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Teacher Resources

The PARTNERS Programme is available for applications from any student that lives in the UK. The resources below are available to help you to promote this opportunity to students at your school or college.

Introduction to PARTNERS

This video presentation for 2024 entry is produced by the PARTNERS team. This is to introduce the programme to prospective students. Feel free to share the link with your students or use it in an assembly. The presentation summarises the key aspects of the programme, including:

  • PARTNERS Academic Summer School.
  • Benefits of taking part.
  • The eligibility criteria.
  • How to apply.

Book a PARTNERS talk

Our outreach team is available throughout the year to deliver a PARTNERS talk to students in years 12 and 13.

Aimed at raising awareness of the Programme amongst your students, the talk is also flexible and can last between 20 to 60 minutes, depending upon your requirements.

We are also able to deliver events online if necessary. Alternatively, you can use the video above to introduce the Programme to your students.

Bookings for school visits can be made via our School & College Outreach Website 

Referee guidance

In order to successfully process a student’s application to the PARTNERS Programme, it must be verified by a referee.

The referee should be a member of staff who is familiar with the applicant and can verify the details within the student’s application.

If you have been selected as a referee then please follow our guidance to verify your student’s application:

How to become a PARTNERS referee

If you need to be set up as a PARTNERS referee so that you can verify your student's application to the Programme, please contact us with the following information:

  • your name
  • your job title
  • your school/college and postcode
  • your email address

Upon receipt of this information, we'll set you up on the PARTNERS Programme application platform.

You can find out what we do with your data, how we keep it safe, and how you can exercise your data rights by reading our updated privacy notices.

How to update your referee email address

If you are already set up as a referee, but your email address has changed or is incorrect, please get in touch with us via [email protected].

We will need to archive your old record and resend any verification requests to your correct email. 

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Visit our schools & colleges webpages

Our bespoke webpages for teachers and advisors from schools and colleges across the UK, give an overview of the progressive range of activities that are available as part of the University's outreach provision.

Events are available from year 7 onwards with a range of delivery methods (including online, in-school and on-campus) covering a variety of topics (such as study skills, university research and application support).