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University Summer Schools
SUMMER SCHOOLS
WHAT ARE THEY:
It is a RESIDENTIAL at a university which will combine both
academic with social experiences……life as a student!
Could be in summer term or summer holiday
WHY:
To experience first hand what it is like at university
It may help secure an offer at that university
To extend your experiences, meet new people
It will look great on your CV or Personal Statement
You will have completed a residential which counts for your DofE
HOW?
Speak to your tutor, who has all the details, Mrs Smith or the 6th
Form Office for more details. Use search engine.
Search and see if your preferred university does ONE!!
PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOLS
Generic Summer School : 23 – 26 June 2015
Health & Human Sciences: 07 – 10 July 2015
Adult nursing
Child health nursing
Dietetics
Medicine and dentistry
Mental health nursing
Midwifery
Occupational therapy
Operating department practice
Optometry
Paramedic practitioner
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Social work
Plus the opportunity to visit the facilities at Derriford Hospital
Science & the Environment:
Animal behaviour and welfare
Biomedical Science
Chemistry
Computing
Engineering
Geography
Geology
Marine Biology
Including a field trip to Dartmoor Zoo!
14 – 17 July 2015
Business: 14 – 17 July 2015
Business (with a simulation game)
Careers and employability
Marketing and sustainability
The role of social media in the work place
Tourism and hospitality
Including trips to Plymouth Music Zone and educational
field trip to the National Marine Aquarium
Arts and Humanities: 07 – 10 July 2015
Building and architecture
Digital Art
Drama
Humanities
Illustration
Music
Including a trip to our Immersive Vision Theatre and
Peninsula Art Gallery
….download the form
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/outreach/year-12summer-school
and send off by Friday 20th March
Your tutors have this information
It needs to be signed by a teacher so come and see me
in my office in the Gallery or ask tutor/6th for office.
I need to know who has applied!
Take opportunities that are offered, they
may make a difference!!
Summer University 2015 - 13th July
to 21st August
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/wideningparticipation/schools/summer-uni/
Application Deadline: 30th April
You will need to write a brief Personal Statement: 200 words
Please note that places are limited and priority will be given to applications
that relate to one or more of the criteria below. Please tick the relevant
boxes:
* From a care / care leaver background
* No family experience of Higher Education
* Family Income below £25,000
* Have a long term illness adversely affecting performance
* Have a specific personal / family event adversely affecting current
performance (bereavement, divorce, etc.)
* Have a disability (seen / unseen)
* From an underrepresented ethnic group
* Wish to study a subject at degree level where one gender is underrepresented (for example, men wishing to study European languages,
Childcare; women wanting to study Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics)
Falmouth University
Summer Schools will
be released in Marchkeep an eye on the
website
University of Birmingham
SUMMER SCHOOLS in August
Who can apply? Some of the following….
* Applicants must be the first generation in their family to apply to university
(parents must not have been to university)
* Applicants must have parents in non-professional occupations
* Applicants must have a minimum of eight GCSEs (grade B and above, which must
include Maths and English). A minimum of grade B in Science at GCSE is also
essential for academic streams involving Biological and Health Sciences and the
Engineering Stream
* Applicants must be taking relevant A level (or equivalent) qualifications for the
academic stream an application is made to.
* Applicants must attend a non-selective state school with a high proportion of
free school meals and/or in inner-city areas. We do! If applicants currently attend a
selective state school/college, the school they did their GCSEs must not have been
selective
* Have a household income below £42,600
Other factors that will be considered include students with disabilities and those
that grew up in care or are currently in care. We actively encourage these students
to apply
Benefits of the programme Close all sections
Students who are successful in gaining a place on this programme will benefit from the
following:
Raising aspirations to apply to the Russell Group universities
Support from current undergraduates via e-mentoring when in year 13
Support with decision making process
First hand experience of the academic learning to be expected from a research-led
institution during the week long residential in August
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/advice/west-midlandsschools/summerschools/higher-education-insight.aspx
Can students choose what to study?
There are three broad academic streams that applicants can choose from and the
academic stream must be related to current studies or relevant to the degree
programme students wish to study. The academic streams will include some of
the following areas, but these are all subject to availability of academic staff:
Humanities – Law, History, English, Philosophy, Theology etc.
Biological and Health Sciences – Physiotherapy, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing,
Biology, Chemistry
Engineering – Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials, Civil
Engineering, Electronic Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL SUMMER SCHOOLS
(Sutton Trust) 5-10 July
SUBJECT STREAMS ARE:
Law, Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Historical studies, Maths, Chemistry,
Medicine and Dentistry, English, Economics and Finance
Guaranteed an offer or interview
All or Most of these need to be met:
* Will be the first generation in their family to attend university;
* have achieved at least 5 As or A*s at GCSE, 5 credit passes at Standard Grade or equivalent;
* attend schools or colleges with a low overall A-Level, Higher/Advanced Higher (or
equivalent) point score and/or schools or colleges with low progression rates to higher
education;
* come from neighbourhoods with low overall progression rates to higher education or high
levels of socioeconomic deprivation;
* are (or have been) looked after, accommodated or in care;
* are under the age of 18 at the time of the summer school;
* meet the entry requirements for their chosen stream. Please refer to subject stream
information for further details http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/teachers/post-16/summerschools/sutton-trust/how-to-apply-/ DEADLINE: Monday 9th March!!!
University of Southampton…opportunity!
The Access to Southampton(A2S) scheme is to provide financial support and special
consideration to students who meet 2 or more of the following eligibility criteria:
* In the first generation of your immediate family to apply to Higher Education, excluding brothers
or sisters
* In receipt of a 16-19 bursary or similar grant OR received Free School Meals during your GCSE
studies
* Attended a secondary school which achieved BELOW the national average of 5 A*- C passes
(including English and Maths) at GCSE in 2014 (We are below at Bodmin)
* Studies affected or disrupted by circumstances in your personal, social or domestic life
* Living or grew up in public care.
To enable you to demonstrate your potential we will invite you to attend a summer school and
complete a subject-specific assignment. Students who successfully complete this assignment will
receive:
* Support and guidance through attendance at the Transition and Skills Event
* Online support from a current University of Southampton student
*An alternative offer, which is normally two grades below the standard offer*
* A £1000 bursary when you enrol for your first year of study.
An up to date list of participating subjects and their entry requirements can be found on our website:
We also work with the Sutton Trust to host an engineering focussed SUMMER
SCHOOL, the Design Triathlon. The dates for this will be 6th-10th July
and the details will be on the Sutton Trust summer schools website soon!
http://summerschools.suttontrust.com/
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If interested
See your tutors who will have details
See/email Mrs Smith
[email protected]
Download form from
www.southampton.ac.uk/a2s and hand to
Mrs Smith to sign and write a brief comment.