IntoUniversity
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| Formation | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Hugh Rayment-Pickard, Clare Richards, Rachel Carr |
| Founded at | North Kensington, London |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Provides higher education for disadvantaged young people |
Chair of Trustees | Oliver Haarmann |
| Website | intouniversity |
IntoUniversity is a United Kingdom-based charity that aims to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their chosen aspiration, including university, further and higher education, employment and work-based training. It provides encouragement to children and young people aged 7–18 in pursuing further education.[1]
History
[edit]It was formed from The ClementJames Centre, near Avondale Park in west London.
Locations
[edit]IntoUniversity started off with a pilot centre at North Kensington in 2002, and now operates 39 centres and extension projects across England and Scotland.[2]
IntoUniversity was selected by William and Catherine (then Catherine Middleton), prince and princess of Wales, as one of the charities to receive a gift fund from the royal wedding in April 2011.[3] [4]
Awards
[edit]- Charity of the Year, Charity Times[5]
- Centre for Social Justice Award[6]
- London Education Partnership Awards, for "Building bridges: cross-organisational partnership and impact"[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "About". IntoUniversity. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Find a centre". IntoUniversity. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Charitable Causes". The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ↑ "Press Release - Royal Wedding Gift.doc" (DOC). intouniversity.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ↑ "2010 – The Winners". Charity Times Awards. Archived from the original on Jul 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ↑ "2010 Awards". The Centre for Social Justice. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ↑ "Winners 2010" (PDF). London Education Partnership Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
Further reading
[edit]- Charity that makes university possible – The Guardian
- Unequal Britain: The future has already been decided for our children[dead link] – The Times
- Christmas 2010 charity appeal – The Guardian
- Fees seem not to deter students – BBC; NFER study looks at IntoUniversity