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UCL Laws hosts online Year 12 Summer School
30 July 2020
UCL Laws ran a virtual Summer School (with the Sutton Trust) on 20-24 July 2020. The Summer School was for students in Year 12 from widening participation backgrounds who are interested in studying law at university.
Every year, UCL Access and Widening Participation runs a number of Summer Schools for Year 12 state school students, which aim to offer a taste of studying a degree programme and university life. This year, the Year 12 Summer Schools were delivered online due to Covid-19 social distancing restrictions.
The Laws Summer School was run in partnership with the Sutton Trust through Sutton Trust Online, a new digital platform which was developed to deliver the programme in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The objectives of the Laws Summer School were for students to:
- Gain valuable exposure to life at UCL and UCL Faculty of Laws;
- Develop an awareness of what the study of law entails;
- Gain insight into the university application and selection processes and familiarity with the LNAT Test and advice on writing personal statements;
- Learn about the legal profession and paths to becoming a lawyer.
Students who took part in the Summer School found the week highly engaging and valuable.
- “The virtual tour of the Supreme Court was something I was very much looking forward to and though I would love to have been there in person, I still learned so much from this experience. I particularly enjoyed learning about the amazing female role models in the legal profession - it really inspired me.”
- “The passion shown about studying at UCL Laws by the Student Leaders has confirmed that I would love to make an application here. Initially, I was nervous about the possibility of being in a city as large as London. However, the Student Leaders have emphasised to me that UCL is a community, filled with those who are passionate about their subjects.”
- “I particularly enjoyed Stephen Vaughan’s Climate change seminar as it introduced me to a whole new world of law which I hadn’t previously explored. It encouraged me to think about how simple everyday activities such as buying from fast fashion brands (more implicit) can cause an impact on the environment.”
- “On a practical level, this week has been amazing in giving advice on actually applying to university, which I am massively grateful for as it is a difficult and highly competitive process which I was very nervous about. Following the advice and new knowledge I have been given, I feel far more confident.”
- “I’ll never forget the memories that I have made on the Summer School programme and I am very grateful to everyone who has made it possible for this event to run. What an experience this has been.”