Join our masterclasses, taster days, talks and events

Girton College is hosting Molecules & Monkeys - a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Biological Natural Sciences. It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.

In allocating places, we will consider the teacher's recommendation as well as contextual data including the school background and regional representation at Cambridge.

Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Year 12 students must be studying at least two Science subjects as well as Maths, and be on track to receive A*A*A or equivalent.

Teachers can nominate up to 3 students until Friday 7 February at 9am here.

Please note this is open to our Link Area schools only.

As an extension of our Open Days this year, we are hosting groups of Year 12 students. The day will include a tour of the College from our Student Ambassadors, talks from our Admissions Tutors, and subject-specific masterclasses given by our own Academics. We are happy to either fund your school's coach travel up to £500 or offer lunch!

Please email if you would like to secure your space. There is a maximum of 20 students per school.

Girton College is hosting Life, the Universe & Everything - a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Philosophy and TRPR (Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion). It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.

In allocating places, we will consider the teacher's recommendation as well as contextual data including the school background and regional representation at Cambridge.

Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Year 12 students must be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent.

Teachers can nominate up to 3 students until Friday 7 February at 9am here.

Please note this is open to our Link Area schools only.

As part of our Pathways Scheme, we are hosting Year 10 students for a day at Girton College. The day will include talks from our Admissions Tutors, a Q&A panel with our Student Ambassadors, a tour of the College, and self-guided materials for a tour of the city centre.

Please email if you would like to secure your space. We have capacity for 25 students to attend.

Girton College is hosting People, Pots & Poetry - a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Classics, Archaeology and ASNaC (Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic). It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.

In allocating places, we will consider the teacher's recommendation as well as contextual data including the school background and regional representation at Cambridge.

Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Year 12 students must be studying a Humanities subject and be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent.

Teachers can nominate up to 3 students until Friday 14 February at 9am here.

Please note this is open to our West Midlands Link Area schools only.

Our Roadshows are fantastic opportunities for us to visit multiple schools and talk to students about applying to Higher Education. The number of talks we can offer to your schools depends on demand and availability. Each talk is 1 hour long.

We can offer:

Key Stage 3 (Y7-9): What is University and GCSE Choices

Key Stage 4 (Y10-11): Study Skills, Post-16 Choices & Introduction to Oxbridge

Key Stage 5 (Y12): Making a Competitive University Application

Schools interested in booking should complete our form.

If you are not able to book a talk at this time, we would still very much like to meet with teachers in person to discuss how we can best support your students towards applying for university. Please email if you would like to set up a meeting with one of our representatives at the start or end of the school day.

Parents and supporters are encouraged to join a session!

Led by our Head of Student Services, supported by our Financial Welfare Officer and Schools Liaison and Outreach Officer. 

The session will detail aspects of the Cambridge application process as well as address any financial queries you may have. Feel free to bring along any questions you may have! 

You can register for the session here.

This annual competition is an opportunity for students to research and write beyond the curriculum, using one or more of the Lawrence Room museum objects, as their focus. Essays or creative responses (such as dramatic monologues or short stories) are equally welcome. We are looking for the ability to connect different areas of knowledge, to think about details and to communicate clearly.

The competition is open now and closes on Thursday 20 March 2025.

Open to: UK students in Year 12 (or equivalent - S5/ Y13 - N.I) who have an interest in the Humanities. 

Prizes: Up to £500 cash and books to the value of £400 from Cambridge University Press, the latter to be shared between the winning entrant/s and their school/s. The prize fund may be divided between winning entrants.

For more information, please see Humanities Writing Competition | Girton College.

Think Cambridge 2025 is a week-long series of webinars aimed at inspiring Year 11 and 12 students to think about applying to Cambridge. We also welcome teachers and supporters, and parents and advisors to join webinars, which will give you all the tools you will need to support a Year 11 or 12 future applicant

What you will get out of it

You’ll find out about all things Cambridge with anecdotes and stories from our student ambassadors in every webinar. We’ll be joined by lecturers and admissions tutors, who will introduce you to the amazing facilities available at Cambridge and the projects students are working on. We will also give you all the advice and resources you need to find out more, and to continue your journey towards study at the University of Cambridge.

Booking information

To register for the webinars, complete the booking form. You can attend as many sessions as you like.

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2025 Webinar Series

The series runs from 27 January to 31 January 2025. Each session is hosted virtually and consists of a presentation, comment from our student ambassadors and additional visual elements. Sessions will be recorded and these will be sent to registered guests up to 48 hours after the session has concluded. This will allow students to watch the session that they are unable to attend at a later date.

ClickCambridge is an exciting outreach programme designed to support Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Arab (BPA)/mixed-BPA students to prepare for Sixth Form and university-level study. The programme is completely free of charge.

Eligible students from state (non fee-paying) schools can join the programme in Year 11 (England and Wales), S4 (Scotland), or Year 12 (Northern Ireland). The programme will begin with a series of interactive webinars held between January-March 2025. Topics will include making post-16 subject choices, study skills, and preparing for university. Sessions will feature insights from current BPA Cambridge students. 

Students can also apply to attend a one-night residential at the University of Cambridge in August 2025. The residential is completely free of charge, including travel, accommodation, food, and all activities. Students will visit Cambridge Colleges and departments, explore the city centre with current Student Ambassadors, and engage in activities with other ClickCambridge participants. Places on the residential are limited. Students do not have to attend the residential to participate in the online portions of the ClickCambridge programme.

ClickCambridge will continue to support participants during Year 12, by offering a further series of online webinars to guide participants through the stages of the university application process. Current Cambridge BPA students will also share their own insights and experiences.

To be eligible for the ClickCambridge programme, students must:

• Be in Year 11 (England and Wales), S4 (Scotland), or Year 12 (Northern Ireland);
• Identify as Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Arab, or mixed ethnicity;
• Attend a state-maintained school in the UK or Isle of Man;
• Be predicted to achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 7 / A or above or, for Scottish students, grade A in the majority of their National 5s. 

For the residential element, we will prioritise students who:

• Have lived, or are currently living, in local authority care;
• Are a refugee;
• Are attending a UK state school;
• Are eligible, or have been eligible within the past six years, for free school meals;
• Have caring responsibilities for a family member;
• Live in neighbourhoods affected by socio-economic deprivation, or with low overall progression rates to higher education;
• Have no parental history of higher education;
• Have a disability.

Applications are open until 10th January 2025 and can be submitted here.

Any questions about the programme or the application form can be directed to clickcambridge@gmail.com.

This series gives prospective students and supporters step-by-step application advice through monthly webinars.

The series is specifically aimed at helping prospective students to make a competitive application to the Cambridge Foundation Year.

Booking information

To attend the Applicant Support Programme, you must register in advance.

Book now