“Give it some welly,” may not be a traditional rallying cry for those considering applying to university, but the Higher Education Getaway is not a traditional programme.
“Boom! I win!” shouts one of the boys in Class 9KAB. He’s just guessed correctly that the number of higher education courses available in the UK is almost 55,000. It’s a lively, interactive session hosted by Sir Harry Smith Community College in Whittlesey and steered by Matt Diston, HE Partnership Co-ordinator at the University of Cambridge.