Y10 Realise Your Potential
Across January to March, realise your potential through our Saturday morning programme supporting both you and your household with understanding your options beyond GCSE study. You will be invited to attend a range of workshops, webinars and masterclasses, along with access to online resources and mentoring, designed to further inform your own aspirations and choices. You will also take part in a group research project which will practice employability skills before presenting your work as part of your Graduation.
Key Dates
Starting on Saturday 14 January 2023, participants will be invited to attend a combination of on campus and live virtual events on Saturday mornings. The key dates and times for the programme are:
| Date | What? | Where? | When? | Who? |
| 14 January | Launch Event | University of Surrey | 10:00-13:00 | Households |
| 21 January | Careers & Revision | Online | 10:00-12:00 | Households |
| 28 January | Workshops & Research | University of Surrey | 10:00-13:00 | Learners only |
| 4 February | Careers & Revision | Online | 10:00-12:00 | Households |
| HALF TERM BREAK | ||||
| 25 February | Workshops & Research | University of Surrey | 10:00-13:00 | Learners only |
| 4 March | Careers & Revision | Online | 10:00-12:00 | Households |
| 11 March | Workshops & Research | University of Surrey | 10:00-13:00 | Learners only |
| 18 March | Careers & Revision | Online | 10:00-12:00 | Households |
| 25 March | Graduation | University of Surrey | 10:00-13:00 | Households |
To be eligible to apply, you need to be in Year 10 and meet one of the following eligibility criteria:
• You live in a POLAR4 Quintile 1 postcode
• You have received Free School Meals within the last 6 years
• You are a young carer
•You have experience of living within care
• You are a forced migrant (e.g. a refugee or an asylum seeing young person)
• You are from a Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showperson or Boater community.
If you are eligible, please complete our Surrey Scholars online booking form.
For further details about the programme, please contact our team at wp@surrey.ac.uk.