On Wednesday we were delighted to welcome Olly and Shriya from the University of Liverpool into school delivering the 'Levelling Up: STEM' programme.

This is a new mentoring programme offering free tuition and guidance to A Level students across Merseyside studying Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics from the School of Physical Sciences.

Fully trained undergraduate mentors deliver eight structured sessions across the year, with each session taking place over a three week period and hosted within our school.

The programme combines subject-specific tutoring - designed to revisit key foundational content already covered in the curriculum - with flexible mentoring sessions where pupils can ask questions about university life, UCAS applications, budgeting and more.

Students also receive pre-session materials, as well as optional self-study tasks between sessions, which mentors review and discuss during the following meeting.