The Charity's objects are to promote the Arts and Higher Education and to encourage, maintain and develop public education and appreciation of the Arts and Higher Education, to remove barriers to young people who wish to study an Arts degree and to promote, improve, develop and maintain the appreciation of the Arts.
Help disadvantaged young people to access information, advice and guidance regarding the arts and humanities in higher education and routes into careers in the cultural and creative industries through a student-led, goal-focused mentoring and networking programme. Mentoring lasts up to one year and is focused on achieving and developing relevant goals identified by the young person at the start of the programme. In 2020 we welcomed 160 young people across London and Greater Manchester - 141 of those completed a full year of mentoring and 133 of those young people went on to apply to university. As a result of the mentoring programme young people are more prepared for the future, more comfortable in cultural spaces and widen their professional networks. They are more confident when in places of work, more prepared for university and more informed about future careers. We work with partner colleges and school sixth forms in order to identify and support those students most able to benefit, but least able to access, from the kind of support and advice our mentors offer. We typically work with colleges and sixth forms where 40% or more of pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium.
