The Access Project

@theaccessproject.org.uk

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Education charity supporting under-resourced young people to access top universities and achieve social mobility 💚 theaccessproject.org.uk

The Access Project logo. Text reads: Breaking barriers to education. Supporting under-resourced young people to enhance their education prospects through personalised mentoring, skills coaching, GCSE and A level tuition.
Student at The Access Project. Text reads: We're hiring! University Access Officer. Location: Hackney, London. Salary: £29,227.50 per annum including London weighting. Apply by 31 July.
Five male students from The Access Project. Text reads: Support us on JustGiving. Help young people to access life-changing education opportunities by fundraising for The Access Project.
Three men taking a selfie after completing a race.
Taren, a fundraiser for The Access Project, crossing the finish line at the Cambridge Half Marathon. Text reads: Become a fundraising hero. Help change young lives with The Access Project. Download your fundraising pack to get started!
Student at The Access Project. Text reads: We're hiring! University Access Officer. Location: Hackney, London. Salary: £29,227.50 per annum including London weighting. Apply by 31 July.
The graphic has a graded pink to blue background with colourful textured shapes on the left hand side. Text in white on the right hand side reads: Third Sector Awards | Ansvar | Shortlisted 2026.
Two students on The Access Project are standing in front of a screen in the office of ICG. There is a plant in the corner and office desks in the foreground. The presentation on the screen reads: 'Some questions to consider'. The students are holding up a piece of flipchart paper and presenting it to the room.
A collage showing students from The Access Project visiting Imperial College London. One photo shows the group walking past the university’s modern building, another captures them gathered outside its historic entrance, and a third shows a taster lecture session in progress. Text on the image reads “Thank you, Imperial College London!” alongside The Access Project logo.
Ray, year 12 student at The Access Project. Ray is smiling and making a thumbs up gesture. Text reads: I enjoy talking to my coach. I know what I need to work on, and my coach helps me set clear goals. I have struggled in the past with motivating myself to do things. My motivation has increased since the sessions with my skills coach and it has given me something to focus on.
Students on The Access Project touring Magdalen College, the University of Oxford.
Image of Draper's Hall in London, displaying the impressive backdrop for the Student Social Mobility Awards, attended by The Access Project. In the foreground we can see one of the presentations from UpReach as their CEO closes the event.
Yan, year 13 student at The Access Project. Text reads: The Access Project helped me with my personal statement when I didn't know how to write it. I was so proud of the finished piece and have received offers or interviews from all five of my university choices.
Male student at The Access Project. Text reads: Help me find a brighter future. Your donation to The Access Project provides young people with mentoring, skills coaching, and tutoring - helping them thrive in school and beyond. Theaccessproject.org.uk/donate
A group of students from The Access Project stand in front of one of the beautiful quads at Magdalen College, the University of Oxford.
Text reads: Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds are three times less likely to attend university. We're here to change that.
Group of students on a campus tour of the University of Cambridge. The students are walking through a narrow sandstone path between two beds of grass, towards two large redbrick buildings.
Caleb, year 12 student at The Access Project. Text reads: The trip changed the way I think about choosing a university. Before, I was more focused on rankings and prestige, but being there made me realise how important it is to actually like the environment and be able to picture yourself there.
Male student at The Access Project. Text reads: To my tutor, thank you for... Being patient in and out of lessons and taking time out of her week to help us make great improvements in our English grades!
Text reads: Paid work was a necessity for me to survive my undergraduate degree. - Heritage, The Access Project alum
Fatos Nacakgedigi, Trustee and former student at The Access Project. Social Mobility Day and The Access Project logos. Text reads: The Access Project has always had a special place in my heart because of the impact it had on my life [...] As a former student on the programme, I know the impact The Access Project can have on students from under-represented backgrounds. #StoriesMatter
More than one million young people aged 16-24 are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). It's time to act.
Whiteboard covered in post-it notes. Title reads: Thank you volunteers.
Female student at The Access Project, smiling. Text reads: Make a difference. Inspire a young person to grow and achieve. Volunteering applications now open for January 2027.
Lucia, volunteer coach at The Access Project. Text reads: Coaching curious, engages and ambitious young people, who are capable of making our world the better place we want and need it to be, is one of the most rewarding things I've done so far.
The Access Project and Volunteers' Week logos. Text reads: Thank you for volunteering!
A group of students from The Access Project are sitting on the steps of a building at Leeds University while on an educational visit with The Access Project. The logos for Kaizen and The Access Project appear on the left.
