Post-16

The Oxford Brookes Summer Schools will give you the opportunity to discover what being a university student is all about, and delve into a subject area of your choice. Don’t worry if you’re not sure whether university is for you - summer schools provide the perfect opportunity to help you decide.

All Summer Schools take place in July and will start with your arrival at the university on Tuesday afternoon. Then you’ll stay overnight in student halls until departure on either Friday afternoon. 

You’ll have the opportunity to take part in a range of sessions including subject tasters and work on an individual or group project. Where relevant you will also use university facilities such as labs and technical equipment. 

Brookes Engage is an exciting programme of free activities and events designed to help you learn more about university, and prepare for your future career.

Besides having lots of fun and making some new friends, you'll gain a lot of skills which will really help to give you the leading edge when it comes to applying for university and for jobs.

Do you want to explore your degree options at university? We've got some fantastic Virtual Subject Taster Sessions aimed at first year sixth form and college students, to give you an interactive experience of a broad range of different subjects. They are accessible on a smartphone as well as a laptop or tablet. You can have a go at filming a stop motion animation, explore dystopian themes in literature, and use a virtual lab to explore the human anatomy, to name a few - or you can try them all!

The subjects on offer are:

• Art, Film, Digital Media and Photography
• Built Environment
• Business
• English
• Healthcare
• History and Criminology

Click on the subject names above to see more information about the activities that are available for each taster session. Then, if you'd like to try any or all of these exciting resources, click ‘Apply Now’ and complete the short form to gain access to the platform. If there are any other subjects you'd be interested in trying, please email brookesengage@brookes.ac.uk and we'll see if we can help you!

Our presentations for Year 11-13 students last between 20 and 60 minutes and cover a range of topics.

We can deliver each one of these presentations pre-recorded, live via a virtual platform or in-person following covid-secure measures.