IntoUniversity
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| Formation | 2002 |
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| 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]
It was formed from The ClementJames Centre, near Avondale Park in west London.
Locations
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
- 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]