Pre 16 activities

This on campus day, designed for Year 8 and Year 9 students, will allow students to learn more about how their choices now will affect their future, based around the SMART targets. The day will include an Introduction to higher education talk, campus tour and current student Q&A, along with the following two workshops:

Workshop One: Paving the Way 

This interactive session explores the routes students can take through GCSE options, post-16 and beyond. 

Workshop Two: Project Boost 

Project Boost allows students to use their creativity to develop a service to provide students with support in an area of their choosing. After working in teams, students will present their ideas to the group. 

The dates of the 2022/23 academic year’s Aspire to HE on-campus events are as follows: 

• Tuesday 15 November (Fully booked) 
• Thursday 24 November (Fully booked) 
• Friday 9 December (Fully booked) 

• Friday 21 April (Fully booked) 
• Tuesday 9 May (Fully booked) 
• Wednesday 17 May (Fully booked) 

Please note, there are a limited number of places per school (30 pupils) and the event has a capacity of 90 pupils per day. We would request that students participating in the events meet one or more of our widening participation criteria. 

To discuss your students attending these events, please contact the Education Liaison Officer responsible for your region, or email [email protected]. 

(Gatsby Benchmarks 2 and 7) 

This on campus day, designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students, will equip students with the knowledge and skills to study successfully at GCSE level and beyond. The day will include an Introduction to higher education talk, campus tour and current student Q&A, along with the following two workshops:

Workshop One: Project Boost 

Project Boost allows students to use their creativity to develop a service to provide students with support in an area of their choosing. After working in teams, students will present their ideas to the group. 

Workshop Two: Study 101 

This interactive session will allow students to develop vital skills in the areas of independent study, time management & personal organisation. These skills will be implemented around the SMART targets. 

The dates of the 2022/23 academic year’s StudySMART on-campus events are as follows: 

• Tuesday 22 November 2022 (Fully booked) 
• Tuesday 29 November 2022 (Fully booked) 

• Thursday 1 December 2022 (Fully booked) 
• Thursday 27 April 2023 (Fully booked) 
• Thursday 11 May 2023 (Fully booked) 
• Tuesday 23 May 2023 (Fully booked) 

Please note, there are a limited number of places per school (30 pupils) and the event has a capacity of 90 pupils per day. We would request that students participating in the events meet one or more of our widening participation criteria. 

To discuss your students attending these events, please contact the Education Liaison Officer responsible for your region, or email [email protected]. 

SMART targets are used widely to set goals or objectives in a variety of sectors. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic & Time-related). Our pre-16 days are centred around these targets to allow students to positively develop their mindset towards learning and education.