Early intervention is key in breaking down barriers to education and encouraging young people to think about their futures before their attitudes towards study become fixed.
Being certain about Higher Education by age ten or earlier means a child is 2.6 times as likely to end up at a more competitive university than someone who decided in their late teens (UCAS End of Cycle Report, 2016). Career-related learning in primary schools can also help to broaden children’s horizons and have a lasting impact on their perceptions and knowledge of different occupations.
IntoUniversity knows that this early intervention also needs to be intensive and long-term. Our support begins with students aged seven and continues through secondary school and even post-18, as young people start their next chapter.
UCAS says two in five students at university said they would have made better choices if they had had better information and advice at school. Those from advantaged homes were 1.4 times more likely to think about going to university during their primary school days than their more disadvantaged peers. The report stresses that young people need early engagement in careers information and advice.
Read the report here
Research by Education and Employers shows the strong impact of career-related learning on primary-aged children. By the age of seven, many of the preconceptions and stereotypes about future careers are already in place - driven by factors such as social background and gender.
Read the report hereOur work is based upon sound public research into both the need for our work and the effectiveness of our approach. Find out more about the barriers young people are facing below.
The link between economic disadvantage and educational underachievement permeates every stage of a young person’s education. …
Where young people are growing up in the UK affects their opportunities and life chances.
Young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods are significantly less likely to progress to university or any further education, employment or training than their more privileged peers.
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to access the benefits Higher Education can provide.
