring their livesFormal Education - PSHE - Citizenship Extended services – support connecting young people to a ‘varied menu of activities’Part of youth engagement– connecting young people to opportunities, and extending staff knowledge Organisations to share their own resources www.infocow.org.uk

20. Get in touch to find out more! www.infocow.org.ukkieron.kirkland@futurelab.org.uk twitter.com/kieronkirklandwww.futurelab.org.uktwitter.com/futurelabedu