On-campus events - School and College Outreach

Overview

Book your visit for the 2023/24 academic year now! 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 bespoke one-day event.

Activities are delivered by our recent graduates and/or current undergraduates so your students will hear first-hand experiences of the application process.

Throughout the year we organise a range of events based on our campus that will complement and add value to your students' learning experience. The themes that we cover at these events vary depending on the students' age and their subject of interest.

When can you visit?

We can arrange your event at a time and date that suits you, staff and resource permitting.

Current availability:

We have availability on the following dates for post-16 events:
- 2nd June
- 12th June

Bookings are open now throughout the 2023/24 academic year. We recommend getting your event booked early.

When you enquire about your booking, please give details of your preferred date, along with some alternatives and we'll do our best to book you in at a time that suits you.

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

What sessions can students take part in?

We can deliver a range of sessions that suit your school's needs. Available sessions include, but are not limited to:

Study skills
Student finance
Applying: the UCAS process
Choosing the right course and university

Use the tabs above to see the full range of activities available.

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:

On campus code of conduct
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Help with costs

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

Year 7-11 activities

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

We start each day at 10:00 am by getting students to sit down and introduce them to our Student Ambassadors (who currently study at the university). Student ambassadors then lead a couple of icebreaker games in groups.

We then jump straight into our interactive ‘What is Uni?’ talk, introducing the students to higher education and what it has to offer. This talk is tailored to each individual year group.

After the ‘What is Uni?’ talk, this is where the session becomes customisable for your students! You can choose from a range of activities depending on your aims for the day.

Following the first activity, students get to explore Newcastle University through an interactive campus tour.

Then, after the Campus Tour, it’s time for a lunch break!

After lunch, choose more activities for your students before we say goodbye at 14:30.

See the available optional activities below, grouped by year:

You can find our upcoming on-campus activities below:

Year 7

Choose 2 of the below activities to create your day...

Money Madness - Recommended for this age group!

Learn the basics of budgeting! Managing your money is a big part of university. Learn about the costs of university basics, before having a go at creating your own budget plan in our interactive budgeting challenge with counters.

Design a University - Recommended for this age group!

Students will take what they have learnt into practice as they design their own university. Working in groups we encourage students to be creative as they choose courses, societies, lecturers and more at their own University!

Mash Test

How do you learn? Take our interactive quiz to figure out what kind of learner you are. We will then give hints and tips to how each type of learner can best manage stress, revision and more.

The Game of (Student) Life

Play our take on the game of life board game. Live your life as a Student, gaining social points, study points, money and more! Live the most well-rounded Student life.

Instaplan your Future

Using an ‘Instagram board’ Students will start to think about their role models, skills, and look toward their futures.

Quiz

Test your knowledge on what you have learned during the day in this fun quiz!

Year 8

Choose 3 of the below activities to create your day...

What Course? - Recommended for this age group!

Find out about some of the courses on offer around the UK through matching course titles to their description. Use this fun game to find out more about the opportunities available to you.

Mash Test - Recommended for this age group!

How do you learn? Take our interactive quiz to figure out what kind of learner you are. We will then give hints and tips to how each type of learner can best manage stress, revision and more.

Instaplan your Future - Recommended for this age group!

Using an empty ‘Instagram board’ Students will start to think about their role models, skills, and look toward their futures.

University Pictionary

Put what you’ve learned into practice and play a game of Pictionary! With Categories covering ‘Sports & Societies’, ‘Courses’, ‘Student Life’, ‘Places’, and ‘Student Essentials’, learn more about higher education while releasing your inner Picasso!

Money Madness

Learn the basics of budgeting! Managing your money is a big part of university. Learn about the costs of university basics, before having a go at creating your own budget plan in our interactive budgeting challenge with counters.

The game of (Student) Life

Play our take on the game of life board game. Live your life as a Student, gaining social points, study points, money and more! Live the most well-rounded Student life.

Design a University

Students will take what they have learnt into practice as they design their own university. Working in groups we encourage students to be creative as they choose courses, societies, lecturers and more at their own University!

Quiz

Test your knowledge on what you have learned during the day in this fun quiz!

Year 9

Choose 3 of the below activities to create your day...

Student Fortunes - Recommended for this age group!

What’s the best thing about university? Which are the most popular subjects? Where do students spend their time? Students will compete in teams for points as they find out what our survey said!

Universitree - Recommended for this age group!

Rooted by GCSEs and branching out into degree courses, students will explore more about graduate careers as they discover and explore links between careers and subject choices

The game of (Student) Life - Recommended for this age group!

Play our take on the game of life board game. Live your life as a Student, gaining social points, study points, money and more! Live the most well-rounded Student life.

