Summer schools

King's College London's flagship two-year widening participation programme for Year 12 students from non-selective state schools in London and target regions, with a reduced offer and bursary for completers.

• Year 12
• No fee

A targeted Swansea University programme of day events, subject tasters and a short summer school for first-year A-Level and BTEC students in South West Wales from backgrounds under-represented in higher education.

• Year 12
• Cost not published

A free three-day residential at Trinity College, Cambridge in History and Politics, Law or Literature for state-school Year 12 students.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A five-day autumn-break programme in Nazarbayev University labs for grades 9–12, with a final project in one of three tracks.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: 300,000 ₸

Grade 11 and 12 Yukon students take YukonU courses or trades pre-apprenticeship programs that count toward both high-school graduation and a YukonU credential.

• Grades 11–12
• Cost not published

A hands-on cybersecurity bootcamp for pre-tertiary students, organised by Singapore's polytechnics and Cyber Youth Singapore with CSA support, teaching core concepts through practical assignments and competitions.

• Sec 3 – JC2
• Cost not published

RGU's on-campus programmes for S5 pupils at partner schools in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: ACES (Architecture & Built Environment, Art & Design) and Access To subject strands from health and law to computing and engineering.

• S5
• Cost not published

A free widening-access programme preparing Year 12 students in Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire for a medical school application, with clinical placements and interview preparation.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free four-day residential at Emmanuel College, Cambridge for high-achieving Year 12 students at state-maintained schools in Essex, Thurrock, Southend-on-Sea and Sheffield.

• Year 12
• No fee

Free programmes in Law, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering or Banking & Finance with work experience, workshops and application support.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

Learn quantum optics, computing and cryptography in a free week of lectures and laboratory activities.

• Grades not published
• No fee

A free two-day residential at Royal Holloway, University of London for Year 12 students meeting widening access criteria: subject insight sessions, student life and social activities.

• Year 12
• No fee