Raising Aspirations in Secondary Education (RAISE)

One hour interactive, fun and educational lectures with students helping with demonstrations. Schools can only book onto one lecture per day unless additional spaces become available. There is no upper limit to the number of students a school can bring.

6 March 2020, 09:45 - 14:30

The 2019-20 programme will see the introduction of the new Y8 Health Big Quiz.  The Health Big Quiz is aimed at students who might be interested in careers in the Health Professions. Different rounds will focus on different disciplines within the health professions. The event is designed to get students to understand in more detail the academic requirements and different career opportunities available. There will be rounds focusing on Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Physiotherapy etc. Schools can enter up to 4 teams (a maximim of 4 students per team).

21 January 2020, 09:45 - 14:30

Schools can enter up to 4 teams (a maximim of 4 students per team). There will be 6 rounds focusing on different areas of the Physics curriculum which will include a specialist round, schools will be informed of the topic in advance. There will be trophies, prizes and medals awarded to the top place teams with spot prize questions throughout the day. 

10 February 2020, 09:45 - 14:30

Schools can enter up to 4 teams (a maximim of 4 students per team). There will be 6 rounds focusing on different areas of the History curriculum which will include a specialist round, schools will be informed of the topic in advance. There will be trophies, prizes and medals awarded to the top place teams with spot prize questions throughout the day. 

29 June 2020, 09:45 - 14:30

Schools can enter up to 4 teams (a maximim of 4 students per team). Each round focuses on a different area of the Biology curriculum. There is also a key note lecture and a Specialist round, the topic of which all schools are informed of before the event.

4 March 2020, 09:45 - 14:30

Schools can enter up to 4 teams (a maximim of 4 students per team). Each round focuses on a different area of the Mathematics curriculum. There is also a key note lecture and a Specialist round, the topic of which all schools are informed of before the event.

24/25 June 2020, 09:45 - 14:30

Due to the large number of bookings for the Year 11 Achieve Conference in 2019, we will be running the same conference for year 10 students in June 2020. The conference is aimed at reinforcing key messages about the importance of the final year of GCSE’s  and the need to continue to work hard in order to achieve academic potential. Schools can take the decision to bring their students at the end of year 10 or at the beginning of year 11. Schools can book up to 40 places.

If you would like more information or have any questions, please contact Mohammed Ansar at m.ansar@bham.ac.uk or on 0121 414 7169.

17/18 September 2020

One day conference aimed at supporting students to realise the importance of Year 11 and how their GCSE grades will impact on their future educational and careers choices. Schools can book up to 40 places.