Statement from social mobility charity CEOs
Higher education (HE) should be a route open to all young people, irrespective of background.
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How Mentoring impacts mentors
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.
“We can’t afford to leave young people out in the educational cold this winter.”
Hugh Rayment-Pickard, our Chief Strategy Officer, warns that among other things, the cost of living crisis and soaring energy bills will leave thousands of young people further behind in their learning.
Addressing young people’s mental health issues is a crucial aspect of learning recovery
Hannah Purkiss, IntoUniversity’s Chief Operating Officer, explains the importance of understanding the mental health toll that young people have experienced in recent years in efforts to overcome pandemic learning loss.
Alfred’s story
Alfred attended IntoUniversity Manchester North’s Community Open Day when the centre first opened in October 2018. Following this, he attended the centre’s first ever Primary Academic Support session in November the same year and has been a regular attendee ever since.
Young people in Scotland given an opportunity to hone their business skills during Accenture workshops
Partnership with Accenture provides young people in Glasgow and Edinburgh the chance to develop their business skills in a corporate environment.
Local universities, donors and comedy icon team up to support social mobility at launch of new learning centre in Salford
A new learning centre officially launched in Salford on Wednesday 8 February 2023 is set to empower thousands of young people to achieve their academic and career ambitions.
IntoUniversity North Liverpool celebrates its fifth anniversary
On Tuesday 15 November, IntoUniversity North Liverpool celebrated its fifth anniversary and a new partnership was announced between football giants, Everton and Liverpool.
New East Hull learning centre to create opportunities for thousands of young people
The prospect of studying at university will become much more likely for thousands of young people in Hull, thanks to the opening of a new education centre in the city this autumn.
A collaborative, community-based approach to tackling educational inequalities
The University of Nottingham (UoN) joined forces with IntoUniversity in 2011, building on an existing programme of outreach work. The partnership saw the charity branch out of London for the first time, and the success of this collaboration birthed a formula for regional intervention which has now been replicated in neighbourhoods all across England and Scotland.