Poorer pupils win Ivy League places with charity’s help

Dozens of bright British teenagers from modest backgrounds have won places at top US universities thanks to a pioneering scheme run by a charity.

A teenage carer and a Butlin’s lifeguard are among the sixth-formers to be accepted by American institutions — some with all-expenses-paid packages worth $250,000 (£171,000).

They applied through an early-admissions programme run by the Sutton Trust, a charity that tackles educational inequality, run in conjunction with the US-UK Fulbright Commission. It gives support and resources to help those from low-income backgrounds to apply to study in America.

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