Summer schools
Birmingham City University is offering a non-residential summer school this June as part of the Aimhigher’s Unifest programme of summer school events provided by the partnership of Birmingham universities this summer. Full information and application forms can be found on the Aimhigher website here www.aimhigherwm.ac.uk/. If you would like to discuss the Birmingham City University summer school in more detail please contact our team at education.liaison@bcu.ac.uk or visit www.bcu.ac.uk/summerschools.
Birmingham City University Year 12 Summer School
Get Clued Up to Move Up
Year 12 Code: BCU/001
Location : City North Campus, Perry Barr, Birmingham
Dates : 20th June 2012 - 21st June 2012
Non-Residential School/College staff supervision is required for this event
What will I do?
Do you want to go to uni? Would you like some expert
advice on what to expect?
Then come to the Birmingham City University's "Clued
up to Move up" Summer School! Learn the skills you
need first hand from those in the know to help your
application and start you on the road to university life
and study.
The topics you will cover include exam preparation,
stress management, research skills, time management,
academic writing and information literacy. These
sessions will be delivered in an interactive workshop
style, mixing and matching the topics and allowing you
to build your teamworking skills by working with young
people from other schools and colleges in the region.
You will be guided and supported by lecturers from the
University who support our students during their time
with us, so you will be learning from the experts.
What will I learn?
Study at university is about working on your own and
in groups, managing your time and learning without
anyone checking up on you, which can be quite different
to school or college. This programme will help you with
planning your work, managing your time effectively and
how to put together a university assignment. These
skills will be invaluable in getting the most out of your
study in year 13 and when you go to university.
How will I get there?
Aimhigher will work with your school or college to
agree transport arrangements. This may involve you
travelling independently to an agreed meeting point,
being brought by your school / college as part of a
group or being collected by an Aimhigher minibus.
Whatever the arrangements, you will either not have
to pay, or will be reimbursed for mileage or the costs
of public transport.