Opening Access To University
We are a charity committed to tackling educational inequality. We believe that universities should be open to anyone with academic potential, regardless of their background.
Supporting Young People To Realise Their Potential
Universities should be open to anyone with academic potential, regardless of their background. But the reality in the UK is vastly different. Young people eligible for Free School Meals enter university at just half the rate of their more privileged peers.
Universify is working to change this. Our mission is to empower young people with the skills, knowledge and belief to make informed decisions about their futures and overcome barriers to achieving their goals.
Our holistic, year-long programme supports Year 10-11 students from non-selective state schools across England. Through a combination of university residential stays and coaching, we empower young people to achieve their potential and access opportunities in education and beyond.
Tackling Educational Inequality Since 2016
With a year-long programme, our team and volunteers make a positive impact on education equality.
UNIVERSIFY’S PROGRAMME
MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT
SUPPORTING UNIVERSIFY
Our Mission
Universify Education is a charity committed to educational equality.
A young person’s chances of attending a highly-selective university are significantly impacted by their family’s socio-economic background, the area they live in, and the school they attend. Our year-long programme for Year 10-11 students from non-selective state schools gives these young people the opportunity to achieve their potential in education.
Hosting our programme residentials at high-tariff universities like Oxford encourages our participants to seriously consider studying at these institutions specifically, which is reflected in our participants making significantly higher applications to, and receiving places at Oxford and Cambridge at significantly higher rates than would be expected (17% vs 0% expected).
Raising Educational Attainment
We equip young people with the grades and aspirations to apply to highly-selective universities. Our programme is part of The University of Oxford's Access and Participation Plan as one of the interventions aiming to raise attainment in schools.
Supporting Students Earlier In Their Journey
Starting on our Year 10 residential, participants are immersed in life as an undergraduate at a highly-selective university. Here they meet their Universify coach, who will continue to support them through remote, monthly, coaching sessions. Before their GCSEs, participants return for a Year 11 revision residential, attending small-group tuition in core GCSE subjects, and are introduced to further opportunities beyond Universify.
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