Why IntoUniversity is needed
For various reasons, children in many families do not experience the aspirational environment that encourages and supports future success. The IntoUniversity service is needed:
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Because parents in immigrant families may not have the language skills to support their children’s learning at home.
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Because parents who have not been through higher level study may not encourage their children to aspire for a university place.
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Because some parents, however much they want to be, are not strongly engaged in their children’s learning, and perhaps some are even not that bothered.
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Because the home culture – the attitudes of siblings and other family members - may not encourage aspiration and academic achievement.
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Because many homes are over-crowded and there is no suitable place for home study.
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Because many young people do not wish to stay at school for further study at the end of the school day.
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Because schools can only do so much: London University research shows that home circumstances are a key factor in a young person’s future success.
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Because all young people need the support and encouragement which is taken for granted in many middle-class homes.
