The Access Project
Supporting disadvantaged students to get to top universities.
The Access Project
We support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.
How The Access Project makes a difference
At The Access Project we believe that every young person, regardless of background, should be able to make the most of education. We work with students from disadvantaged backgrounds to unlock their potential by:
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- Placing mentors in schools to work with students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications
- Training tutors to boost grades.
This doubles their chances of getting into a top university.
Education in the UK today
In the UK today disadvantaged young people are five times less likely to go to a top university than their more advantaged peers. That means each year 17,500 miss out on a place which their talent warrants, and all the opportunities a top education brings.
The pandemic was particularly hard for disadvantaged students, and many hours of learning were lost. Research has shown that disadvantaged pupils are further behind their peers as a result of learning lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is reflected in GCSE grades. According to the latest government figures, the difference in GCSE attainment between disadvantaged students and their more affluent peers widened in 2021 for the first time in ten years. It is clear that the access gap is expanding…
That’s why our work is so important now.
Our programme doubles a student’s chances of getting into a top university
- Students with The Access Project are more than twice as likely as similarly disadvantaged students to attend top universities
- 67% of our students placed at top universities in 2021
- GCSE students with The Access Project make on average half a grade more progress than their peers, in their tutored subjects. That’s equivalent to four months more progress
- The Access Project is committed to working with the teenagers who need us most. This year 96% of our students came from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Latest news
Celebrating our volunteer tutors in 2022 on Volunteers’ Week
We couldn’t do the work that we do at The Access Project without our amazing volunteer tutors. That’s why on Volunteers’ Week 2022 we wanted to do a big display of affection and appreciation for everything that they do for our students.
Rasmi’s parents are Maths teachers and that inspired her to tutor Maths
It is Volunteers’ Week from 1 to 7 June. We are celebrating our fantastic tutors for all they do to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds get into top universities. One such volunteer is Rasmi…
The Access Project gets largest investment in 14 year history from asset manager ICG
The Access Project is today celebrating an investment of £1.5 million over three years from global alternative asset manager ICG. This will be the largest investment in our 14 year history.
The whole scheme makes you think about what kind of aspirations you have, and how to be realistic about what you want. Tutoring isn’t just beneficial for your grades, it’s about being aware of your goals so you’re more likely to achieve them.
Chriso, one of our former students who is now studying Law at King’s College London
Chriso, one of our former students who is now studying Law at King’s College London
Get In Touch
Contact info
128 Aldersgate Street
Barbican, London
EC1A 4AE
Unit 302B, JQ Modern
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham, B18 6NF
020 4513 5999
info@theaccessproject.org.uk
Media enquiries:
line: 07767 100 581 (available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm)
media@theaccessproject.org.uk
The Access Project safeguarding line: 020 4513 5999 (available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm)
NSPCC 24 hour line:
0808 800 5000
Get in touch
Contact info
128 Aldersgate Street
Barbican, London
EC1A 4AE
Unit 302B, JQ Modern
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham, B18 6NF
020 4513 5999
info@theaccessproject.org.uk
Media enquiries:
line: 07767 100 581 (available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm)
media@theaccessproject.org.uk
The Access Project safeguarding line: 020 4513 5999 (available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm)
NSPCC 24 hour line:
0808 800 5000