You are invited to attend our Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Residential Summer School. Over 5 days, you will meet our academic team and learn more about our courses, facilities and career opportunities. Transport bursaries plus free accommodation and catering available to all participants.
Suitable for
Bookings by Teachers for Key Stage 5 (Students aged 16-18)
Individuals (Enquiry not required to be through a school)
Parents
Families
Booking Deadline:
03 April 2022
Full event details
Our Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Summer School invites you to specialise in one of the following subject areas:
- Business
- English & Creative Writing
- French
- Hospitality & Tourism Management
- Law
- Spanish
Each subject programme offers you the chance to experience studying a subject that you love at university. You will learn in an academic environment and work with students from other schools and colleges through an intensive timetable of academic, wellbeing and social activities.
All Summer Schools combine an exciting mix of theory and practical work, providing you with the opportunity to explore and develop your knowledge, skills and interests. You'll attend a variety of lectures, seminars and tutorials delivered by our academic staff, who are leading experts in their fields.
Our current students are keen to support you throughout your stay and share their experiences of university life.
The summer schools are also a fantastic opportunity to meet students with similar interests to you. In the evenings, you will be able to relax and unwind from your studies, get to know your new friends and enjoy a variety of activities both on campus and in Guildford, before turning in for the night in our residential halls on campus.
Our fully funded Residential Summer Schools are 5 day, 4 night events with transport, accommodation and catering all provided. A selection criteria does apply with places offered to students who meet at least one of the following:
-You live in an IMD Decile 1 or 2 postcode*.
-You live in a POLAR4 Quintile 1 postcode*.
-You have received Free School Meals within the last 6 years.
-You receive a 16-19 bursary.
-You are a young carer - you care for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without your support.
-You are care experienced - you have spent time in local authority care, in a residential children’s home, have been looked after at home by a supervision order or have lived with relatives under kinship care.
-You are a forced migrant – you are a refugee or an asylum seeking young person.
-You are from a Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showperson or Boater community.
*Indices of Multiple Deprivation are commonly used datasets to classify the relative deprivation within smaller areas of the UK. POLAR4 classifies the progression rate of young people in higher education within local areas across the UK. We confirm eligibility by using the publicly available look up tools. However, if you would like to check your eligibility before applying, you can find the look up tools on our website.