YourEd School Programme

What is university?  

This session introduces your S1 pupils to higher education and where it fits into their education journey. We also cover options available and the benefits of HE.  

Campus visit  

An opportunity to bring your S1 pupils onto campus to see and experience a university environment. The day will involve a range of interactive activities, campus tours, introducing pupils to relevant staff, current university students and alumni of their school currently studying with us.

Course choices  

We will provide useful tips and strategies when thinking about S3 course choices, linking this to entry requirements for university and the importance of National 5s for applications to HE.

Meet our students

In this session, former pupils from your school who now study at the University of Edinburgh will discuss their journey to HE, what university is like, share what they wish they’d have known and their future plans. This will end with a Q&A session. 

Why go to uni?  

This session looks at the very important question of 'why go to university?'. We look at possible reasons young people might want to continue their studies, examine their own motivations, and explore the lifelong benefits of having a degree. This session will be supported by former pupils from your school, who are currently studying at the University of Edinburgh.

Campus visit  

An opportunity to bring your S3 pupils onto campus. The day will involve a range of interactive activities, campus tours, introducing pupils to relevant staff, current university students and alumni of their school currently studying with us. The S3 visit will also touch on entry requirements and will involve a future planning session.

Careers and HE opportunities  

This session will look at the varied career opportunities available to university graduates. Pupils will hear from some of our fantastic graduates, finding out about the jobs and career paths they went into after university and how all of their experiences as a student, both in and out of classes, played a huge part in what they went on to do with their lives.

S5 course choices and entry requirements  

We will look closely at entry requirements and provide guidelines on researching and navigating them via case studies of student grade profiles and the university options those grades map onto. Pupils will work on their own pathway plan, which will include a variety of different study options.

UCAS  

This session will go through the UCAS process step by step to ensure pupils know how to prepare and what to expect. We’ll also advise young people on how to make strategic choices by working through some examples to help them map their own UCAS journey.  

My degree and me  

Former pupils from your school, who are currently studying at the University of Edinburgh, will share their journey to university, their experiences of Highers, Advanced Highers and the application process. The students will also share their top tips on what they wish they’d have known at the start of S5.  

UCAS  

This session will go through the UCAS process step by step to ensure pupils know how to prepare and what to expect. We’ll also advise young people on how to make strategic choices by working through some examples to help them map their own UCAS journey.  

Personal statements  

A session on how to structure and write the UCAS personal statement. We’ll work through real life examples with pupils and provide a worksheet to complete as we go along. By the end of the workshop, young people will have a clear understanding of what’s needed for a great personal statement and notes to begin writing their own personal statement.

SAAS and student funding

Taking pupils through the SAAS application process, timelines, student budgeting and the range of additional financial support available to students such as bursaries.