Writing a personal statement is one of the most important, but equally most daunting parts of applying to university. Here at City, we often find that we get a lot of questions from students looking to really nail that personal statement and make sure that their application is as strong as an be. What is […]
What skills do you need at university?
Going to university is a time of change. You’ll be meeting new people, discovering new places and campuses, learning new things in new ways. Keeping on top of all this can be challenging, exciting, rewarding, maybe even a bit nerve wracking. So we asked some of our students what skills they thought were most important […]
Crazy Creatures For Parents and Teachers
Exploring the weird and wonderful creatures of the past! Crazy Creatures is a series of worksheets and activities designed for Key Stage 2 students learning in a home or virtual classroom setting. Dinosaur-crazed, insect-fascinated and bug-obsessed students will be able to independently explore oddest, weirdest and sometimes cutest animals in the fossil record! Each sheet […]
Be more mushroom
In today’s post, we’ll be looking at resilience, a key skill for thriving at school, university and in life in general. You can do the activities here as well. So what is resilience? Being resilient means being able to bounce back from setbacks and challenges. Think of a mushroom that is able to grow even […]
Moving on from Primary School
Talking to younger children about transition into secondary school Moving from primary school to secondary school is an important moment for year 6 pupils and is also something their younger schoolmates experience alongside them. As we move into the summer term you would normally hear younger children asking questions, feeling sadness or curiosity as some […]
Enhance your Personal Statement in Lockdown
Gaining Skills whilst Socially Distancing So six months into the school year, you found yourself in lockdown. Now it’s the summer term and you have to start thinking about what to include in your UCAS personal statement. Rest assured, you still have plenty of time to write it. However, if you are planning to study […]
Meet the team – Sharmin
Widening Participation Project Officer Who are you? I’m Sharmin, a Projects Officer in the WP Team at City. What do you do? I run our Taster Weeks programme with Zena organising week-long visits to City for year 9, 10 and 12’s to give an insight into specific subjects, such as Psychology, Engineering or Nursing. What’s […]
Meet the team – Leanne
Widening Participation Project Officer Who are you? Hi, I am Leanne Allen one of the Widening Participation Project Officer. What do you do at City? I coordinate our English and Maths tutoring project at City of London Academy – Islington, which is our local secondary schools co-sponsored by City. Over the last two years I have […]
About Us
Our aim is to empower underrepresented learners to access and succeed in higher education. We have had to adapt our mode of delivery due to the covid-19 pandemic but this aim remains unchanged, as does our commitment to supporting our young people and schools with high quality learning and engagement. Our programmes, and now our […]
Why go to uni?
It’s never too early to start thinking about university. Whichever year you are in at the moment, it’s a good idea to look into your options and start researching. Of course, it’s also worth thinking about whether you’d like to go at all or whether you may want to go later on in your life […]