Discovery Programme for Year 10

Each year, Balliol College runs a sustained Discovery Programme for groups of Year 10 students who attend UK state schools. Discovery consists of a series of online academic sessions in which Oxford University Graduates introduce a topic that links to their own research. Sessions take the form of workshops, for which participants will be expected to complete a small amount of preparation. This is a super-curricular programme which will introduce participants to new areas of knowledge.

Schools can request to attend our live online workshops, which run on Thursdays between 3.30−4.30pm from March until May. Alternatively, schools can opt to receive recordings of sessions and participant booklets to be used at a time of their choosing. Schools that join live sessions must provide a teacher to supervise the participants and students will need individual access to a computer or tablet in order to be able to interact.

We can only accept a limited number of students onto the live programme, at a maximum of 20 places per school. We will prioritise the most disadvantaged schools from our link regions of Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; however, schools from other regions of the UK are still welcome to apply.

Schools wishing to apply for the 2025 programme should complete this form. The deadline for applications for the 2025 Discovery programme is 5pm on Thursday 27 February.

Schools may request access to recordings from previous years, alongside supporting resources, by completing this form.