Pure Potential

Press

Press, please be aware that owing to the nature of the work we do, we have access to a constant pool of engaged Year 12s, Year 13s and undergraduates. Should you require access to case studies for your story we can almost certainly be of assistance. 

Press enquiries should be made to Sibyl Zao-Sanders by email to sibyl (a) purepotential.org or by telephone 020 7122 1222.

02/11

In February 2011 Pure Potential teamed up with leading financial services firm UBS to recognise and celebrate the achievements of 100 bright state-school sixth form students. The award caught the attention of the local press in Harrow, Shropshire and Islington, among others.

06/09

The British Medical Association mentions us twice in the Guardian in June. Firstly on how tuition fees may affect students from low-income backgrounds pursuing a career in Medicine and secondly on the debt facing medical students today.

09/08

Marc Zao-Sanders, Managing Director of Pure Potential was asked for the third time to write for the Independent's Diversity in Law magazine. Read

03/08

The Independent published Pure Potential founder Marc Zao-Sanders' opinion on whether enough state school pupils are going to university. Click here to find out what he said.

02/08

The Daily Express wrote an article about how Pure Potential helps students and featured one of our bright sparks, Aemud who will be applying to Oxford University.

Recent studies have shown that a fear of debts is deterring students from low income families from applying to university. Pure Potential thinks that is a terrible shame - read our response which was published in the Guardian.

01/08

Chiswick Community College in West London had six successful applicants ot Oxford and Cambridge University here - thanks to their Head of Sixth recommending the Pure Potential website! Read the article in the local paper.

12/07

We have been collaborating on a project with Dr Graeme Atherton of London Aimhigher Central London Partnership to investigate views and feelings of Year 12 and Year 13 students about HE entitled 'Examining the relationship between financial support and the Student Experience – the impact of raising tuition fees in England'. The study draws from our extensive 2006 survey as well as the results from a specially commissioned focus group, and a summary is available to download.

10/07

Marc Zao-Sanders, Director and Co-Founder of Pure Potential was asked to write the foreword for Diversity in Law magazine. He discusses the ongoing efforts to transform the legal profession.

This article in the Independent reports on schemes to get students interested in a career in law.

08/07

The Guardian asked for our comments on students gaining work experience during their university years for an article in the Saturday Guardian, and featured one of our students, Tolu Odusanwo. Read the article here.

06/07

We surveyed our students to find out what they knew about student finance and found bright state school students are being deterred from applying to university due to a lack of understanding of tuition fees. Read the full article here.

05/07

Read the articles from our 8 page education supplement which was published in The Guardian here. They offer advice on selecting the right course and university, student finance, career options and recommended resources for Year 12 students.

03/07

Read our comment on the decision by UCAS to “let university admissions tutors see the educational attainment and occupations of applicants' parents here.

03/07

Read the Financial Times article about firms accessing the brightest students and featuring Pure Potential here.

11/06

Read a Guardian interview with one of the PP directors, Marc Zao-Sanders here.

10/06

Marc Zao-Sanders discusses how to maximise your employment potential in an article on diversity in the workplace for the Independent.