Year 12 Challenge Days
| Date | Event | Contact/further information |
|---|---|---|
20 February 2012 |
Challenge Days for Year 12 students Challenge Days are large-scale events where academically able students participate in a variety of lecture sessions designed to offer a taste of higher education. Participants attend arts and science subject sessions and have the opportunity to meet current undergraduates. The day includes lunch at a Cambridge college. |
challengedays@cao.cam.ac.uk Charlotte Richer 01223 768676 SCHOOL/COLLEGE BOOKINGS ONLY |
Eligibility criteria
The Challenge Days are designed for students who are academically at the top of their cohort. This means that we expect all participants to have achieved a minimum of five A/A* grades in their GCSEs. Please note that the event will involve a high level of academic challenge and sessions will be delivered in a lecture or seminar format.
Application process
We are able to take applications for school and college groups up to a maximum size of ten students. Applications must be submitted by a staff member at the individual school and all groups must be accompanied on the day. We are unable to take individual applications for this event, though students may be interested in the Year 12 Subject Masterclasses
12 September – 1 December:
Schools and colleges to email challengedays@cao.cam.ac.uk providing:
- A list of up to 3 dates in preference order
- The name and email address of the school contact
- The estimated number of students (up to a maximum of ten) they hope to bring (bearing in mind the academic eligibility criteria listed above)
All Challenge Day applications received by 1 December will be ranked, with priority given as follows:
- Schools with below national average point scores and below national average progression to HE rates
- Schools with below average HE progression rates but above average point scores
- Schools with below average point scores but above average HE progression rates.
Within these categories, priority will be given to schools and colleges that have the lowest progression rates and average point scores.
7 December: Schools/colleges will be informed of the result of their application by email. Schools/colleges that have been successful in their application will be allocated a date at this stage. No applications will be considered until the close of the deadline on 1 December and, as such, it will not be possible for us to confirm the allocated date until this stage.
7 December – 10 February: Schools/colleges will be required to provide the names and dates of birth of their student attendees on a secure online form. Any schools not having completed the form by this date will lose the offer of a place.