Our Year 12 students went to the Elephant Group Access launch to learn more about top universities and how they can attend.
Students engaged with a range of guest speakers, spoke to ambassadors & toured one of the best Universities in the world – University College London (UCL)!
About The Elephant Group
The Elephant Group are a headteacher-led charity committed to improving fair access to top universities through the power of collaboration between school leaders, universities and wider invested partners.
Their Mission
Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.
In the UK, access to the most selective âtop thirdâ universities, and onwards into top professions, is significantly determined by the school you attend with 57% of private school pupils accessing the âtop thirdâ universities
The Elephant Group was formed in 2018 by a group of headteachers committed to increasing access to âtop thirdâ universities for their âtop thirdâ students. The first meeting was held in Elephant & Castle â hence the name â and since then the group has grown to include more state schools and many of the countryâs leading universities.
Through a collaborative and cross-sector approach, they build knowledge and resources in schools and co-deliver a Year 12-13 Elephant Access programme, to support academically able studentsâ aspirations, attainment and applications into top universities.