Apprenticeship Summer School

To apply to the Apprenticeship Summer School, you must meet the following criteria:

• Attend, and have always attended, a state-funded, non fee-paying school/college.
• Be in Year 12 (England and Wales), Year 13 (Northern Ireland) or S5 (Scotland) at the start of the programme.

In addition, we are looking for students who:

• Have achieved at least five GCSEs at grades 9 – 6 (A*-B), including English and Maths. A minimum of two of these qualifications should be at grades 9 – 7. Or five A or B grades at National 5 including one A.
• Would be the first generation in their family to gain a degree/degree-level qualification.
• Have been eligible for Free School Meals whilst at secondary school.
• Live in a neighbourhood with a low rate of progression to higher education or a high level of socio-economic deprivation.
• Have attended schools with a lower than average progression to higher education, or a higher than average proportion of students who qualify for Free School Meals.
• Have been looked after or in care.

The more criteria you meet, the more likely you are to get a place on the programme.