Feb 13, 2019 | Students, The Access Project, Tutors & Volunteering
My name is Megan, I am currently a student at the University of Birmingham studying Social Policy and Criminology. I was a student, like many others, not sure about what I wanted to do at university let alone as a career so when the talk of university began...
Feb 11, 2019 | Students, The Access Project, Tutors & Volunteering
Our tutors and students are featured in the Guardian today as we celebrate Women in Science Day. All of our tutors are continuously working to help break down barriers in education. The article reflects how our women in STEM tutors are inspiring and encouraging the...
Feb 4, 2019 | The Access Project, Tutors & Volunteering
I reckon I’ve travelled around the sun a fair few more times than many Access Project tutors: I’ve hung more years on the line. When I have been thinking about what I try to bring to the Access Project, as a mature tutor, I think of a graph. One axis represents the...
Jan 24, 2019 | Partners, The Access Project, Tutors & Volunteering
Ali Eastwood, Head of Consumer research and Science at Which? However optimistic you are, it can feel that few things in life reward you with a genuine win:win. Especially things which are new and untested, and which need a decent amount of work, drive and personal...
Nov 8, 2018 | Tutors & Volunteering
“When I got an email from my student to say he’d got a 7 (A) in GCSE English and an 8 (A*) in English Literature, I had to contain myself from shouting with delight in the office” says 27-year-old Emma, who works in publishing. Emma has been a tutor with...
Nov 8, 2018 | Tutors & Volunteering
Ahmed is 15 and sitting his GCSEs in June. He is really bright, and his teachers believe he has the talent to get the grades needed to go on to study biology, chemistry and psychology at A-level. His GCSEs are the first step to achieving his dream of going on to study...
