Degree Discovery Day

Discover What It’s Like to Study a Subject

The decisions students make at the end of Year 11 shape their degree options years later, and they are usually made before students have any real experience of the subjects in question. Giving every student meaningful exposure to the full breadth of options within school hours is difficult to manage in-house, however committed the team.

Degree Discovery Day is a single day that does exactly that: three university-style workshops in a pathway of the student's choosing, built around real problems to work through rather than talks to sit through.

Subject specialists in every seminar	Each session is led by a tutor from our network of more than 2,000 vetted Oxford and Cambridge graduates who specialises in the subject being taught.
Designed to simulate university learning	Seminars reflect the discussion, questioning, and problem-solving students can expect at university, giving them a genuine feel for studying the subject at a higher level.
Informed by 25+ years of admissions research	Since 1999 we have led original research into how the most selective universities choose their students. That insight shapes how these sessions are designed.
Focused on discovery	Degree Discovery Day gives students the space to explore unfamiliar subjects, test their interests, and develop a clearer sense of what they may want to study in the future. The focus is on subject exploration rather than admissions advice.

What Students Say

“The material sciences session interacted with my critical thinking skills and deepened my knowledge of elements like tungsten.”

“Seeing the science sections explained at a higher level, and how approachable the staff were, gave me a much better idea of what I want to study at uni.”

“I most enjoyed the international relations sessions, and how they stretched ideas across multiple disciplines.”

Every school that books a Degree Discovery Day receives an information pack mapping the day against the frameworks you are accountable to:

The Gatsby Benchmarks
The personal development and wellbeing strand of the Ofsted framework
Expectations around provision for high-attaining students

It sets out the intended outcomes, what students take away, and how the day supports your careers and enrichment programme, so the case is already made when you take it to your senior leadership team.

Years 10 to 13. While Year 10 and 11 students can use it to inform A-level choices, Years 12 and 13 use it to test a degree direction or discover one they had not considered.

No prior knowledge is needed for any seminar, and students do not need to have decided anything before they arrive.

Groups of up to 30 per session. Larger cohorts can be accommodated with additional workshop leaders.

Yes. Schools can offer one pathway or all three, with the three running concurrently across the day.

In your school, or, for the open day, Dukes House, 58 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ.

A full school day. Seminar timings are aligned to your lesson lengths, and the day can be scheduled flexibly around your timetable.

In-school delivery is priced per pathway, with discounts where a school takes all three pathways or runs multiple pathways at the same time. Contact us for a quote. Open day places will be announced shortly.

Schools can enquire at [email protected]. Families can book open day places directly through this page.

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Group	Up to 30 students per session
Choice	One pathway, or all three, running concurrently
Timing	Scheduled around your school’s timetable

Date	Date to be confirmed, 10am–3pm
Price	Price to be confirmed per student, materials included
Venue	Dukes House, 58 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ

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Degree Discovery Day

One day. Three university-style workshops.

Discover What It’s Like to Study a Subject