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Who: Year 12 England/ Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland (or equivalent) school students thinking of applying to Cambridge.
What: Free online webinars to help you gain the tools to apply to Cambridge! Sessions include "An Introduction to the University of Cambridge and Homerton College", "How to write a competitive personal statement", and "How to ace Oxbridge written assessments and interviews". Sessions will be followed by a 30-min Q&A with Cambridge students.
When: Online sessions run 3x throughout the year from February 2025.
Who: Year 10 England/ Wales, Year 11 Northern Ireland, S3 Scotland (or equivalent) state school students. Places are limited so priority will be given to students in care/ young carers/ students on Free School Meals (currently or in the last 6 years)/ students with a disability/ students whose postcode is classified as IMD 1/2.
What: A free, online webinar series to help you develop the skills and tools you need to thrive at school and in higher education! As part of the programme, students will produce an essay replying to the question "Is knowledge dangerous?".
When: Online sessions run throughout March with an in-person celebration event in April.
Who: Year 12 England/ Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland (or equivalent) school students thinking of applying to Cambridge.
What: Are you interested in learning the skills to plan and write essays in the style of a university student on a topic you are passionate about? The Homerton College Essay Programme is for you! You will gain access to a series of sessions run by academics and students providing the grounding to produce your own essay in response to a choice of questions. After this, those who meet certain criteria will be invited to Homerton College's free student Health & Sustainability Conference!
When: Programmes launches in April, and the in-person conference will run in August.
Who: Year 12 England/ Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland (or equivalent) students thinking of applying to Cambridge.
What: Are you a budding designer, architect or engineer? The Homerton College Design Programme will help you to develop crucial university-level skills and thinking. You will gain access to a series of workshops run by academics and students, providing the grounding you need to produce your own sustainable design solution to any environmental problem that we are facing. After this, those who meet certain criteria will be invited to Homerton College's free student Health & Sustainability Conference!
When: Programmes launches in April, and the in-person conference will run in August.
Who: Prospective Cambridge students in Year 11/12 England/ Wales, Year 12/13 Northern Ireland, S4/S5 Scotland (or equivalent).
What: If you would like to come and visit Homerton College, we run organised tours that are led by our fantastic Homerton student ambassadors.
When: Spring and Summer. Registration is via Eventbrite here.
Who: Year 12/13 England/ Wales, Year 13/14 Northern Ireland, S5/S6 Scotland (or equivalent) UK school students.
What: Run by Homerton College, this new nationwide competition challenges students to think deeply about the sort of questions that we ask at Cambridge. Every three weeks, a new question will be revealed, and teams of up to five students have two weeks to submit a response. Teams can choose whatever form they wish for the response, including posters, videos, podcasts and essays.
When: Starts in October, with questions running throughout the year and an in-person Celebration event in August.
Click here to find out more and submit answers to questions!
Who: Prospective Cambridge students
What: Subject Focus Sessions involve an introduction to Homerton College from a member of our Admissions Team, followed by a taster session to give you an insight into the subject at undergraduate level. To conclude, there will be a Q&A with current Homerton students. These sessions are open to all prospective Cambridge students. This year we have Subject Focus Sessions in Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, Psychological & Behavioural Sciences, Linguistics, Law, Philosophy, Computer Science, Architecture, Modern & Medieval Languages, Archaeology, Land Economy, Politics (HSPS), Music, Maths, Natural Sciences and Engineering. There will also be an introduction to Cambridge's new Foundation Year.
When: May - July 2025.
Who: Prospective Cambridge students in Year 12 England/ Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland (or equivalent).
What: Come and visit Homerton College on our July and September Open Days! You will get to meet current students, go on guided tours of the college, and meet our Admissions Tutors!
When: July and September
Click here to find out more and sign up when bookings are open!
Who: Any prospective student wanting to explore their subject in more detail and prepare for university.
What: Resources for students to explore all of the subjects we offer at Cambridge, such as podcasts, books, articles and videos. Find all of our resources here.
When: Anytime.
For teachers and advisors
Who: For Year 10-12 students and teachers/advisors from state schools in our Link Areas of Buckinghamshire, South Yorkshire and West London.
What: We organise a coach to come and pick up 15 highly-able students and two staff members from four different schools in an area and take them to Homerton College, Cambridge for the day. We will deliver an all-expenses-paid day including an academic taster session, admissions information session, a student Q&A and tour of Homerton led by current undergraduates, a free lunch in our New Dining Hall, and a tour of Cambridge City Centre! As places are limited, we will prioritise schools who are most in need of our support and who have not had this opportunity before.
When:
- Outreach Buses for Year 10 and 11 in Autumn: October 2025 (dates TBC).
- Outreach Buses for Year 12 in the Summer: 17th June 2025 for Buckinghamshire, 18th June 2025 for West London and 30th June 2025 for South Yorkshire. Register your interest here now. Deadline: 9am Tuesday 4th February 2025.
If your school does not get a place on our Outreach Bus or you would like to bring a bigger group of students, you can enquire about a morning or afternoon visit for your individual school (see below).
Who: For groups of up to 50 students in Years 9-12 and accompanying staff from state schools in our Link Areas of Buckinghamshire, South Yorkshire and West London.
What: We may be able to offer your school a morning or an afternoon visit with an information session, a Q&A with current students and a tour of the College. You would have to organise and pay for your own transport and we would not be able to provide lunch. Please note we have very limited availability for these kinds of visits.
When: From January 2025 onwards. Please complete this form to register your interest.
Who: For students in Years 9-13 (England)/ S2-S6 (Scotland) and teachers/advisors, parents/carers from state schools in our Link Areas of Buckinghamshire, South Yorkshire and West London, and all schools in Scotland.
What: The Outreach Team go out to specific link areas for weeks at a time, on "Schools Tours", where we deliver sessions in host schools for other local schools to attend. This is to make sure we reach as many schools as possible.
When:
- February & July 2025- South Yorkshire
- March & April 2025- West London
- April & May 2025 - Buckinghamshire
- September 2025 (dates TBC) - Scotland
Who: For students in Years 9-13 (England)/ S2-S6 (Scotland) and teachers/advisors, parents/carers from state schools in our Link Areas of Scotland, Buckinghamshire, South Yorkshire and West London.
What: We can deliver free online sessions for schools on various topics such as introducing Cambridge, making a competitive application, personal statements and interviews.
When: From January 2025 onwards. Please complete this form to register your interest for an online session.
We would love to make sure that we are reaching all of our Link Area Schools and that we have an appropriate contact at your school for us to contact about opportunities. If you are a teacher or advisor in a school in one of our Link Areas and would like to be informed of all our opportunities, please make sure we have your contact details here.
Please note we will frequently update this page, so if you would rather we did not have your contact details or you are teacher or advisor in a school which is not in our Link Area, you will still be able to see our opportunities advertised here.