Christ’s College is committed to admitting students of the highest intellectual potential, irrespective of social, religious or financial considerations and to encouraging applicants from under-represented backgrounds. We are also committed to providing resources and information to schools which do not have a history of sending students to Cambridge and would like to do so in the future. To achieve these aims, we are engaged in a number of different access and outreach initiatives.
 
Updates for Teachers & Advisers 

 

Christ's College Area Links and HE+

 

The Area Links Scheme enables the Cambridge colleges to build effective, coherent relationships with schools and colleges across the UK by matching every area of the country with a specific contact point at the university. You can find out more about the Area Links Scheme at this website.

As part of the Cambridge University Area Links Scheme, Christ’s College carries out access work within the following areas:

  • Lincolnshire 
  • North Lincolnshire
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • County of Herefordshire
  • Worcestershire
  • The London Borough of Harrow
For information about support available to Christ's College Link Area schools, please see the Support for Schools page.
 
HE+ Project

HE+ is a collaborative project between the University of Cambridge and its Colleges, working together with groups of state schools and colleges in 19 regions of the UK. It has been running for over 10 years, and in 2021-22 worked with over 4000 Year 12 students from over 170 schools participating in the project.

Christ's College supports the HE+ consortium based in our Link Area of Worcestershire, with Worcester Sixth Form College as the Hub School and working with schools from across the county. To find out more about HE+, please see the programme page here. For queries about HE+ Worcester, please get in touch with Ellie at access@christs.cam.ac.uk in the first instance.

Not in Worcestershire? In addition to the regional programme, HE+ also provides opportunities for all students to explore their subject beyond  the curriculum.  The HE+ website provides subject enrichment material produced by Cambridge postgraduate students and academics at the cutting edge of research in their field, including guided activities, questions to think about and suggestions for further reading.  If you are looking for free resources to help you/your students go beyond what you are learning in the classroom, this is a great place to start!

 

Supporting Students

 

Through our link schools and other initiatives, Christ's College is in regular contact with hundreds of high-attaining students from all over the UK.  We offer a range of support for Sixth Form students from UK state schools to help them to prepare to apply to top universities during Year 12 (Year 13 in Northern Ireland and S5 in Scotland) and then a range of guidance for the application process in Year 13 (Year 14 in Northern Ireland and S6 in Scotland).  For further information and to sign-up to our student support initiatives, please see the Support for Students page.

Outreach Events & Opportunities 2024-25

 

In addition to individual school visits, we also run a number of wider outreach events every year that provide an opportunity for students to visit the college. These events are open all areas of the UK (and internationally in the case of some webinars).

If you are interested in attending any of the below events, click on the relevant page to book a place, or register your interest if booking is not yet open. You will then receive an email when booking or applications for your chosen event/s open. Our online college open days include an optional in-person tour of the college later the same week, for those who wish to come.

For students in Year 11 in England/Wales, Year 12 in Northern Ireland, S4 in Scotland, or US/international grade 10

 

For students in Year 12 in England/Wales, Year 13 in Northern Ireland, S5 in Scotland, or US/international grade 11

Open Days 2024-25

 

 

For further information, get in touch!

Ellie Wood and Kristy Guneratne, Christ's College Outreach Team
Email: access@christs.cam.ac.uk
Telephone: 01223 763983
 
We are also happy to arrange to talk with teachers on Zoom.
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