Opportunities in and near Bournemouth

Explore how Nelson Mandela’s words and actions helped shape resistance to apartheid in a public history lecture led by a University of Southampton professor. Hear how activism developed around his life and legacy at West Cliff Hotel in Bournemouth.

Explore the secret British nuclear programme that helped make the Manhattan Project possible in an evening lecture by Professor Gareth Williams.

Trace how observations of the Sun, Moon and stars shaped calendars across cultures, from ancient Greece and Rome to Aztec, Chinese, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim traditions. Explore the centuries of change behind the Gregorian calendar and today’s leap seconds.

Choose four GCSE or IGCSE subjects and get 6-7 lessons in each every week, with drama alongside. Revisit Year 10 content, sharpen exam technique with practice papers and questions, then take part in practical science, sport and evening activities.

Choose an intensive English or academic course in a junior or senior stream, with age-appropriate session lengths. Your all-inclusive stay covers teaching, meals, accommodation, sports, activities and excursions, plus educational workshops and airport transfers on specified dates.

Weekly art and design sessions give you space to develop personal projects, work on your portfolio or bring coursework for tailored support. Try material and technique workshops, then share work in peer and tutor critiques every few weeks at spudWORKS in Sway.

Eligible students can access discounted places on university-based summer creative courses, from animation and games art to fashion, filmmaking and performance. Choose a two-week programme for ages 13-18, or explore the Creative Arts Summer School; its price includes all materials and resources.

Build a creative portfolio through practical weekly projects in drawing, printmaking, collage and mixed media, with specialist tutors guiding your work. Hear from Foundation tutors, get a personal portfolio review, and learn to present and digitise your work for applications.

Support a museum’s Engagement Team on weekend afternoons, or explore local work experience placements for Year 10 and Year 12 students. Read role descriptions and complete an application form through the Volunteer Hub.

Choose four subjects from options including sciences, maths and computer science, with 6-7 lessons each week plus drama lessons. Keep your choices or switch them every two-week section - topics do not repeat.

Spend 1-5 days exploring clinical or non-clinical NHS departments and get an insight into healthcare careers, workplace culture and expectations. Placements are arranged in advance and typically run from 09:00 to 16:00.

Shadow staff in clinical settings or explore corporate roles in HR, finance, estates, communications and digital. Placements last from one day to two weeks, and you can complete 10 hours of mental health virtual work experience at a time that suits you.

Work with museum collections, help on an estate, welcome visitors or take on remote tasks, with flexible time commitments to fit your availability. You’ll get an induction covering health and safety, signing in, your supervisor and practical information about the site.

Spend two days in a hospital environment, meet healthcare professionals and explore NHS roles through work experience or taster days in Midwifery and Medical Physics. You can also complete 25 hours of virtual work experience at your own pace and receive a certificate.

A free online toolkit takes you from conservation campaigning and volunteering to planning your own project, with guides on fundraising, craftivism and writing to an MP. Reflect on your progress, then choose to submit your project for recognition through the Champions in Conservation Award.

Explore the history of crime and punishment in the UK through interactive activities, then connect historical enquiry with criminological thinking. See what university-level study involves as you examine legal systems, criminal punishment and course research - all in a flexible, self-paced session of around two hours.

Explore physiotherapy, midwifery, paramedic science and nursing through a virtual healthcare taster, then investigate human anatomy and physiology in an online lab. The two-and-a-half-hour course can be completed in flexible chunks.

Explore dystopia and utopia alongside Death of the Author, Roland Barthes and post-structuralism through interactive activities. Get a feel for university-level discussion and analysis in a self-paced session you can pause and resume, taking about two hours.

Choose subject masterclasses, get mentoring from current students and experience a summer school, with support for UCAS applications, personal statements and interviews. Complete the programme and you could receive a contextual offer; travel and meals are provided for in-person activities.

Explore marketing, events and hospitality management, business management, and accounting and finance in a self-paced, two-hour virtual taster of degree-level business study. Pause and return whenever suits you.