University Pictionary

Put what you’ve learned into practice and play a game of Pictionary! With Categories covering ‘Sports & Societies’, ‘Courses’, ‘Student Life’, ‘Places’, and ‘Student Essentials’, learn more about higher education while releasing your inner Picasso!

What Course?

Find out about some of the courses on offer around the UK through matching course titles to their description. Use this fun game to find out more about the opportunities available to you.

Celebrity UCAS

Students will learn what makes a good personal statement. We will talk students through the process of highlighting their skills, achievements, and hobbies, and writing about these in an application. This interactive session looks at Celebrity UCAS applications before students write their own.

Money Madness

Learn the basics of budgeting! Managing your money is a big part of university. Learn about the costs of university basics, before having a go at creating your own budget plan in our interactive budgeting challenge with counters.

Mash Test

How do you learn? Take our interactive quiz to figure out what kind of learner you are. We will then give hints and tips to how each type of learner can best manage stress, revision and more.

Goal Setting

Take some time to set goals for your future. In this workshop students are encouraged to set themselves achievable goals, and think about who and what will help them achieve them.

Design a University

Students will take what they have learnt into practice as they design their own university. Working in groups we encourage students to be creative as they choose courses, societies, lecturers and more at their own University!

Quiz

Test your knowledge on what you have learned during the day in this fun quiz!

Year 10

Choose 3 of the below activities to create your day...

University Pictionary - Recommended for this age group!

Put what you’ve learned into practice and play a game of Pictionary! With Categories covering ‘Sports & Societies’, ‘Courses’, ‘Student Life’, ‘Places’, and ‘Student Essentials’, learn more about higher education while releasing your inner Picasso!

Funemployment - Recommended for this age group!

A fun board game that sees students battling it out for important employment skills as they navigate their way through university

Quiz - Recommended for this age group!

Test your knowledge on what you have learned during the day in this fun quiz!

Student Fortunes

What’s the best thing about university? Which are the most popular subjects? Where do students spend their time? Students will compete in teams for points as they find out what our survey said!

What Course?

Find out about some of the courses on offer around the UK through matching course titles to their description. Use this fun game to find out more about the opportunities available to you.

Celebrity UCAS

Students will learn what makes a good personal statement. We will talk students through the process of highlighting their skills, achievements, and hobbies, and writing about these in an application. This interactive session looks at Celebrity UCAS applications before students write their own.

Universitree

Rooted by GCSEs and branching out into degree courses, students will explore more about graduate careers as they discover and explore links between careers and subject choices

What Job?

Match the graduate to the job! Look at some graduate profiles and try and match them to their career. This activity aims to show the wide range of careers available to you after University.

Budgeting Bonanza

A fast-moving activity in which students must use their decision-making skills to effectively balance the costs of studying and their social life.

Transferable Skills

In this interactive activity, we ask students to think about the transferable skills you gain from extracurricular activities, before giving their own examples.

Goal Setting

Take some time to set goals for your future. In this workshop students are encouraged to set themselves achievable goals and think about who and what will help them achieve them.

Design a University

Students will take what they have learnt into practice as they design their own university. Working in groups we encourage students to be creative as they choose courses, societies, lecturers and more at their own University!

Year 11

Choose 3 of the below activities to create your day...

Celebrity UCAS - Recommended for this age group!

Students will learn what makes a good personal statement. We will talk students through the process of highlighting their skills, achievements, and hobbies, and writing about these in an application. This interactive session looks at Celebrity UCAS applications before students write their own.

Funemployment - Recommended for this age group!

A fun board game that sees students battling it out for important employment skills as they navigate their way through university

Goal Setting - Recommended for this age group!

Take some time to set goals for your future. In this workshop students are encouraged to set themselves achievable goals and think about who and what will help them achieve them.

University Pictionary

Put what you’ve learned into practice and play a game of Pictionary! With Categories covering ‘Sports & Societies’, ‘Courses’, ‘Student Life’, ‘Places’, and ‘Student Essentials’, learn more about higher education while releasing your inner Picasso!

Student Fortunes

What’s the best thing about university? Which are the most popular subjects? Where do students spend their time? Students will compete in teams for points as they find out what our survey said!

What Job?

Match the graduate to the job! Look at some graduate profiles and try and match them to their career. This activity aims to show the wide range of careers available to you after University.

Degree Discovery

This workshop outlines some of the main differences between types of degrees! Explore links between degree choices and possible careers - including options that students may not have considered before.

Budgeting Bonanza

A fast-moving activity in which students must use their decision-making skills to effectively balance the costs of studying and their social life.

Transferable Skills

In this interactive activity, we ask students to think about the transferable skills you gain from extracurricular activities, before giving their own examples.

Design a University

Students will take what they have learnt into practice as they design their own university. Working in groups we encourage students to be creative as they choose courses, societies, lecturers and more at their own University!

Quiz

Test your knowledge on what you have learned during the day in this fun quiz!

