Target Audience: Year 10 and 11 students who are not yet working at the highest level (i.e. working at a 6/7, but capable of achieving an 8/9).
Format: Weekly, hour-long, online lessons delivered by EMS teachers after school hours. Students join us in Year 10, commencing just after February half term and continue on the programme until the February half term of Year 11, if they so wish.
Aim: To enable students to achieve better GCSE grades than initially predicted and to therefore have greater opportunities in Further and Higher education.
How to get involved: Applications for Year 10 students in the 2025-26 academic year open after Christmas and the sign-up link will be posted here. Students or their parents/carers can apply directly; this is not a teacher-nominated programme.
If you are already enrolled on our Y10 GCSE Enhancement programme, you will automatically be moved up into the next year group in September.
Capacity: 200(ish).
During a series of online lectures, students will have the opportunity to develop a deeper and more connected understanding of GCSE content.
Supported by EMS staff, students will be provided with the stimuli to broaden their application of Physics and its related fields, whilst supporting their development; thereby encouraging them towards further study of Physics beyond GCSE.
Students join the programme in Year 10 and will participate in weekly online after-school workshops, starting soon after the spring half term. Students remain on the programme in Year 11, attending weekly lessons during the autumn and early spring terms of their GCSE year.
Programme schedule for Year 11 students re-joining the programme in September 2024:
| Session | Date | Time |
| 1 | Tuesday 23 September | 1630-1730 |
| 2 | Tuesday 30 September | 1630-1730 |
| 3 | Tuesday 07 October | 1630-1730 |
| 4 | Tuesday 14 October | 1630-1730 |
| 5 | Tuesday 21 October | 1630-1730 |
| HALF TERM | ||
| 6 | Tuesday 04 November | 1630-1730 |
| 7 | Tuesday 11 November | 1630-1730 |
| 8 | Tuesday 18 November | 1630-1730 |
| 9 | Tuesday 25 November | 1630-1730 |
| 10 | Tuesday 02 December | 1630-1730 |
| 11 | Tuesday 09 December | 1630-1730 |
| CHRISTMAS | ||
| 12 | Tuesday 13 January | 1630-1730 |
| 13 | Tuesday 20 January | 1630-1730 |
| 14 | Tuesday 27 January | 1630-1730 |
| 15 | Tuesday 03 February | 1630-1730 |
Programme schedule for Year 10 students joining the programme in February 2026:
| Session | Date | Time |
| 1 | Tuesday 03 March | 1630-1730 |
| 2 | Tuesday 10 March | 1630-1730 |
| 3 | Tuesday 17 March | 1630-1730 |
| 4 | Tuesday 24 March | 1630-1730 |
| 5 | Tuesday 30 September | 1630-1730 |
| EASTER | ||
| 6 | Tuesday 21 April | 1630-1730 |
| 7 | Tuesday 28 April | 1630-1730 |
| 8 | Tuesday 05 May | 1630-1730 |
| 9 | Tuesday 12 May | 1630-1730 |
| 10 | Tuesday 19 May | 1630-1730 |
Target Audience: Year 12 and 13 students in the South West.
Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025, 1230-1630
Venue: Future Skills Centre, Exeter, EX2 5LJ
Format: An afternoon with four rounds in a team-based inter-school competition.
Aim: To have fun, be challenged and enjoy Physics in a buzzy environment!
How to get involved: Information is sent to all 11-18 schools in our catchment area in the Autumn term each year. Teachers can request to be added to our mailing list by emailing events@exeterms.ac.uk
Capacity: 80 (20 teams)
Target Audience: Year 10 and 11 students in the South West.
Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026, 1230-1630
Venue: Future Skills Centre, Exeter, EX2 5LJ
Format: An afternoon with four rounds in a team-based inter-school competition.
Aim: To have fun, be challenged and enjoy Physics in a buzzy environment!
How to get involved: Information is sent to schools in our catchment area late in the Autumn term each year. Teachers can request to be added to our mailing list by emailing events@exeterms.ac.uk
Capacity: 80 (20 teams)
