Case studies

Bournemouth University: Books and Stories

Bournemouth University: Books and Stories

Books and Stories is a targeted intervention developed by Bournemouth University in 2014, aiming to improve the reading ability of Year 6 pupils and advance their confidence in and attitudes towards reading.

Bridgwater and Taunton College Multi-Academy Trust

Bridgwater and Taunton College: Multi-Academy Trust

Bridgwater and Taunton College Multi-Academy Trust was founded in 2012 as a venture sponsored by the college to improve the attainment level and life chances of local children in deprived catchment areas.

The Brilliant Club: The Scholars Programme

The Brilliant Club: The Scholars Programme

The Brilliant Club is a UK-wide charity that mobilises the PhD community to support students who are less advantaged to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.

The Educational Endowment Foundation: Children’s University

The Education Endowment Foundation: Children’s University

The Educational Endowment Foundation funded an independent evaluation of Children’s University, to find out whether extracurricular activities can help to improve pupil attainment as well as other attitudes and skills, such as motivation, confidence, and teamworking.

IntoUniversity: Long-term interventions

IntoUniversity: Long-term interventions

IntoUniversity is an education charity delivering high quality and impact-driven programmes via a network of 35 community-based, local learning centres based in disadvantaged neighbourhoods where few young people progress into a university education.

King’s College London: Attainment programmes

King’s College London: Attainment programmes

King’s College London Social Mobility and Widening Participation department has developed targeted attainment raising activity at Key Stages 3, 4, and 5.

Sheffield Hallam University: South Yorkshire Futures

Sheffield Hallam University: South Yorkshire Futures

Sheffield Hallam University’s social mobility programme, South Yorkshire Futures, was launched in 2017 to bring together regional partners to tackle the barriers to young people achieving their full potential, with a focus on supporting those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Suicide prevention through online staff training

Suicide prevention through online staff training

The University of Plymouth’s Turbo Teach programme aims to upskill personal tutors and academic staff to talk about the subject of suicide with students during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Published 27 July 2020

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