The Elephant Group

Who we are

The Elephant Group

We are improving access to top universities and degree apprenticeships through the power of impact driven collaboration amongst schools and the higher education sector.

The Mission 

Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not. Talented young people in the state education sector do not currently have the same level of access to higher educational and career opportunities as students from the most privileged settings. Currently just 19% of non-selective state school leavers attend 'top third' universities, despite 93% of the UK population attending these schools. 

The Elephant Group is a schools-led charity established in 2018, working to improve social justice by widening access to highly selective universities, courses and degree apprenticeships. We do this through impact driven programmes working with schools and the wider education sector to improve student destinations post -18. 

We are a small organisation that has grown rapidly in reach since our launch, and we have big plans for the future. In 2024 we were short listed for the “Student Mobility Impact Award” and our inspiring CEO Jayne Taylor, was a finalist in the “Rising Chief Executive” category at the Third Sector Awards.

As well as sharing expertise and resource across sectors, we co-deliver a two programmes:

Elephant Access: to build the aspirations, attainment and application skills of 1,000+ Year 12 and 13 students, in London, East Midlands, & Yorkshire.

Meta Method: supporting students using meta cognition techniques.

This is a rare opportunity to join a small, dynamic and hard working organisation.