Pre 16 activities

This day, designed for Year 8 & Year 9 students, will allow students to learn more about how their choices now will affect their future, based around the SMART targets. Please see below session descriptions.

Workshop 1: Paving the Way

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

Workshop 2: 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
• Thursday 24 November
• Friday 9 December
• Friday 21 April
• Tuesday 9 May
• Wednesday 17 May

Please note, there are a limited number of places per school (30 pupils) and the event has a capacity of 150 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 day, designed for Year 10 & Year 11 students, will equip students with the knowledge and skills to study successfully at GCSE level and beyond. Please see session descriptions below.

Workshop 1: 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 2: 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
• Tuesday 29 November 2022
• Thursday 1 December 2022
• Thursday 27 April 2023
• Thursday 11 May 2023
• Tuesday 23 May 2023

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)

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.