Programs

A free widening-participation lab work experience programme for Year 12 state-school students around Cambridgeshire, run by University of Cambridge research institutes over February half term.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free programme helping Black African and Caribbean students, and mixed-race students with Black African or Caribbean heritage, at UK state schools to apply successfully to Oxford and Cambridge.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A paid week of work experience at a City law firm in February half-term, with online preparation, mentoring network and a Year 13 workshop.

• Year 12
• No fee

A national recitation competition for young people aged 11–18 who read aloud passages from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, with regional heats and a National Final.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A competitive partial scholarship for self-funded international students starting an undergraduate degree at Durham University in September 2027: £5,000 or £10,000 per year in tuition fee discounts (up to £15,000–£30,000 over three years).

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published

A free, long-term programme of mentoring, paid-for work experience, skills sessions and university support for high-achieving Year 12 students from lower-income backgrounds.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A one-hour astronomy and astrophysics paper that schools can run at any time this autumn term.

• Year 10–13
• Cost not published

The University of Manchester's widening participation programme for local Year 12 students in Greater Manchester, with a reduced offer of up to two grades.

• Year 12 / S5
• Cost not published

Two weeks of paid-expenses legal work experience in London for Year 12 state-school students, plus a mentor through Year 13.

• Year 12
• No fee

A new free webinar programme from Trinity Hall, Cambridge for Year 10–11 students (S3/4 in Scotland, Y11/12 in NI) from under-represented ethnic backgrounds, covering post-16 choices and university.

• Year 10–11 / S3–S4
• No fee

A free Trinity Hall, Cambridge programme for Year 12 (S5/NI Y13) students from under-represented ethnic backgrounds considering Cambridge: admissions webinars, super-curricular sessions and a three-day residential.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

Three-day hospital medicine work experience placements at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for Year 12–13 students resident and at school in Berkshire who intend to apply for Medicine.

• Year 12–13
• Cost not published