The Brilliant Club works with schools and universities across the UK. The charity exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universities. We do this by mobilising the PhD community to share its expertise in state schools.
In pursuit of our mission, The Brilliant Club runs two core programmes, The Scholars Programme and Researchers in Schools.
The Scholars Programme recruits, trains and places doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in schools to deliver courses of university-style tutorials based on their own research. The courses are accompanied by two trips to highly-selective universities.
Researchers in Schools is a unique teacher training and development programme exclusively for PhD graduates. It is specifically designed to use participants’ subject expertise for the benefit of schools, pupils and universities.
After 10 years serving as the charity’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dame Sue John has stepped down.
Read moreWhether you are from a school or MAT, or a PhD student or postgraduate, there are many ways of getting involved with The Brilliant Club.
Are you a current PhD student or a PhD graduate? Explore the opportunities available to you here.
There are different ways for schools to partner with the charity through our two core programmes.
I definitely think my Brilliant Club experience was the most important factor in my eventual decision to apply to Keble College, Oxford, where I’ve now spent the happiest two years of my life studying English and Italian.
Our programmes have proven impact.
We have deep expertise in evaluating and reporting on impact.
We engage with and contribute to the research conversation.
The Brilliant Club has built strong relationships with supporters, schools, universities and PhD researchers. This support helps us work with underrepresented pupils across the UK on our programmes and special projects. We believe in the power of networks and the importance of working together in pursuit of our mission.
Find out more about our valued supporters, and how to get involved.
Our supporter network, providing opportunities for friends of the charity to come together.
The Brilliant Club partners with over 40 universities across the UK