This one day programme consists of a morning tour of a Cambridge college, followed by information about studying at Cambridge, and advice on Higher Education and applying to Cambridge. This is followed by a physics activity at the Cavendish Laboratory, where students take part in a practical session and are given presentations on curriculum physics as well as exciting research topics.

CPE events have several aims which include increasing participation in physics and changing perceptions and stereotypes of Physics and Cambridge University. Students and teachers that attend the CPE are asked to fill out a Post-Questionnaire in order to assess the success of these aims.

CPE events are thoroughly enjoyed by students and teachers alike. Schools from all over the country have made the trip to Cambridge to take part in the event.

Booking

For these events, preference is given to state-dependent establishments and the number of student places per school is limited (typically 15).

There are several CPE events run throughout the year with each event tailored for a specific age group, the dates can be found on the booking page.

Bursaries 

Thanks to a generous legacy, we are able to offer support schools with regards to the cost of travel and lesson cover.

To ensure that this assistance is directed to meet greatest needs, we welcome applications from schools falling into the following two categories:

1. Up to £200 for travel provided for schools that are in POLAR4 quintiles 1,2, or 3
2. Up to £500 for any state school that organises a coach for their school + at least one other

3. Lesson cover up to £300 for schools in quintiles 1 or 2 in the POLAR4 survey.

Although the usual expectation is that schools will bring 15 students (i.e. a minibus, including staffing), allowing 4 schools to benefit from our capacity of 60 students on any one day, this can be relaxed in instance 2 above.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about these bursaries.

Dates