The Aspiring Professionals Programme (APP) is carefully designed to open up professions for those with the ability to join them in the future, but without the means or networks to get there. Applications are open between September and December.
Applications | Careers | Outreach If you’re interested in studying at Cambridge, St John’s College have a range of free online events that can provide the information you need to make the best choice for you.
Applications Find a range of activities you can complete at home in Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Technology.
Subject Specific Do you want to show students where STEM can take them in the North East? This digital poster and slide deck are aimed at students and contain regional LMI to help contribute to Gatsby Benchmarks 2 and 4. Slides can be incorporated into lesson presentations in school.
Apprenticeships | Careers | Subject Specific This interactive guide from Study Higher is for students who are unsure about their next steps post-18 and are considering taking a break from education. It has chapters designed to help you consider your options including employment, volunteering and travelling as well as information about HE pathways to consider at a later stage.
Decisions Step into the NHS provides resources for teachers to help their students discover careers and jobs in the NHS.
Careers STEP is aimed at Black-heritage students studying in Year 12 at a state school. On the summer school, STEP students will take part in a variety of sessions and activities that showcase the Durham experience, from academic taster sessions to social activities. STEP students will receive a comprehensive range of information, advice, and guidance (IAG) about UCAS, personal statements, and student finance.
Applications for STEP 2024 are now closed.
Higher Education | Residential | Student Life | Summer School Suitable for Year 10 and 11 students, or Year 12 and 13 students, these activities have been designed by the Southern Universities Network (SUN) to help your students plan their journey into, or through, post-16 education. These short and engaging videos come with a worksheet to support you as you deliver the materials to your students.
Careers | Decisions | Higher Education | Resilience and Wellbeing This calculator is for students from England or the European Union (EU) starting a new undergraduate course in academic years 22-23 and 23-24.
Student Finance Find factsheets and information for you and your parent/carer that cover all you need to know about student finance.
Student Finance The following guide will give you information about how your Student Finance application is assessed as an estranged student.
Student Finance Find policy updates and information from Student Finance England on the financial support available for students in the 2026-27 academic year.
Student Finance The UniTasterDays Students’ Guide to University 2026 contains all the key higher education facts for students thinking about university, with contributions from over 80 university representatives from across the UK.
Decisions | Higher Education Find blogs, videos and podcasts about student life, studying a higher education course, and careers by Springpod.
Resilience and Wellbeing Durham University’s Sutton Trust Summer School is designed to give bright students from under-represented backgrounds the chance to experience what it is like to be a student at a leading university.
Applications for Sutton Trust 2026 are now closed.
Applications | Higher Education | Residential | Summer School 
