Our outreach

Secondary school teachers and students, join us for Visit Days and Taster Sessions

Hello Teachers!

Each academic year, we offer a range of half-day and day-long Taster Sessions across multiple topics in:

English Literature;
English Language and Linguistics.

We also offer an opportunity to:

Take a bespoke campus tour of the spaces most used by our students;
Learn about student life from current students.

Following the success of our sessions in 2024, we are delighted to announce the details for 2025 of our School Visit Days and our Discover Day.

Please continue below for the dates of the events and how to express your interest in attending and book, sign up for our mailing list, or contact the organisers.

Choosing your session

Which is best for me and my students?

Visit Days are all-day events led by academics and students in our School.

On each day, there are two academic talks: one on English Literature and one on English Language/aspects of Linguistics such as sociolinguistics.
The talks are usually keyed to topics being studied on the A-level curriculum and give insights from the most recent research.
These are suited to students taking these subjects or related subjects at A-level.
It is possible to book for one or both talks. The Literature talks are in the morning and the Language talks are in the afternoon.
The full day includes degree overviews, campus tour and the opportunity to hear from students.
This year our talks are on: 'How to read a Poem' and 'Psycholinguistics' (20 January 2025) and 'Renaissance Drama' and 'Language Typology' (31 March 2025)

The Discover Day (May 12th) offers a day-long experience of a single subject.

Participating schools will need to sign up for either Literature OR Language and Linguistics.
The Discover Day introduces students to how these subjects are studied at university.

How many students may I bring?

The Visit Days are oversubscribed and we have limited spaces due to room capacity. In order to avoid disappointment, we limit the number of students per school to 25. If you would like to consult about your numbers in advance of booking, please email Emma Nguyen (Language) or Chloe Ashbridge (Literature).

How do I book?

Please scroll down for the outline of the sessions and then follow the booking link.

For the best chance of attending the January Taster Day, please fill the booking form by 3pm, December 16. The registration form will close on January 6, 2024.