IntoUniversity
Dan Russell is a Senior Education Worker at IntoUniversity since July 2023, following a role as Club President at Edinburgh University Association Football Club from July 2022 to July 2023. Previous positions include Senior Site Manager and Activity Instructor at ACTIV CAMPS LIMITED from June 2019 to July 2022, and a Teacher at Alhayat für Bildung und Integration, where Dan provided linguistic support in English and German for a Syrian Community Centre in Vienna from October 2021 to May 2022. Additional experience includes coaching at United Dragons FC, managing virtual stages for Bi-Jingo Ltd, and serving as Marketing & Partnerships Officer at Future Me. Dan's educational background includes a Master of Arts in German and Politics from The University of Edinburgh, an Erasmus study abroad at the University of Vienna, and an International Baccalaureate from Whitgift.
IntoUniversity
IntoUniversity is an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme to support young people facing disadvantage in achieving their chosen aspiration. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. IntoUniversity provides practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. We currently have 44 centres across England and Scotland. IntoUniversity is an on-going and long-term service: at the heart of the programme is the belief that underachievement is best addressed in the context of a long-term pastoral engagement with young people where we can build their esteem and support their learning in order that they can reach their potential.