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Researched writing on refugee education in the UK — the barriers, the routes through them, and how our own programmes are built and paid for.

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Analysis28 January 202622 min read
From 1% to 15%: the fight to get refugees into higher education
Refugee enrolment in higher education has climbed from 1% to 9%, against 42% for everyone else. The target is 15% by 2030. Here is what the ladder looks like, where it breaks, and what the UK route actually involves.
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Programmes14 January 202626 min read
Inside a free STEM summer school: two weeks at UCL, hour by hour
What actually happens across eight days at University College London — the timetable, the science, the English, the costs we cover, and what the research says about whether summer schools work.
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Volunteering10 December 202526 min read
One hour a week: what volunteer STEM mentoring actually involves
An honest account of our online mentoring scheme, restarting in October 2026: the real time commitment, how pairs are matched, what happens in a session, the safeguarding checks, and what the evidence says.
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Transparency19 November 202524 min read
Where the money goes: the real cost of a free place at summer school
A free programme is not a costless one. An open account of what a summer school place is made of, what is donated rather than bought, how to make a gift go further, and what the evidence says about value.
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Guide22 October 202523 min read
A practical guide to supporting a young refugee into education
For teachers, college tutors, social workers, foster carers and volunteers: the questions to ask, the rules and deadlines that matter for 2026/27 and 2027 entry, the routes that exist, and who to contact.
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Impact15 September 202523 min read
Ten applicants for every place: what 315 applications told us
In 2025 our free summer school received 315 applications for 30 places. What those applications contained, what national asylum, care and ESOL data say about rising need, what limits capacity, and what we did about it.
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