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5 steps to ... getting poor children into higher education
Alexandra Coxon, Regeneration & Renewal, 16 May 2008
1. Start young. According to Marilyn Eccles, leader of Manchester Metropolitan University's Centre for Urban Education, which runs a primary school programme called Higher Futures for You, you need to target disadvantaged children aged eight or nine. "By 11, many have made their educational decisions," she advises. So they should be reached still earlier: "It's about showing them what jobs are available and how education can help them get there".
2. Get parents involved. If parents haven't had a higher education, it can skew their child's view about what is possible, says Julia Lucas, chair of the Regeneration Sector Development...
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