Empowering Underrepresented Learners to Access and Succeed in Higher Education When the world locked down and the WP Outreach team were suddenly unable to visit schools or bring learners on campus, we had to think hard about how to continue to make information, advice and learning about higher education available to our target schools and […]
Author: Sarah Wood
Resource Round up is Back: Ideas for Winter
At the start of the summer holidays I shared some easy ideas about the things my family had planned to enjoy our summer break. Summer feels long ago now, and although we are still in autumn it very much feels that winter is upon us, so it seemed like a good time for an update. […]
Resource Round Up: Summer Holidays
Today I am taking over the resource round up. As well as working at City, I am the mother of two girls aged 6 and 8. Like many I have struggled my way through lockdown whilst trying to provide my children with some form of education. It has been difficult, oh so difficult, but what I […]
Moving on from Primary School
Talking to younger children about transition into secondary school Moving from primary school to secondary school is an important moment for year 6 pupils and is also something their younger schoolmates experience alongside them. As we move into the summer term you would normally hear younger children asking questions, feeling sadness or curiosity as some […]
Meet the team – Sharmin
Widening Participation Project Officer Who are you? I’m Sharmin, a Projects Officer in the WP Team at City. What do you do? I run our Taster Weeks programme with Zena organising week-long visits to City for year 9, 10 and 12’s to give an insight into specific subjects, such as Psychology, Engineering or Nursing. What’s […]
Meet the team – Leanne
Widening Participation Project Officer Who are you? Hi, I am Leanne Allen one of the Widening Participation Project Officer. What do you do at City? I coordinate our English and Maths tutoring project at City of London Academy – Islington, which is our local secondary schools co-sponsored by City. Over the last two years I have […]
About Us
Our aim is to empower underrepresented learners to access and succeed in higher education. We have had to adapt our mode of delivery due to the covid-19 pandemic but this aim remains unchanged, as does our commitment to supporting our young people and schools with high quality learning and engagement. Our programmes, and now our […]
Meet the team – Hannah
WP Project Officer Who are you? I’m Hannah, a WP Project Officer at City. What do you do at City? I deliver our team’s UniMentors programme (a post-16 mentoring programme so young people in school/college can find out about uni from current students) and work with several schools on a secondary English and Maths tutoring […]
Meet the team – Milana
Events and Programme Assistant Who are you? Hi! I am Milana Alaudinova What do you do at City? I support WP team members to organise our events How long have you been at City? I joined the team in September 2019 Tell us a bit about yourself? Graduated many moons ago from Institute of Fine […]
Meet the Team – Sarah
Widening Participation Outreach Manager Who are you? My name is Sarah Wood. What do you do at City? I lead the Widening Participation Outreach team. My current team is five project officers, a senior outreach officer, a careers adviser and an events assistant plus a couple of hundred City students who work for us. How […]