Programs

A two-week online pathway for Year 12 students from widening participation backgrounds, run by the University of Exeter. The next application window has not been announced.

• Year 12
• No fee

The Oxford Union's schools debating competition, with nearly 2,000 students from more than 250 schools across the UK and Ireland plus international rounds; finals at the Oxford Union.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

One-week work experience placements at The University of Manchester Library for Year 10 to 12 school and college students, over two summer weeks.

• Year 10–12
• Cost not published

Work experience placements in any NHS Borders department, clinical, administrative or support, for S5 and S6 pupils aged 16 or over who live in the Scottish Borders.

• S5–S6
• Cost not published

Work experience at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond for Year 10 to 13 students interested in the creative industries; the 2027 round will reopen and a mailing list is available.

• Year 10–13
• Cost not published

BrigHT Futures offers two-day NHS work experience placements for Year 12 and 13 students at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in set application periods each term.

• Year 12–13
• Cost not published

A multilingual poetry competition for primary and secondary pupils, led regionally by Routes into Languages West Midlands at the University of Warwick. Pupils write a poem in their first language (Mother Tongue) or in a language they are learning (Other Tongue).

• Year 10–13
• Cost not published

Work experience placements at the Eden Project in Cornwall for secondary school and college students, across horticulture, guest engagement, chefs, ICT, marketing, security and education teams.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A three-day paid in-person work experience programme for Year 12/S5 students across Forvis Mazars UK offices in July 2027, with business simulations and skills workshops. Applications open in spring 2027.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A free Oxford residential hosted by St Anne's, Trinity and Christ Church colleges for 120 state-school students from the North East of England, built around Oxford's summer Open Days.

• Grades not published
• No fee

A free University of Leeds programme for Year 12 students interested in Sociology and Social Policy. Applications for 2027 are not yet open; interest can be registered.

• Year 12
• No fee

Annual one- and two-night residential summer schools at Selwyn College for Year 12 UK students, with free food and accommodation: Biological Natural Sciences, Physical Natural Sciences, and Language, History and Culture. The 2027 programme has not yet been announced.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee