The Bridge Group

For the public benefit, the advancement of education and the relief of people who are in need as a consequence of their social and/or economic circumstances by: o Carrying out, collating and translating research, and disseminating the useful results into how to enable people to achieve their full academic potential and to prevent them from becoming disengaged with education and learning;o Providing advocacy, advice and information to schools, colleges, universities (and other recognised places of learning or training), employers and policymakers to help to prevent people from becoming disengaged with education and learning, and to promote equal access to higher education, and successful progression;o Supporting people’s capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding to enable them to achieve their full academic potential to promote equal access to higher education, and successful progression.