Homerton College Outreach

If you are a prospective student or a teacher/advisor at a school, this is the page for you!

City Centre Tour during Outreach Bus visit
Student Conference for those who took part in our Essay or Design Programme
Q&A with student ambassadors during Outreach Bus visit
Q&A with student ambassadors during Outreach Bus visit
Tour of Homerton with student ambassador during Outreach Bus visit
Session for students from multiple schools at a school during West London Schools Tour
City Centre Tour during Outreach Bus visit
Activity with student during Student Sustainability Conference
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Students attending an information session in West London during a Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in West London during a Schools Tour
Student ambassadors answering prospective students' questions
Student ambassador giving tour of Homerton for students from South Yorkshire
Student ambassador giving tour of City Centre during Outreach Bus
Student ambassadors welcoming visitors during July Open Day
Admissions Tutor giving a talk during Open Day
Students doing an activity during STEMSMART residential
Session for students from multiple schools in Glasgow during Scottish Schools Tour
Session for students from multiple schools in Aberdeen during Scottish Schools Tour
Outreach Manager speaking to students at the Edinburgh UCAS Fair
Visitors being given a tour of Homerton on the September Open Day
Student ambassadors welcoming visitors during July Open Day
Students on tour of Homerton
Admissions Tutors giving a talk during Open Day
Students on a tour of Homerton
Admissions Tutors giving a talk during Open Day
Student ambassadors on Open Day
Information session during Outreach Bus
Students solving puzzles from our Science Escape Game during Outreach Bus
Students doing our Science Escape Game during Outreach Bus
Students on a tour of the City Centre during Outreach Bus
Schools Liaison Officer delivering talk to Year 10 students from Buckinghamshire
Students on a tour of the City Centre during Outreach Bus
Schools Liaison Officer delivering talk to Year 11 students from South Yorkshire
Student ambassador giving a tour for students from South Yorkshire
Students on a tour of the City Centre during Outreach Bus
Talk at school in Aberdeen during Scottish Schools Tour
Talk at school in Edinburgh during Scottish Schools Tour
Talk at school in Edinburgh during Scottish Schools Tour
Talk at school in West London during Schools Tour
Students attending a session from Outreach Manager in Doncaster
Principal talking to students during school visit
Student ambassador mentoring students during Student Conference
Academic taster session for students during Outreach Bus
Students on a tour of the City Centre during Outreach Bus
Students on a tour of the City Centre during Outreach Bus
Academic taster session for students during Outreach Bus
Students on a tour of Homerton during Outreach Bus
Lunch in New Dining Hall during Outreach Bus
Student Ambassador Q&A during Outreach Bus
Tour of Homerton during Outreach Bus
Tour of City Centre during Outreach Bus
Academic session during Outreach Bus
Tour of Homerton
Tour of Homerton library
Future Ready Celebration Event
Future Ready Celebration Event
Academic session during Outreach Bus
School visit
Tour of Homerton
Tour of Homerton
Tour of Homerton
Academic session during Outreach Bus
Tour of Homerton
Tour of Homerton City Centre
Tour of Homerton City Centre
Tour of Homerton
Talk by Admissions Tutor during Open Day
Tour of Homerton library
Student Ambassadors
Lunch during school visit
Students on a visit to Homerton
Talk in Buckinghamshire during School Tour
Students attending a talk in Scotland during School Tour
Tour of Homerton
Tour of Homerton
Talk by Admissions Tutor during Open Day
UCAS Fair in Scotland
Student ambassadors during Open Days
Students attending a talk in Scotland during School Tour
Parents attending talk in Scotland during School Tour
Students attending a talk in Scotland during School Tour
Talk at Student Conference
Mentoring at Student Conference
Students attending Student Conference
Students attending Student Conference
Workshop at Student Conference
Future Ready Celebration Event mentoring
Future Ready Celebration Event
Future Ready Celebration Event mentoring
Future Ready Celebration Event mentoring
Tour of Homerton
Open Days
Homerton staff during Open Day
Homerton staff during Open Day
Students talking to Admissions Tutor during Open Day
Student ambassadors on Open Day
Prospective students visiting Homerton
Academic taster session led by Homerton PhD student
Student ambassador Q&A session
Academic taster session led by Homerton PhD student
Workshop led by student during Student Conference
Academic taster session led by Homerton PhD student
Academic taster session led by Homerton PhD student
Outreach Manager attending event at a school
Academic session in museum during Outreach Bus
Tour of City Centre during Outreach Bus
Outreach Manager giving talk at Homerton during school visit
Tour of Homerton on Open Day
Outreach Manager attending event at a school
Student ambassador Q&A session
Student ambassador Q&A session
Student ambassadors helping out on Open Day
Mentoring sessions for students taking part in Essay Programme
Mentoring sessions for students taking part in Essay Programme
Photo of students ready for formal dinner attending STEMSMART residential
Prospective students asking questions during information session
Students attending formal during STEMSMART residential
Tour of City Centre during Outreach Bus
Student ambassador leading tour of Homerton
Teacher taking photo of her students at Homerton during Outreach Bus
Admissions Tutor giving talk on Open Day

For prospective students

The Homerton College Admissions Webinars
Poster for Admissions Webinars

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.

Find out more here.

Future Ready!
Future Ready poster

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.

Find out more here.

Homerton College Essay Programme
Essay Programme poster

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.

Find out more here.

Homerton College Design Programme
Design programme poster

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.

Find out more here.

Tours of Homerton College
Tours of Homerton poster

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.

Cambridge Biology Challenge
Cambridge Biology Challenge poster

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!

Subject Focus Sessions

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. 

Sign up now.

Subject Focus Sessions graphics
Cambridge University Open Days
Open Day tour

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!

Resources for super-curricular exploration

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

Outreach Buses (all-expenses-paid full-day visits for multiple schools)

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.
Poster for Outreach Buses

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). 

Morning or afternoon school visits to Homerton
Tour of Homerton

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. 

Schools Tours (talks in schools)

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: 

Schools Tours poster
Online sessions for schools
Online session

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. 

 

Keeping up to date with our opportunities

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. 

Find out more

Future Ready! Y10/ S3 Study Skills and University Preparation Programme

Future Ready! Y10/ S3 Study Skills and University Preparation Programme

The Homerton College Design Programme

The Homerton College Design Programme

The Homerton College Essay Programme

The Homerton College Essay Programme

Cambridge Biology Challenge

Cambridge Biology Challenge

Homerton College Prospective Applicant Resources

Homerton College Prospective Applicant Resources

Admissions and Outreach events

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