New funding to help 16-24 years olds ‘step up’ to higher education
Staffordshire University has received a funding boost to help break down barriers to higher education for young people across the region.For more than 10 years, the Step Up to Higher Education course has been supporting students who want to return to education and develop the key academic skills needed for university level study. To date, the course has worked with some of Stoke-on-Trent’s most disadvantaged learners. Thanks to funding from the Community Renewal Fund, the University is now looking to widen its reach with help