Outreach and Widening Participation

We offer schools the opportunity to bring their A level English classes to the Faculty to spend some time in our library and use its resources to work on their coursework. They also have the chance to experience a Practical Criticism class with one of our PhD students, learn more about studying English beyond A Level, the course here (and where it leads) and the application process. They also have the opportunity to tour one of the colleges. For more information or to be added to our mailing list to be kept up to date with other events, please get in touch.

Sutton Trust Summer Schools are free subject-specific residential courses for Year 12 (or equivalent) students studying at state-maintained schools in the UK. The five-day summer schools in July and August allow students to explore their interest in one of 26 subject courses and gain an insight into what it is like to live and study as a first-year undergraduate student at Cambridge. 

Along with colleagues in other departments, we run Humanities Exploration Days for Year 12 students to provide the opportunity to experience university-level teaching in a range of humanities subjects to enrich their current studies and to help them decide which subject might be the best choice for them at university. Provisionally, these will take place in Cambridge in December and next year in Swindon in February. These are also open for teachers to bring school groups to. Full details coming soon!