The Access Project works with bright students from disadvantaged backgrounds to help them gain access to top universities through personalised academic tuition and university admissions support. They have robust impact measurement processes in place and are able to rigorously demonstrate the difference they make to young people’s progression and access to university. The Access Project
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The Cultural Citizens programme was a commitment in the Government’s 2016 Culture White Paper. The focus was on raising young people’s awareness and knowledge of arts and culture, as well as developing their confidence to continue to engage with arts and culture in the future. Funded by the Arts Council England, the Cultural Citizens programme
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Renaisi’s consultancy team helped Arts Council England to build the evidence base of the contribution that libraries can make to local and national priorities. As the national development agency for libraries, the Arts Council commissioned a series of reports looking at the impact of public libraries on communities as a whole and on people’s lives.
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I recently attended the Big Local Spring Event in Birmingham. There, members of Big Local partnerships outlined some of the many solutions to local issues the programme has provided. For those who don’t know, Big Local is an innovative, Big Lottery-funded community development programme led by the Local Trust. 150 local areas across England have
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In 2015/16 Renaisi worked in partnership with Tony Burton CBE and the Community Development Foundation (CDF) to design and deliver the Department for Communities and Local Government Neighbourhood Planning & Capacity Building programme.
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