Information for Schools and Colleges

On-campus events

On-campus events

Bring your students to visit Newcastle University for the day

Overview

Build a Newcastle University outreach event that works for you and your students.

We’re offering over 20 interactive sessions suitable for years 7-13 that you can choose from to create a one-day event.

Event aims

Our event aims include:

  • Introduce students to university life and the range of subjects available to study
  • Allow students to explore different subjects in detail working with current students and leading academics and researchers
  • Provide relevant information at key decision-making times to ensure students can make an informed decision about their futures
  • Inform students of the kinds of skills they will need to be successful at university
  • Improve students' motivation to work harder to reach their educational goals
  • Increase students' confidence in their ability to apply to university

Event facilitators

Along with our dedicated support staff, our events are delivered by a range of experienced practitioners based with our Outreach Team - part of the University’s UK Student Recruitment Team.

 

Outreach coordinators

 

Key members of staff who arrange and deliver our outreach activity. They are Newcastle University specialists who can organise an event to suit your needs.

Outreach ambassadors

 

Recent graduates who are full-time members of staff. They aim to give students a thorough overview of the Newcastle University study experience.

Student ambassadors

 

Current students who deliver group work activities and campus tours, aiming to share their first-hand experience of Newcastle University.

Other university departments

 

Depending upon the aims of the event, we may also arrange for other areas of the University to support our events, such as academics, the accommodation team or careers service. This is subject to the availability of collegues in these areas.

 How to book

Use the tabs above to view what sessions are available and complete the booking form.

Health and Safety

Please find our risk assessment and code of conduct below: 

Help with costs

We can help with the cost of bringing your students to campus.

Year 7-11 activities

We have a range of activties for each year group to help inform, and engage your students in higher education and increase their confidence.

 What a typical day for your students may look like...

 Content delivered is based upon school requests. Take a look at the following representative timetable to see what your day may look like.

TimesActivity
09:50 - 10:15 Arrival and registration, with icebreakers
10:15 - 10:35 What is a University?
10:35 - 11:00 Interactive group work 1
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00 Presentation
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 13:15 Campus Tour
13:15 - 13:50 Interactive group work 2
13:50 - 14:30 Evaluation and goodbye

 What Dates are available?

 Each date available is set aside for specific year groups. Content delivered on each dates will be relevant to the year group in attendance.

DateYear Group
Thursday 9th November 10 & 11
Tuesday 14th November 7 & 8
Wednesday 13th December 10 & 11
Tuesday 19th December 9
Wednesday 24th January 10 & 11
Monday 5th February 10 & 11
Friday 16th February 9
Tuesday 27th February  7 & 8
Thursday 14th March 9
Friday 22nd March 9
Monday 25th March 7 & 8
Tuesday 16th April 10 & 11
Wednesday 1st May 7 & 8
Tuesday 4th June 10 & 11
Thursday 13th June 7 & 8

Booking process

 Supporting your curriculum - See the available activties for each day below

Our activities are designed to support the National Curriculum and help students develop the key skills they need for their educational journey. We use numerous educational frameworks and principles, including the:

 See the available activities for each day below and how they link to each of the above frameworks.

Booking process

How to book

You must submit a booking request in advance of the relevant deadline below. We will confirm the outcome of your booking following this deadline.

For event dates between November 2023 and January 2024:

  • Deadline to submit - 5 October 2023
  • Confirmation of booking - week commencing 9 October 2023

For event dates between February and June 2024:

  • Deadline to submit - 14 January 2024.
  • Confirmation of booking - week commencing 15 January 2024.

If a specific date is oversubscribed:

  • Priority may be given to schools or colleges which meet our school booking criteria.
  • Bookings may be capped at a maximum of 30 students per school.

Visit Bursary

Once you've booked your on-campus visit, don't forget to claim your travel costs via the visit Bursary.

Years 12-13 activities

Bring your students to our campus, to gain knowledge and a positive attitude towards higher education

Delivered by our experienced Outreach team with support from current students and recent graduates, your students will get to experience University-style teaching in our lecture theatres and seminar rooms.

What a typical day for your students may look like...

TimesActivities
9:50-10:15 Arrival and Registration
10:15-10:30 Introduction and Welcome
10:30-11:15 Presentation
11:15-12:30

Campus Tour - Led by current students

 

12:30-13:15

Lunch

Students can go into the city centre

13:15-14:00 Quiz, Evaluation and Goodbye

 

 

 

OR

12:30-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:40

Presentation

13:40-14:00

Evaluation and goodbye

 Supporting your curriculum - See the available activties for each day below

Our activities are designed to support the National Curriculum and help students develop the key skills they need for their educational journey. We use numerous educational frameworks and principles, including the:

 See the available activities for each day below and how they link to each of the above frameworks.

Book your visit

You can book a visit to Newcastle University year round. Availability will depend on capacity and rooms available. Use the form linked below to request a visit to our campus and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your options

Visit Bursary

Once you've booked your on-campus visit, don't forget to claim your travel costs via the visit Bursary.

Head start to Uni 

Get a head start on your application to University. Open for bookings by individual students or small school groups.

Additional events

In addition to events that you can book for your school group, there are a host of events that your students can book directly.

These events include:

  • Open Days
  • Campus Tours
  • Bitesize Uni: our year 12 residential summer school
  • Remote pop-up events
  • One-day events for years 12 & 13

We also host a library of resources to support students with their application to University.

Please share the following page with your students, which contains more information about what's coming up and resources available: