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Opportunities for secondary schools

Academic skills sessions

The following sessions are appropriate for Years 12 and 13 and for EPQ students. Sessions take place on campus and last between 45 and 60 minutes. They are for up to 20 pupils at a time and are subject to staff and room availability. Sessions are unavailable in August, September, October and November.  

  • Finding information for your EPQ (delivered by Academic Librarians)

Advice on searching for and evaluating information for the Extended Project Qualification.

  • Academic writing for your EPQ (delivered by Learning Development)

An introduction to using a formal writing style and evidence to communicate ideas critically in the Extended Project Qualification. 

Contact jen.townend@northampton.ac.uk to book. 

Work experience

We receive large numbers of requests for library based work experience and so can only offer a limited number of placements to pupils from schools identified as Widening Access or Aspire Higher (Uni Connect).

Placements last for a maximum of one week and are available to one pupil at a time. We are unable to offer placements during July, August and September.

Contact jen.townend@northampton.ac.uk for more details.