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How can Freshers Week be tailored to ensure all students feel as welcome as possible? We’ve compiled a list of things to consider when looking at improving the inclusivity of that first week.
Steph Copsey, Outreach Manager at the University of East Anglia and former Academic Support volunteer, reflects on the impact of IntoUniversity centres and the importance of a student-centred and holistic approach to access work.
Rachel Carr, our Chief Executive and Co-Founder, reflects on the little moments in a students' journey that are so essential on the longer road to success, as well as the little moments which have defined IntoUniversity's partnerships.
Our mentoring programme provides the young people we work with the opportunity to receive mentoring from volunteers, who provide support and act as positive role models. Ebenezer, now a first-year degree apprentice at a financial services company, writes about his experience of the IntoUniversity Corporate Mentoring programme and the support he received from his mentor, Tom.
An integral part of our partnership with the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Community Liaison Officers, Tom and Niamh reflect on their roles, how their efforts enrich IntoUniversity’s offering for its young people and how the partnership has grown in the three years since its inception.
Many of our mentors choose to volunteer with us because they want to support young people to develop their skills, but they often end up getting just as much out of the Mentoring programme as our young people do.
Rachel Carr, Chief Executive and Co-founder of IntoUniversity, explains how and why quality was made the heart of the IntoUniversity programme.
Alex Quinn, IntoUniversity’s Head of Data & Impact, unpicks the implications of IntoUniversity’s latest impact data, which demonstrates a slight dip in university progression amid a challenging post-COVID context.
IntoUniversity’s expansion into Scotland marked its first time working outside England. With a new education system to navigate and new relationships to build, the project was further complicated by the unexpected impact of the COVID pandemic. Now, three years and three centres on, Daisy Rae, our Head of Operations in Scotland, reflects on the journey so far and looks ahead to the future.
