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Brightside is currently inviting tenders for the redevelopment of its ementoring platform.
The deadline for tenders is 3pm on Friday 5th February 2010.
Details of the project and how...
As the excitement of A level results day abates, for many students the reality of the cost of studying is slowly...
What would you do if you had £1000? Start a business? 192 students were given that challenge when they...
Are you an ementor? Perhaps you have run an ementoring project at a school, university or local authority? If so, we’d like to hear from...
Bright Links is a unique ementoring platform providing a secure environment for young people to learn, chat, and engage with careers and study.
Not all young...
The Brightside Trust has joined forces with Birmingham City University (BCU) to create a unique ementoring website for their students.
Stage 1 of the...
This summer UNIAID delivered a series of UNIAID Student Finance Masterclasses reaching over 1100 students.
The masterclasses were embedded within outreach programmes such as summer schools,...
Brightside’s engineering site, LiveJournals, is the first
stop for students beginning the 14-19...
Scientists in Schools is a novel website which links science and technology teachers with ambassadors from industry. Find out how it can increase...
John Berry, Chair of Trustees
On behalf of myself and the Brightside team I would like to thank Malcolm Moore for leading the charity through a...
It is with much excitement – and just a little trepidation – that I write this just...
A poll by a leading charity has revealed that public attitudes towards young people in care are changing for the better.
The survey - ‘Look Beyond...
MedEx, the medical work experience programme, has been a resounding success, according to recent evaluation figures. The scheme, funded by a donation from
We are currently recruiting for a Programme Coordinator. Visit the vacancies page for more information. The dealine for applications is 5th December 2008.
A flexible new pick-and-mix degree could be introduced making it easier to study part-time.
Discussions are underway to create the pioneering new qualification that can be...
Last week UNIAID marked the fifth anniversary of their student bursary scheme. The programme, sponsored by...John Twineham gives you the lowdown on the End Child Poverty Campaign march.
The current government promises to end child poverty by 2020, but...
How can online mentoring help young people to build their confidence and make more informed decisions? And what does a successful ementoring relationship look like?...
Have you noticed that the majority of UK medal winners were educated at fee-paying schools?
John Twineham’s latest Brightside Blog looks at disadvantage in sports....
If no-one in your family has ever gone to university, how do...
On the 14th of July, future doctors from across the country gathered at Imperial College London to get an insight into medicine. From the...
The Institute of Physics, Brightside's partner on the Big Bang Blogs ementoring programme, has made a video explaining the project.
Like our previous ementoring...
This week's Brightside Blog looks at the temporarily discarded issue of school truancy, as well as the ever-present threat of knife crime. Is it an...
The Brightside Trust are looking for Science ambassadors for a new project - Scientists in Schools. Scientists in Schools trials an innovative approach to address...
A chip-fat converter, classroom monopoly, and even a school insurance company – these are just a few of the unique business ideas that will be...
The Sutton Trust has found that the numbers of students saying that they were very likely or fairly likely to go to university is now...
Research done at Victoria University in Australia has found e-mentoring to be more convenient and more effective than face-to-face mentoring.
The university looked at relationships between...
Leading education charities, The Brightside Trust and UNIAID announce merger.
The student finance charity, UNIAID, is to become part of The Brightside Trust, the foremost...
The government has announced that more than one and a half million young people in England are to become eligible for £7,000 each to spend...
Children in care are one of the most vulnerable groups in society. Research has shown that they are ten times more likely to be excluded...
Check out this week's Brightside Blog, from The Brightside Trust's research and policy officer, John Twineham. In this edition, John looks at the latest report on...
Did you know that last year 30,000 students were awarded 3 grade As at A level? How many of these qualified for free school meals?...