Summer Schools

About the summer schools

Our Summer Schools offer participants a real insight into life at a competitive, research intensive university. Each Summer School is different, but they all usually involve staying in our halls of residence, attending academic taster sessions, social activities and experiencing the campus’s sports facilities. Participants also have the opportunity to meet current Warwick students during our Summer Schools.

The University of Warwick Outreach team have been holding Summer Schools for UK students from non-traditional backgrounds since 2012. In 2019, we welcomed over four hundred students aged between 15 and 18 years old on to our campus and we held our first online summer school for 16-17 year olds in 2020.

Warwick Summer Schools usually take place during July and August; applications for the Year 12 Sutton Trust Summer School 2021 are now open! Plans for all other summer schools are still being finalised so please check back here in early 2021 or contact outreach@warwick.ac.uk if you have any questions.

Teachers

Register your interest for our Explore Warwick Year 8 and 9 Summer Series here

Key Facts

The key information about our 2021 Summer Schools are contained within this menu. Open each section to find out more.

Pre 16 Summer School

Dates: Monday 5 July to Friday 16 July 2021

Due to the Covid 19 restrictions, we are unfortunately unable to run a pre 16 residential summer school in 2021. However this year we are doing things a little differently, and we are running our first ever digital summer series of events aimed at year 8 and 9 school groups. This is the perfect opportunity for your students to virtually visit campus, take part in interactive subject taster sessions, and learn more about student life from our current university students. You will also be invited back to one of our face to face campus events that will take part in 2022. Register your interest on the right of this webpage.

Experience Warwick Year 10 Summer School

Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, our Experience Warwick Year 10 Summer School will not be taking place in 2021.

Sutton Trust Year 12 Summer School

Dates: Monday 2nd to Friday 6th August 2021

Our Year 12 Sutton Trust Summer School is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn more about university life. Over the course of the Summer School, you will explore what it’s like to be a 1st-year undergraduate student at Warwick and will be taught by leading academics and post-graduate students in a range of interactive lectures and seminar-style group-work sessions. Our friendly student ambassador team will also be around to support you throughout the Summer School and make you feel at home. As current Warwick students, they are perfectly placed to answer your questions about university life and the student experience.
Academic sessions will centre on a specific subject or topic stream. For 2021, these are:
• Classics and Ancient History, Film & Television Studies and History of Art

• Education, Psychology and Global Sustainable Development (GSD)

• Engineering and Computer Science

• Law

• The Biology of Health and Care: Prevention, Detection and Technology

• The Colonial Hangover – An Interdisciplinary Summer School

It is highly likely that we will run our summer school online in 2021, with a visit to campus for summer school participants in the autumn term if it is safe to do so. Keeping students and staff safe is of paramount importance to us and, after running a very successful online summer school in 2020, we’re looking forward to providing a range of engaging online academic sessions and fun social activities this year too.

Full eligibility criteria can be found here

We’re looking forward to welcoming students to take part in this brilliant opportunity! Applications for the Summer School are open until Tuesday 16 March. You can apply on the Sutton Trust website and you can also find out more about our subject streams on Instagram (@OutreachatWarwick).

FAQs

•How do I apply for an Experience Warwick Summer School?
Plans for pre-16 Summer Schools are still being finalised for 2021. If you have any questions about this, please email outreach@warwick.ac.uk where a member of our team will be happy to help.

•How do I know that I am eligible to apply?
The eligibility is listed under each individual Summer School tab. If you have any questions about the criteria then please contact us via email at outreach@warwick.ac.uk and a member of staff will be more than happy to advise.

•Am I allowed to call my parents/carers whilst on the summer school?
Of course! If you need to contact your parents whilst you are on the summer school and don't have your mobile phone with you then you are more than welcome to speak to one of the members of staff who will find a way to put you in contact with your parents/carers.

•What if I feel homesick whilst on a summer school?
It is completely normal to feel homesick and you might feel you’d rather be on your own but remember that the feeling will pass. Your group leader or a member of staff is available for a chat, anytime. They are here to support you during your time at the Summer School.

•You are observing Ramadan or have any other religious requirements.
You will be asked to complete a section regarding any additional requirements during the application process. We try to ensure we can cater to all religious requirements when you attend the summer school, if you have any additional needs just let us know.

•What happens if I get ill on a summer school?
Firstly we hope that you don't get ill but if you do then we will contact your parent/carer.

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