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Widening Participation

Warwick Access Programmes

  • Pathways to Professions Programme

    Pathways at Warwick is an engaging two year programme that gives students practical advice about university and the workplace in a particular sector, with the overall aim of leaving students feeling inspired and more confident about their future.

  • Realising Opportunities Programme

    Realising Opportunities (RO) is a unique collaboration of leading, research intensive universities, working together to promote fair access and social mobility of students from groups under represented in higher education.

  • Warwick Scholars Programme

    Warwick Scholars is designed to help you to gain a place at Warwick by maximising your academic potential, developing skills that will help you to succeed here and providing insight and experience of what it will be like to study here.

Our access programmes support students throughout Year 12 and Year 13 to make informed choices and equip them with key skills to be successful in accessing higher education. These programmes are designed to give them a taste of what university studies and life feels like and give them the opportunities to meet staff and students at Warwick and partner universities.

If you already know what programme you are interested in, click on the respective image from above to access the programme's main page. If you want to find out more about all our programmes follow down the page for more information. Alternatively, sign up to our Post-16 Warwick Access Programmes Webinar where you will learn about all the programmes we offer to assess which may be best for you.

POST-16 ACCESS PROGRAMMES ONLINE WEBINAR - October 9 2024

Click the link below to sign-up to our Post 16 Programmes Webinar taking place on the 9th October, where you can find information on all programmes.

Sign up to the webinar here!Link opens in a new window 

ACCESS PROGRAMMES POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Watch and share our Warwick Access Programme presentation below with your eligible students, outlining each of our access programmes available at Warwick. You can also share this presentation during assemblies or tutor groups. Click on the below image to access it.

Applications for some of our access programmes 2024/25 are now open!

The application deadlines are:

Pathways to the Professions Programmes (Law, Banking & Finance and Engineering) - Applications are now open, closes on November 4th.

Realising Opportunities programme - Applications are now open, closes on October 25th.

Applications for our Warwick Scholars programme will open in March 2025

Please note that we do not advise students to apply to all programmes at once but to choose carefully which programme is best adapted to their needs. We will aim to give a place to a student on only one of our access programmes in the Autumn Term. Later in the Spring Term when Warwick Scholars applications open students who are already on a Pathways to Professions programme or the Realising Opportunities programme will be able to apply to Warwick Scholars if they wish to come and study at Warwick and they will be allowed to stay on the Realising Opportunities or Pathways whilst completing Warwick Scholars.

WHICH ACCESS PROGRAMME TO CHOOSE?

This online tool can be used by your students individually to explore which programme would be the most suitable for them before they apply. Note that students can secure a place on either Realising Opportunities or Pathways to Professions but not both as there are no additional benefits for them to do so. Any Realising Opportunities or Pathways participants can later in the year apply and if successful take part in Warwick Scholars whilst being on the other programme.

Click on the image below to access the tool.

Check the programmes' web pages to find out more by clicking on the below buttons.

Pathways to professions

Pathways Programme web page

Realising opportunities

Realising Opportunities web page

Warwick Scholars

Warwick Scholars web page

PATHWAYS TO PROFESSIONS

Pathways to Law Pathways to Banking & Finance Pathways to Engineering

Hear from our students

Click on the images to listen to our podcast and hear what our students have to say about our programmes!

PROGRAMME APPLICATION PACK

These resources can be printed or sent electronically to your students, their parents/guardians and/or to your Sixth Form teachers.

Click on the below button to download the informational leaflet.

Download the Pathways to Professions Informational Leaflet

REALISING OPPORTUNITIES (RO)

PROGRAMME INFORMATION LEAFLETS

Click on the images below to access the information leaflets.

HOW TO APPLY

Click on the below image to access an informational web page and video on the application process. Note that all three forms need to be submitted by the deadline.

WARWICK SCHOLARS

About the Programme

Click below to download the leaflet or visit the programme websiteLink opens in a new window.

Download the Warwick Scholars Informational Leaflet

FAQs

The key information is contained within this menu. Open each section to find out more.

    Our deadlines include all teacher references or parental consent forms. These need to be submitted by the deadline to us.

      We only offer you a space on one of our Pathways or Realising Opportunities programmes. Therefore we would advise you use our online tool to decide which one is best for you before applying and only apply to this one. If you apply to all of our programmes, you run the risk that we assign you to a programme without taking in account your specific circumstances or preferences. Note that you cannot switch programme once you have attended the launch and that this does not apply to our Warwick Scholars Programme. You can be on Realising Opportunities and Warwick Scholars or on one of the Pathways programmes and Warwick Scholars.
      Our Warwick Scholars programme may be for you. Check our prospectus and keep an eye out for the applications to open in March 2023.
      All of our programmes recruit only in Year 12. If you are in Year 11 or Year 13 contact you cannot join one of these programmes however we have other resources and events to support you. You can access them here
      We would advise to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances however we very rarely accept participants that do not meet the minimum requirements for our programmes as we want to make sure that you will later on be able to successfully apply to university. If you are not eligible we still have resources and events available for you here.

        LIVE Q&A WEBINARS - Post-16 Access Programmes Webinar - Dates.

      LIVE Q&A WEBINARS - Post-16 Access Programmes Webinar -

      Dates: 9th October 2024

      Click the link to sign-up to the University of Warwick Post 16 Access Programmes Webinar taking place on the 9th October 2024, where you can find information on all programmes.

      Sign up here!Link opens in a new window 

      Any additional questions?

      GET IN TOUCH WITH US

      We hope you find these resources useful. If you can't find the answer to your question here or you have any more questions, you can contact us at the address below.

      Post-16 Team

      post16@warwick.ac.uk

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