You do see the benefit of attending school to achieving success but you don’t have very high expectations of success.
Why might you have low aspirations (ie why do you not think you can do well?)
Perhaps you don’t think you are capable of achieving much
Perhaps no one in your family has gone on to further training or college after school before
Perhaps you don’t think that other people (eg teachers or family) rate you highly
Perhaps you live in an area where few people aim high (eg there are a lot people not in education, training or employment near where you live)
Perhaps none of your friends have high aspirations and you want to fit in with them
Perhaps the possibility of aiming higher hasn’t really been raised with you before so you haven’t really thought about what you could do.
Perhaps you don’t know what opportunities are available
What do we mean by ‘aiming higher’ or having higher aspirations?
Aiming higher is about having the ambition and drive to do well. This can mean:
- Aiming to get five GCSEs or get Level 2 NVQ
- Aiming to do A Levels or Level 3 NVQ
- Aiming to go to college
- Aiming to go to university
- Aiming to enter a vocational training programme or apprenticeship
- Aiming to get a skilled job(where you need to use or develop skills) and that give opportunity for progression
With your mentor, develop an Action Plan for the successful life you hope for. Write your own answers in the boxes alongside.