Outreach initiatives

The academic staff and students at the Faculty of Law generously give up their time to support a wide range of initiatives in partnership with the University, student groups, and charitable organisations.

Exploring Law Course

The Exploring Law: Studying Law at University course is an innovative, open-access online course designed primarily for 16 to 18-year-olds who are considering studying law at university in the UK. It is intended to help any student, whatever their background, and whatever their particular university aspirations, decide whether law is the right subject for them.

The major ambition is to enable participants to decide whether a law degree is right for them, as well as to help them develop understanding and skills that will assist them when applying to university and then starting out as a law student.

Exploring Law Conference

This residential programme, created and delivered by Cambridge Law students, enables 250 sixth-form students each year to experience a taste of life as a University Law student.

Delegates on the conference stay in Cambridge colleges, attending a jam-packed four days of Law lectures, workshops, tours, debate, and social events designed to give an authentic taste of Law as an academic subject and potential career pathway.

Sutton Trust Summer School in Law

The Law Faculty partners with the Sutton Trust to offer a five day residential for year 12 students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Students will be given lectures and taster sessions by Cambridge academics on legal subjects and problems. Past subjects have included criminal law, constitutional law and property law. Students will be introduced to different ways of thinking about law, morality and society. During the week, participants will participate in Cambridge-style seminars and tutorials, experiencing the unique teaching that Cambridge University and the Law Faculty offer. There will be opportunities to speak with Directors of Studies and students, and ask questions about the application process and student life.

Sutton Trust Online

The Sutton Trust also offers the Sutton Trust Online digital programme, providing support to students on their journey to university or an apprenticeship.

Over 18 months, students will be guided through all the information, skills and advice they need as they explore their options, apply to, prepare for and succeed at university or an apprenticeship.

Target Oxbridge

Target Oxbridge is a free, progressive programme offering a range of support to black African, Caribbean and mixed race students, including mentorship, application advice, sample academic sessions, and interview practice.

The Faculty of Law contributes to the Target Oxbridge residential hosted in Cambridge, as well as legal taster days.

HE+ Project

A collaborative project between the University and the Cambridge colleges, HE+ works with state schools and colleges in 18 regions across the UK, aiming to support academically able students in preparing competitive applications to top universities.

The Faculty of Law creates online learning resources for HE+, introducing students to legal ideas and helping them navigate the transition from school learning to university-style academic enquiry.

Area Links Scheme

The Area Links Scheme connects each school in the UK with a Cambridge college that can act as a first point of contact for information, including about events and arranging school visits. Through the Area Links Scheme, each Cambridge college maintains close ties with the schools in their region, sending speakers to schools and arranging for schools to attend events in Cambridge.

The Law Faculty collaborates with various colleges through this initiative, offering talks and tours of the Law Faculty for visiting schools.

Insight Explore

Insight Explore is run by the University of Cambridge to help Cambridgeshire students in years 9-11 to develop their interests and tackle some of the barriers to accessing higher education.

The Law Faculty collaborates with Insight Explore to offer law-specific taster days, including activities like guided court room observations.

Realise

Realise is the University of Cambridge’s support programme for students in care and care leavers. Volunteers from the Law Faculty contribute to this programme by leading academic enrichment content relating to legal ideas.

Camspire BPA

Led by the Cambridge University Students’ Union, Camspire BPA is a progressive programme that aims to give Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Arab (BPA) students additional information and support on applying to selective universities.

The Law Faculty offers academic content to the Camspire residential events hosted in Cambridge.

InsideUni

InsideUni is a non-profit, student-led project to make the Oxbridge application more accessible for everyone.

Over 700 students have provided application advice which is shared via the website.