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The IntoUniversity Centre aims to empower young people to achieve their academic and career ambitions and succeed in life. The Centre is based in Monkchester Community Centre in the East End of Newcastle and is supported by a collaborative partnership between Northumbria and Newcastle Universities, and IntoUniversity.

IntoUniversity is a charity that inspires young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress to Higher Education, they have an extensive national network of high-quality, learning centres situated in local communities.

Supporting young people aged 7-18, the Centre provides academic support, soft-skill development, and career guidance, helping young people to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration. It delivers after-school academic support sessions, including FOCUS, a programme of aspiration-building workshops and a mentoring scheme led by university students and industry professionals.

More about IntoUniversity

IntoUniversity takes a unique approach by providing local learning centres in disadvantaged communities. Since its founding in 2002, IntoUniversity has established an extensive national network of high-quality, local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.

On average more than 1000 students from disadvantaged communities per year benefit from the centre, which provides three main forms of support to students aged 7 to 18:

Individual one-to-one academic support to help with school homework, course work and exam revision.
A FOCUS programme involving subject based aspiration and awareness raising workshops.
Mentoring support providing positive role models from both organisations and university students.

How can you help?

Your donation will support the work of the Centre, providing vital opportunities for young people.

£10 will provide a student with a place on the IntoUniversity Secondary FOCUS programme;

£25 will enable a student to take part in the award-winning IntoUniversity Primary FOCUS week;

£50 will enable a class of primary students to take part in a “What is a University?” workshop;

£100 per month will enable a class of secondary students to take part in IntoUniversity workshops;

£250 per month will provide 8 students with a full year of after-school Academic Support sessions;

£2,500 will support the Year 5 Primary FOCUS Programme;

£3,000 will support the Careers inFOCUS Programme;

£5,000 will support the Leadership in FOCUS programme;

£10,000 will support the mentoring programme;

£25,000 will support the salary of an Into Education Worker member of staff for one year.

"IntoUniversity demonstrates our commitment to enabling young people to engage with higher education. It will open doors to underrepresented groups and help deliver life-changing outcomes. We are excited to be part of this collaboration”

Dan Monnery, Chief Strategy Officer, Northumbria University

"We're delighted to be partnering with Newcastle University and Northumbria University. This work is especially important to provide a boost to many young people who may have lost out on learning during lockdown and because of self-isolation”

Hugh Rayment-Pickard, Co-Founder, IntoUniversity

"The best thing about IntoUniversity is the up-to-date knowledge than staff come with and the relatability of staff to students. I really notice and appreciate the impact of the one-to-one sessions, as they help our students to prepare for university or the world of work."

Teacher, IntoUniversity Centre