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Donations in memory of ‘inspirational’ maths professor fund student prizes
Family & friends of a mathematics professor from Twickenham have donated funds raised in his memory to The Access Project to pay for a series of student prizes. Professor Jeff Cash, who taught at Imperial College London, had to battle against the odds to gain a university education. His family are honouring his memory by supporting students at The Access Project (TAP).
The Access Project innovates to support students in a digital age
In 2016 The Access Project identified a need to expand our work into the East Midlands, but we couldn’t recruit enough tutors in a social mobility coldspot. In 2017 we launched an online pilot funded by Nesta. Since then we have become experts in online volunteer tuition and we now have an exciting announcement to make.
The Access Project boosts student progress at GCSE by 5 months
Analysis by the research institute FFT Education Datalab shows that the longer students work with TAP, the better they do. GCSE students who work with the charity for one year make three months more progress than similar peers in their tutored subject.
Tutor tales: How one volunteer kept calm and carried on via telephone during COVID
Volunteers with The Access Project tell us about tutoring during a pandemic, the rollercoaster ride of exam results, and how they've overcome the accompanying challenges. This is Charlotte's story… It is an unsettling feeling to be cast adrift as students have been...
Tutor tales: Why school struggles were the motivation to volunteer
Volunteers tell us about tutoring against the backdrop of COVID, the rollercoaster ride of results day, and why they work with The Access Project. This is Lucas’s story… I’ve been a tutor with The Access Project since 2017, and it has unsurprisingly had its ups and...