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Super Curricular Study

‘Super-curricular’ is different from extracurricular (hobbies and enriching activities) in that it is about stretching yourself academically beyond the narrow A Level syllabus, and it is something all the best A Level students will be doing. When we say you should be working an hour independently for every hour in class, this is a big part of what you should be doing.

Step 1: Take a look at our wider reading list for each subject in this document.

Step 2: Consider using some of the following news, journal, lecture and research site links, or taking on a ‘MOOC’ (massive open online course) from one of the providers listed below.

Online Lectures And Talks For General Or Sixth Form Audience

Bristol Festival of Ideas has a full index of its talks at https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/listen/

Bristol University has produced lots of resources, including online lectures, to support students in exploring HE options or super-curricular research. You can sign up for access to these at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/outreach/virtual-resources-for-students/

Another fantastic reservoir of free online lectures to add power to your University personal statement can be found through Gresham College at https://www.gresham.ac.uk/

Swansea University has a great range of webinars related to the full range of Uni courses they offer and wider issues at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/study/webinar-series/

Speakers for Schools run an excellent series of online talks relating to particular areas of work throughout the year. The full list is at Upcoming Broadcasts - Speakers for Schools.

TED Talks – videos and transcripts of inspirational talks by leading subject experts.

Michael Sandel’s ‘Justice’ course – the most popular Uni course in the world, both at Harvard (everyone goes) and online – covers the nature of morality and justice.

Online Courses For General Audience

Futurelearn - browse the online free courses on a wide range of subjects – all provided by Universities and constantly updated with courses that are linked to a wide range of A-level courses and beyond…

Podcast / Radio Programmes With Academic Focus

In Our Time archive - a vast range of radio discussions between academic experts on almost everything imaginable – listen online or download as MP3 files to play on the move.

Learning Focused Websites

  • Loopa - a great resource for students studying and revising A-level Psychology.
  • HE+ - a website put together by Cambridge University to support 6th form students in all subjects with wider reading and applications (not just for Cambridge)
  • Staircase 12 - a website put together by University College, Oxford to support students considering HE applications (not just Oxford) - contains interviews and book reviews from current students
  • CrashCourse on YouTube is fantastic for lots of subjects, parcelling them up into 10 minute videos including nice animation
  • IFL Science - well worth following for updates on science stories

News Sites

Online Journals, Magazines And Academic Articles

Free Online University Courses

 

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