Summer schools

We work with the universities of Bristol and Exeter to run Year 11 Summer Schools in July after GCSEs have been completed.

The focus of the summer schools is to support academically-able students in developing their personal learning and thinking skills and independent study skills in preparation for sixth form studies. We aim to introduce new subject areas and support their progression to Higher Education. There will be information and advice about:

• how to choose the right course
• how to make the most effective UCAS application
• how to manage the financial side of university including fees and funding.

The summer schools are intended for students who are defined by their schools as academically gifted and are expected to achieve A*, A and B grades at GCSE including maths and English. Priority is given to students who also meet one or more eligibility criteria (please see below) which might suggest that they would particularly benefit from this kind of support.

This is a great opportunity for students from across the South West to come together to share an experience of university life and benefit from the facilities and opportunities the universities have to offer.

Dates for 2014

Dates for 2014 will be announced when confirmed.

Dates for 2013

• University of Bath: 23rd – 26th July
• University of Exeter: 23rd – 26th July
• University of Bristol: 8th – 12th July

Deadline for applications

Please note that the deadline for applications for the 2013 summer schools was Friday 22nd March and applications are now closed.

We will announce the 2014 deadline when confirmed.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for these Summer Schools students must meet both of the following criteria:

• be in Year 11 at a target school in the South West of England
• should be defined by the school as academically gifted and/or expected to achieve mostly A*, A and B grades at GCSE including Maths and English.

The opportunity would particularly benefit those students who might be under-aspiring in terms of their choice of university or might be considering somewhat limited progression. Therefore, priority is given to students who meet one or more eligibility criteria:

• comes from a home where neither parent attended university in the UK or abroad
• is, or has been, a looked-after young person
• lives in ‘low participation’ neighbourhood as defined by home postcode
• is in receipt of, or entitled to, free school meals
• has experienced difficult family or individual circumstances that have affected their performance in exams or the likelihood of their going to university.

Please email widening-participation@bath.ac.uk for further information.

This three-day residential is an opportunity for local further education college students studying a BTEC in Computer Science, Engineering or Sports Science to spend time at the University. Students will see how maths is used at university by getting ‘hands on’ with a maths problem.

During this three-day residential students will experience student life on campus by completing a project in their subject, whilst working in an academic department alongside lecturers and students currently at the University.

Students will also experience the social side of student life. In the evenings they will have the chance to relax with other students and take part in sports activities, a film night and sessions run by our University clubs and societies.

Date for 2014

The date for 2014 will be announced when confirmed.

Date for 2013

• Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th July 2013

Deadline

Please note that the deadline for 2013 applications was Friday 10th May. Applications are now closed.

The deadline for 2014 will be announced when confirmed.

Eligibility

The residential maths summer school is for students at the end of Year 1 of a BTEC programme in computer science, engineering or sports science.

Please email widening-participation@bath.ac.uk for further information.