The Scholars Programme webinars

Webinars for schools and colleges interested in offering university-style learning for Key Stage 2 to 5 students.

Helping Students Access and Succeed in Higher Education

Wednesday 1st July, 4pm – 4:30pm

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If you’re looking to help students from less advantaged backgrounds access and succeed in higher education, join our upcoming webinar. We’ll talk you through:

🎓 The Scholars Programme, which helps Key Stage 2-5 students learn about higher education via teaching from PhD researchers
🎓 Join the Dots, our university transition programme for Key Stage 5 students.

Past webinars

Supporting Oracy Skills with Amy Calvert from First Give

Will France from our School Partnerships team and guest speaker Amy Calvert from First Give offered insights into the importance of oracy and practical tips on how to help students speak up.

Topics covered:

  • Why some students don’t speak – how can we shift that?
  • Why oracy skills are so important
  • How our programmes create opportunities for young people to speak out.

This webinar has now passed. If you’d like follow up information on what was discussed, email tspschools@thebrilliantclub.org.

Teacher Information Webinar: Key Stage 4 and 5

This webinar was be especially relevant for Key Stage 4 to 5 teachers, leaders and careers advisors, as we’re joined by one of our partners, The University of Sheffield.

This webinar will cover all aspects of The Scholars Programme, including:

  • How the programme runs in school and key dates
  • The impact on students at GSCE and in Year 12
  • Links to Gatsby benchmarks

We will be joined by Damon Ghasemi, Access Officer from The University of Sheffield, who will share his insight on the programme and widening access to university.

Fundraising for The Scholars Programme

In this webinar, we were joined by our Fundraising Manager, Eve, to cover:

  • How teachers and leaders can find grant opportunities relevant to their schools
  • Tips for writing grant applications to help fundraise to run The Scholars Programme at your school.

Attendees had the opportunity to get fundraising-related questions answered in a Q&A.

This webinar has now passed. If you’d like follow up information on what was discussed, email tspschools@thebrilliantclub.org.

The Scholars Programme for Key Stage 2

On this webinar for teachers working with Key Stage 2 students we covered:

  • What The Scholars Programme is, who it’s for, and how it works
  • The benefits of taking part in the programme for Key Stage 2 students.

This webinar has now passed. If you’d like follow up information on what was discussed, email tspschools@thebrilliantclub.org.

The Scholars Programme for Key Stage 3/4

On this webinar for teachers working with Key Stage 3/4 students, we covered:

  • What The Scholars Programme is, who it’s for, and how it works for schools
  • The benefits of taking part in the programme for Key Stage 3/4 students, including the impact on KS4 attainment.

We also heard from a PhD tutor about tutorials, assignments and the subjects that pupils study.

This webinar has now passed. If you’d like follow up information on what was discussed, email tspschools@thebrilliantclub.org.

The Scholars Programme for Key Stage 5

On this webinar for teachers working with Key Stage 5 students, we covered:

  • What The Scholars Programme is, who it’s for, and how it works for schools and colleges
  • The benefits of the programme for Key Stage 5 students, including developing key academic skills, preparing for successful university applications, and supporting transitions to higher education
  • Join the Dots: our free programme helping students make the transition from school to university.

Attendees learned how to secure places for sixth form, college or UTC students for the next academic year.

This webinar has now passed. If you’d like follow up information on what was discussed, email tspschools@thebrilliantclub.org.

    The Scholars Programme – Key Stage 2
    The Scholars Programme – Key Stage 5