Bridging the Future is a UK registered charity (No. 1201227) supporting young refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants aged 16–21 into education through a free STEM summer school at UCL and a year-round online mentoring programme.https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/en-gb© 2026 Bridging the Futurehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/sanctuary-scholarships-uk-guide/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/sanctuary-scholarships-uk-guide/A practical guide to UK sanctuary scholarships: who qualifies, what they cover and leave out, eight real 2026/27 schemes compared, when they open and close, and how to write an application that stands out.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/home-fees-student-finance-refugees-asylum-seekers/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/home-fees-student-finance-refugees-asylum-seekers/Which immigration statuses get home fees, tuition fee loans and maintenance loans in England, what the residence rules really say, where asylum seekers stand, and who to ask when your case is not simple.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:50:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/overseas-qualifications-recognition-refugees-uk/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/overseas-qualifications-recognition-refugees-uk/How young refugees and asylum seekers can get qualifications from home recognised in the UK: UK ENIC statements and costs, the EQPR, what to do when certificates are lost, English tests and a step-by-step plan.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:40:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-education-rights/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-education-rights/A plain-English guide to the education rights of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in England: who is responsible, how fast a school place should come, what a PEP must contain, and what care leavers can claim.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/esol-for-young-refugees-16-19/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/esol-for-young-refugees-16-19/A plain-English guide to ESOL for 16–19 year olds from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in England: what the levels mean, who pays, why waiting lists form, and how to get from ESOL to Level 3 and university.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:20:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/access-to-he-diploma-foundation-year-refugees/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/access-to-he-diploma-foundation-year-refugees/A practical guide for young refugees who missed A-levels: how the Access to HE Diploma, integrated foundation years and preparatory certificates work, what they cost in 2026/27, and how to choose between them.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:10:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/trauma-informed-teaching-refugee-students/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/trauma-informed-teaching-refugee-students/What the research says about trauma among refugee and asylum-seeking young people, how it affects learning, and the evidence-led steps teachers, tutors and volunteer mentors can take — including when to refer.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/digital-exclusion-asylum-seekers-education/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/digital-exclusion-asylum-seekers-education/What asylum support actually covers for phones, data and Wi-Fi in 2026, why the usual free and low-cost fixes often miss young people seeking asylum, and how to design learning that works on a phone.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:50:00 GMTAnalysishttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/refugee-education-statistics-uk-global/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/refugee-education-statistics-uk-global/Verified figures on refugee education and asylum: UNHCR enrolment rates, 15by30 progress, UK asylum claims, grant rates, unaccompanied children and UCAS data, with what each number measures.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:40:00 GMTDatahttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/why-stem-matters-young-refugees/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/why-stem-matters-young-refugees/What the evidence says about STEM skills demand, graduate earnings, social mobility and science capital — and the practical routes into STEM for young refugees and forced migrants in the UK.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:30:00 GMTAnalysishttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/online-mentoring-starts-october-2026/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/online-mentoring-starts-october-2026/Our free Online Mentoring Programme returns in October 2026, with weekly one-to-one STEM, IT and English support from volunteer mentors through to March.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnnouncementhttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/thank-you-to-our-supporters/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/thank-you-to-our-supporters/The Bhaskar family and the Campagnola family are among the supporters making our free summer school possible. Here is what their giving pays for.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFundraisinghttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/the-gcse-vacuum/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/the-gcse-vacuum/A young person who arrives in the UK at 15 or 16 lands in the narrowest gap in the whole education system. Here is what that gap is made of, what the latest official figures show, and what actually closes it.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/from-one-percent-to-fifteen/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/from-one-percent-to-fifteen/Refugee enrolment in higher education has climbed from 1% to 9%, against 42% for everyone else. The target is 15% by 2030. Here is what the ladder looks like, where it breaks, and what the UK route actually involves.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/inside-a-free-stem-summer-school/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/inside-a-free-stem-summer-school/What actually happens across eight days at University College London — the timetable, the science, the English, the costs we cover, and what the research says about whether summer schools work.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTProgrammeshttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/what-stem-mentoring-actually-involves/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/what-stem-mentoring-actually-involves/An honest account of our online mentoring scheme, restarting in October 2026: the real time commitment, how pairs are matched, what happens in a session, the safeguarding checks, and what the evidence says.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTVolunteeringhttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/where-the-money-goes/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/where-the-money-goes/A free programme is not a costless one. An open account of what a summer school place is made of, what is donated rather than bought, how to make a gift go further, and what the evidence says about value.Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTTransparencyhttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/supporting-a-young-refugee-into-education/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/supporting-a-young-refugee-into-education/For teachers, college tutors, social workers, foster carers and volunteers: the questions to ask, the rules and deadlines that matter for 2026/27 and 2027 entry, the routes that exist, and who to contact.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTGuidehttps://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/ten-times-demand-in-2025/https://843603d1.bridgingthefuture-bxd.pages.dev/blog/ten-times-demand-in-2025/In 2025 our free summer school received 315 applications for 30 places. What those applications contained, what national asylum, care and ESOL data say about rising need, what limits capacity, and what we did about it.Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTImpact