Homeless people who dropped out of school are now taking degrees thanks to a pioneering scheme being shared with other universities.
Chichester University set up Adversity to University, a 12-week course for students living in a local homelessness shelter, Stonepillow.
Those who complete the course, which reintroduces them to education, can start a degree at the university. Five students have since embarked on degrees in subjects including sociology and fine arts. A further six have taken a qualification in maths or English to set them back on the path to employment.
Now Chichester has produced a toolkit as a guide for other universities looking to establish similar projects. More than 68,000 households became homeless or were threatened with homelessness during the first quarter of this
