Year 12 HEADSTART Residential Summer Schools

HEADSTART is a well-established education programme whose aim is to encourage students interested in mathematics or science to consider technology-based careers. 

It provides an opportunity for those in Year 12 to spend up to a week at University prior to making their UCAS application through attending an intensive short residential course that introduces Year 12 students interested in mathematics and science to the world of science, engineering and technology. 

Attendees experience life as a first year undergraduate participating for up to a week in design, build and test activities, lectures and seminars, visiting engineering firms and talking to academics and recent graduates. 

Courses are divided into four distinct categories:

a) Engineering (broad-based)
b) Focus (single discipline)
c) Insight (girls only)
d) Science and Society.

You should choose five courses which interest you after looking through the tables in the courses link http://www.headstart.org.uk/courses.php.

Headstart will take these into account when allocating places.  

A course fee is payable and relates to the event itself and also all accommodation during the course dates.  Students are expected to pay their travel costs to and from the location.

The cost of each individual course is the numeric part of each course code.  For example, CAR/210 explains the fee to attend Headstart at Cardiff is £210.

Payment is not required however until you are offered a place.

Financial assistance is available for families receiving income support and many schools will help with the fee or travel costs.   Students should ask at school for details.

The date of your course will be confirmed by Headstart in March if you are offered a place, and the University will send joining Instructions 3/4 weeks before the start.

The closing date for Summer 2009 courses is 28 February 2009.  

If interested please log onto  http://www.headstart.org.uk/applications.php.  You need to register on the site to apply, and please follow directions carefully, as the application process is 75% online with a final page to be signed off by your school and parents/carers. 

After it is signed off make sure you return all four pages to Headstart.  Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

If in any doubt about the instructions, please contact Headstart at the telephone or email address below.

Please note place offers are made by Headstart, not the University where the course is being held, so all applications or queries should be directed to Headstart, contact details below.

This Latest News page has been made available by Excellence East for our G&T students to find out more if they are interested.  We are in no way connected to the administration of this courses programme and as before, all queries should be directed to Headstart.

Contact Details

Weltech Centre
Ridgeway
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 2AA
Tel: 01707 871505
E-Mail: enquiries@headstartcourses.org.uk

Headstart is part of The Engineering Development Trust, monitored for quality and endorsed by The Royal Academy of Engineering.

Registered Charity Number 1002459