Collage of Polaroid photos from The Access Project's visit to Keble College, University of Oxford. Text reads: Thank you, Keble College!
Crescent moon ornament and lit lantern display. Text reads: Eid Mubarak from everybody at The Access Project.
Green and white Learning at World Week image. Copy reads: "Learning at Work Week 2026. We're taking part! Proud to support learning for life and work. #ManyWaysToLearn"
Saba, A level tutor at The Access Project. Text reads: We're hiring tutors! £38 per tutorial. Small group A level tuition. Interviews now open. Quote from Saba reads: I've tutored around 40 students and I hope to continue making a difference. It's a privilege to play a small role in their journey."
Yan, year 13 student at The Access Project. Text reads: The Access Project helped me with my personal statement when I didn't know how to write it. I was so proud of the finished piece and have received offers or interviews from all five of my university choices.
Mental Health Awareness Week graphic. Text reads: Action for yourself. Start small and build from there. Fine one thing you can do today to boost your mental health. It could be taking a walk in nature, prioritising a good night's sleep or catching up with a friend over a cuppa. The Mental Health Foundation logo is in the corner.
A student from The Access Project and a colleague from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
Two female students at The Access Project. Text reads: We're hiring! 3 x University Access Officer. 1 x West Midlands. 1 x London. 1 x London (Maternity cover). Closing day 21 May.
Josh MacAlister MP (back, middle) with students from The Access Project at Whitehaven Academy, with staff from The Queen's College University of Oxford and Whitehaven Academy.
Teacher and a group of students working in a science lab. The Access Project logo. Text reads: We're hiring tutors! Various A level subjects. £38 per tutorial. Rolling interviews now open. Theaccessproject.org.uk/work-with-us
Students from The Access Project and colleagues from Pacific Life Re working around a conference table.
Isabel, an alum of The Access Project, is smiling at the camera during an educational visit to the University of Leeds while on The Access Project programme. At the bottom, the text reads: "The Access Project proved to me that a top university was in reach for someone like me" ~ Isabel, now studying at the University of Warwick. The Access Project logo appears at the top left.
Students on a campus tour of Queen Mary University of London
A graphic with a blue background contains a quote from Anna Searle, CEO of The Access Project, supporting the call for a Student Premium. At the top, the heading reads: Student Premium Coalition. The Access Project logo appears in the top right hand corner.
Students on a campus tour of the University of Leeds
Female student at The Access Project. Text reads: Help me find a brighter future. Your donation to The Access Project provides young people with mentoring, skills coaching, and tutoring - helping them thrive in school and beyond. Theaccessproject.org.uk/donate
Two students on The Access Project programme are sitting in a classroom at a table talking to a man in a blue suit.
Divine, student at The Access Project. Text reads: Our students are 50% more likely to attend top universities compared to statistically similar peers.
Students on a tour of campus at the University of Bath.
Text reads: Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds are three times less likely to attend university. We're here to change that.
Blurred image of people gathering for Vaisakhi celebrations. Text reads; Happy Vaisakhi from everybody at The Access Project.
Ray, year 12 student at The Access Project. Ray is smiling and making a thumbs up gesture. Text reads: I enjoy talking to my coach. I know what I need to work on, and my coach helps me set clear goals. I have struggled in the past with motivating myself to do things. My motivation has increased since the sessions with my skills coach and it has given me something to focus on.
Aaliyah, year 12 student at The Access Project. Text reads: "My parents did not go to university so I wanted guidance about the application process to help me become the first person in my family to complete higher education. The Access Project has given me the support and guidance needed to achieve things I did not think were possible. I have accepted an offer from the University of Oxford and am so excited by this opportunity."
Painted easter eggs and daises in grass. Text reads: Happy Easter from everybody at The Access Project
Divine, student at The Access Project. Text reads: Bank Holiday Closure, 3 April - 6 April
Courtney, year 12 student at The Access Project. Text reads: "The trip has been really amazing because I’ve never been before but I’ve always said that I really want to go to Oxford and do history because of how passionate I was about it. Being able to see it in person has made me realise I definitely want to go here."
Platter of matzah flatbreads and cups of wine. Text reads: Happy Passover from everybody at The Access Project
Main building at The Queen's College, Oxford.
Female student at The Access Project. Text reads: Help me find a brighter future. Your donation to The Access Project provides young people with mentoring, skills coaching, and tutoring - helping them thrive in school and beyond. Theaccessproject.org.uk/donate
A chart shows the increase of HE undergraduate student enrolments for higher managerial and professional occupation families. The y axis shows the percentage rate and the x axis shows the year - starting at 2021/22 and ending at 2024/25. The chart plots the increase from 25% to 31%. The bottom label reads Source: HESA. The Access Project logo is at the bottom.
Zoom, student at The Access Project. Text reads: 83% of our students received an offer from a top university in 2025.