From primary to secondary – raising aspirations and building skills for the future

1. From primary to secondary – raising aspirations and building skills for the future

2. LONDONEDUCATIONPARTNERSHIPAWARDS 2010 2010 Award Winner

3. With our help 83% 82% On average of disadvantaged pupils secure a university place of disadvantaged pupils fail to get to university

4. What do we do? Why are we needed? How is aspiration raised in disadvantaged areas? What skills are beneficial to young people? What have we achieved? 

5. Our mission The mission is to bring a university education within the reach of young people from the poorest homes. Thereby opening up a world of new life-possibilities and careers to young people who might otherwise never have these opportunities.

6. Our model The IntoUniversity programme is delivered at local learning centres established at the heart of the communities where our students live. Our users typically come from backgrounds where their likelihood of attaining a university place or a professional career will be very low. Each centre will see 900 ‘unique’ students.

7. IntoUniversity Centres Launched in 2014 (3) Existing sites (12) Walworth, East Ham, Nottingham Central Leeds Manchester Planned for 2015 (3) Nottingham Planned for 2016 (3) Leeds, Oxford, Brighton 2 Manchester, Bristol + new London Oxford Bristol 9 London 2 Brighton 2

8. Strategic Objectives by 2017 At least 20 centres in 5 cities At least 18,750 students each year

9. Our services • We provide the support and motivation • that is commonplace in better-off homes • In the form of: • Aspiration and awareness-raising programmes • Academic support • Mentoring

10. Academic Support

11. Mentoring

12. FOCUS

13. What do we do? Why are we needed? How is aspiration raised in disadvantaged areas? What skills are beneficial to young people? What have we achieved? 

14. The Problem 7 • Disadvantaged students are • less likely to enter university • at • 22 • behind in their • progress compared with other children 55 • times • months 6 • less likely to enter a top university • less likely to get to Oxbridge • times • times

15. Why we are needed Our parents and siblings may not have experienced higher level study. Parents in immigrant families may not have the language skills or knowledge of the UK education system needed. Many homes are overcrowded with no suitable place for study.

16. What do we do? Why are we needed? How is aspiration raised in disadvantaged areas? What skills are beneficial to young people? What have we achieved? 

23. What do we do? Why are we needed? How is aspiration raised in disadvantaged areas? What skills are beneficial to young people? What have we achieved? 

27. What do we do? Why are we needed? How is aspiration raised in disadvantaged areas? What skills are beneficial to young people? What have we achieved? 

28. Our Success

29. Our Success IntoUniversity student destinations 2012-13

30. Thank you www.intouniversity.org

31. £1.9m

32. £4.4m

33. Value for money £250 per student each year

34. From primary to secondary – raising aspirations and building skills for the future