School Visits

Queen’s welcomes school groups into the College on a regular basis and our Schools Liaison, Outreach and Recruitment Officer also regularly travels to our link areas of Cumbria, Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, Lewisham and Sutton to visit schools.

If you are a teacher at a school in one of these areas and would like to discuss working with Queen’s, please do get in touch at schools.liaison@queens.ox.ac.uk.

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Visits to schools 

During certain weeks of the year, Molly visits schools in our link areas to deliver workshops to students from Year 7 to Year 13. The content can be tailored to the age group and interests of your students, including those that may never have considered university before. Please do get in touch to discuss a talk in your school.

Workshops might cover: 

• The benefits of going to university
• University course choice and careers advice 
• Choosing the right A-levels and post-16 options
• Oxbridge/Oxford explained 
• Student finance 
• Personal statement advice
• Interview preparation workshops
• Application process Q&A 

Visits to Queen’s

We would highly encourage schools to come and see Queen’s and Oxford for yourself, in person! It is the best way to get a feel for the physical environment, learn more about the teaching and learning at university, and meet current students. All state schools in the College’s link areas are entitled to bring groups of students to visit Queen’s. 

A typical visit to the College is 10:00-15:00, and will include: 

• an interactive session about university 
• a tour of the College with current students
• lunch in our Hall
• academic taster sessions and/or a visit to a University museum

All visits are free of charge. We are happy to adapt the exact nature of the event to suit the needs of your school.

Accommodation and travel support

Unfortunately, we cannot usually offer accommodation outside of our scheduled residential events for link area schools.

A limited amount of financial support for coach travel costs is available to our furthest away link schools. This is allocated based on several widening participation factors, including the proportion of free school meal (FSM) and pupil premium (PP) students on the visit. If the cost of a visit to Queen’s is a barrier for you, please get in touch with Molly (schools.liaison@queens.ox.ac.uk) to discuss further.

Prospective students are always welcome to visit Queen’s for a self-guided tour by reporting to the Porters’ Lodge on arrival. Independent schools can usually conduct a self-guided tour of the grounds with advance notice; please contact us to arrange a suitable time.