Exchange Students
People on the edges of society usually assume higher education is out of their reach, but Goldsmiths College’s Open Book Scheme is challenging that – and coaching is helping make a difference.
Marcus Morgan investigates
When Michele Grant came across a project designed to welcome into higher education people who never dreamt that university could be a part of their story, she was intrigued.
Open Book was a scheme at the University of London’s Goldsmiths College, managed by a small, dedicated team with backgrounds of offending, addiction or mental health problems.
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