Super-Curricular Opportunities

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE -MYHEPLUS - details
  • Excellent web site for super-curricular materials
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE SUBJECT MASTERCLASSES - details
  • These are subject-specific events that offer students a flavour of undergraduate study and an introduction to the University of Cambridge. The Masterclasses provide students with an opportunity to explore topics of interest beyond what is covered within the A Level syllabus including: Chemistry, Engineering, Genetics, Geography, History, Languages, Mathematics, and Psychology.
LONDON  SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (LSE) OUTREACH - details
  • Mentoring, tutoring, pathways to Law, pathways to banking and finance, Saturday school. Often aimed at students from London schools but their free lecture programme is open to all. 
LONDON  SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (LSE) FREE LECTURES - details
  • Free Lecture programme and podcasts. 
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON - FACTOR MATHS PROGRAMME - details
  • This is a Maths club which offers students challenging problems aimed at developing and enriching thinking. Criteria apply in terms of location and diversity. 
STUDENT INVESTOR CHALLENGE - details
  • Each year, Year 12 can be part of a major competition, organised by the London Institute of Banking and Finance, which can last several months. It will provide a useful insight into trading in stocks and shares. The Student Investor Challenge gives students the chance to experience what it’s like being a stock broker in a fast-paced and competitive market. Teams, consisting of four members aged between 14 and 19, take control of two investment portfolios with £100,000 of virtual money for each one to invest in the stock market.
ETON SUMMER SCHOOL:  - details
  • For your most highly achieving students in Year 12 with Grade 8/9 at GCSE. Ten day residential at Eton College. The residential course costs but those on a bursary can apply for financial support. Only 120 students can attend and location and being a state school are factors. 
SUTTON TRUST SUMMER SCHOOLS - details
  • Fantastic summer schools at one of twelve partner universities (Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Imperial, KCL, Nottingham, Oxford, St. Andrews, UCL, Warwick, Royal Veterinary College) for high achieving students from low or middle income families. The Summer Schools are 100% free. There are 130 different courses across 11 of the UK’s top universities. The dates for the Summer Schools vary by subject and university.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY UNIQ SUMMER SCHOOLS -details
  • UNIQ is open to students studying in their first year of further education, who are based at UK state schools/colleges. Students make a single application between December and January and can be selected to participate in one of two activities: UNIQ Digital or UNIQ Spring and Summer. Register between November and February if interested.
FUTURELEARN (MOOC) - details
  • A range of short online courses to deepen subject knowledge through this amazing MOOC site (Massive Open Online Community). Very useful for stretch and challenge and a students’ personal statements. Free to access and complete each course though there is an optional payment for a certificate. 
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK PODCASTS 
  • A wide range of podcasts from politics to engineering - details
MATHEMATICS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES WORKBOOK (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)
  • Pdf document to download full of maths problems - provided by Faculty of Mathematics - details
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD - 'EXPLORE YOUR SUBJECT'
  • Explore the resources or select a subject area such as Humanities or Social Sciences, followed by a specific subject (Classics, English, etc.)  - details
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD READING BANK
  • A very attractively designed list of books to read with reviews and youtube clips - details
MILLENIUM MATHEMATICS PROJECT
  • University of Cambridge provide this helpful site with ideas to explore mathematics in greater depth - details
TEDTALKS
  • Great entry level strategy as students can simply search by theme and then watch a video - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
  • 'Bottom Line' huge array of topics. 30 mins podcast with 2-3 people interviewed on a business theme - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - LAW
  • 'Law In Action' - lots of podcasts on law theme - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - PSYCHOLOGY
  • 'All In The Mind' - huge array of podcasts for those interested in psychology - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - MATHEMATICS
  •  'More or less; behind the statistics - themed podcasts which debunks statistics in the news by exploring the evidence - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - POLITICS
  •  'Political thinking with Nick Robinson' - political journalist, Nick Robinson, explores various themes  - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - POLITICS
  • 'Yesterday in Parliament' - kind of obvious really but great for politics students to keep up-to-date - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - NATURAL SCIENCES
  • 'Inside Science' - obvious theme - great for science students. Might be some good ideas for EPQ perhaps - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - PHILOSOPHY
  • 'Moral Maze' - Accessible discussion about morality. Might be some good ideas for EPQ perhaps - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - PHILOSOPHY
  • 'The Public Philosopher' - Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel examines the thinking behind a current controversy - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - SOCIOLOGY
  • 'Thinking Allowed' - Professor of Sociology addresses various themes and new sociological research - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - SCIENCE
  • 'Life Scientific' - Accessible interviews of scientists on current themes and new research - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - SCIENCE
  • 'Putting Science to Work' - scientists work out how science can best be put to work to solve a pressing problem facing society - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - HISTORY
  • 'The Long View' - stories from the past are compared with current events. - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - GEOGRAPHY
  • 'Costing the Earth' - fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY
  • 'Computing Britain' - 75 years of UK computing history in developing the technologies we rely on today - details
RADIO 4 PODCASTS - ART (includes painters and playwrights)
  • 'Only artists' - two artists talk about their creative work - the conversation is free-flowing. Choose the pair talking - details