Years 12-13 activities

What your sixth formers can expect when they visit us.

Our Talk and Tour days usually start from 10am, where we will greet your group and welcome you to campus. We usually arrange for the day to be held in a traditional ‘university-style’ lecture theatre, so your pupils can get a taste of student life!

We’ll then deliver a presentation of your choice from our available outreach sessions, and this usually lasts around an hour, with time for questions.

After the presentation, we split the group for the campus tours, led by our friendly Student Ambassadors - all current Newcastle University students. Your pupils will see the majority of campus, including the Philip Robinson Library, Student Union, Sports Centre and some of our Accommodation sites. Pupils are encouraged to ask our Student Ambassadors questions along the way.

Then, after the Campus Tour, it’s time for a lunch break. With your permission, pupils may go into town (5-minute walk from campus) to purchase something to eat, or they can choose to stay on campus and eat their own packed lunch.

After the lunch break, we invite students back into the lecture theatre for a university-themed interactive quiz. This is designed to test their knowledge of what they have learned that day, with a few fun questions about Geordie life thrown in!

We finish the day with a quick evaluation questionnaire before the day finishes and you head home at 2pm.

See the available optional presentations below, grouped by year:

Year 12

Choose 1 of the below talks to create your day...

Future Options

This presentation gets students thinking about their post 18 options- with an overview on various pathways including apprenticeships, university, employment and gap years.

University Mythbuster

From tuition fees to accommodation, graduate jobs to loan repayments, we address some of the common myths surrounding university to promote discussion and help your students make an informed decision about their future.

Choosing the right course and University

Deciding which degrees and universities to apply to is a big decision. This presentation includes useful websites, statistics and important factors to consider to guide your students through the decision-making process.

Student Life

This presentation gives students a well-rounded introduction into university life. Covering the basics, such as accommodation, student finance, our campus and facilities, we also explore the opportunities available to students throughout their studies, such as volunteering, student wellbeing support and part-time jobs on campus.

Writing your Personal Statement

Students will learn about structure, skills and making their personal statement stand out. Students will have the chance to start writing out ideas for what they can include.

Study Skills

We share our study and revision tips with students on topics such as: how to research your EPQ, critical analysis skills, how to improve your memory, and tips to make the most of your learning style.

Appling to University: The UCAs process

This presentation gives students an overview of the UCAS application process including information on key deadlines; what happens after submitting an application, Clearing and study tips from our recent graduates.

Careers after Newcastle

We explore the wide range of careers that our students embark on after completing their degrees, with graduate case studies.

Budegting Bonanza

We explore the wide range of careers that our students embark on after completing their degrees, with graduate case studies

Year 13

Choose 1 of the below talks to create your day...

Student Finance

An overview of student loans, tuition fees, living costs, how to apply and repayment. It also covers where to find information bursaries, scholarships, special support grants and tips for budgeting.

Transition to University

Students will gain an insight into what studying at university is really like, the key differences between sixth form/college and university and a head start for next academic year.

What happens next?

What to think about once your UCAS application has been sent off, including what else you need to plan for before starting university. We run through the next steps, including university decisions and what these mean, applying for student accommodation and student loans and our top tips for making the most of the summer holidays.

University Mythbuster

From tuition fees to accommodation, graduate jobs to loan repayments, we address some of the common myths surrounding university to promote discussion and help your students make an informed decision about their future.

Choosing the right course and University

Deciding which degrees and universities to apply to is a big decision. This presentation includes useful websites, statistics and important factors to consider to guide your students through the decision-making process.

Student Life

This presentation gives students a well-rounded introduction into university life. Covering the basics, such as accommodation, student finance, our campus and facilities, we also explore the opportunities available to students throughout their studies, such as volunteering, student wellbeing support and part-time jobs on campus.

Writing your Personal Statement

Students will learn about structure, skills and making their personal statement stand out. Students will have the chance to start writing out ideas for what they can include.

Study Skills

We share our study and revision tips with students on topics such as: how to research your EPQ, critical analysis skills, how to improve your memory, and tips to make the most of your learning style.

Appling to University: The UCAs process

This presentation gives students an overview of the UCAS application process including information on key deadlines; what happens after submitting an application, Clearing and study tips from our recent graduates.

Accomodation: Where to stay?

Students will learn about the different accommodation options available to them as a university student, including university accommodation, renting in the private sector and living at home.

Careers after Newcastle

We explore the wide range of careers that our students embark on after completing their degrees, with graduate case studies.

Budegting Bonanza

We explore the wide range of careers that our students embark on after completing their degrees, with graduate case studies

Book your visit

Use our form to make the first step in booking a visit to campus.

Complete our form to book a visit for a school group to Newcastle University. Once completed a member of our Outreach team will be in touch to confirm the details and booking.

Visit Bursary

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

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: