Target Audience: Students from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset who stand out for their achievement in and/or enthusiasm for physics.
Format: Three face-to-face and two online enrichment sessions led by EMS spread throughout the year.
Aim: To provide students, that might otherwise be isolated, with a community of like-minded peers to explore challenging and interesting physics.
How to get involved: Email events@exeterms.ac.uk. Students remain on the PSC programme until Year 11 and so we can accept nominations for any year group and can make offers of places at any time, should capacity permit.
Capacity: 64 (16 per year)
Our Physics Student Community (PSC) is a rolling programme; once enrolled, students remain members of the Community until Year 11, if they would like to.
Our aim is to bring together and inspire able physics students from across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, forming a community of learners who will work together, share ideas, attend masterclasses and receive mentoring; delivering a fascinating insight into the exciting field of physics!
Teachers frequently identify students within their settings who stand out from the crowd and who can find themselves working in isolation. Our aim is to bring these students together, to enable them to work with peers who are similarly able and motivated, to provide stimuli which will deepen and broaden their appreciation of physics and its related fields and to demonstrate how physics relates to their lives.
It is our intention to support students throughout their secondary school career, regardless of whether or not they decide to apply for a place in our sixth form.
Students joining the PSC participate in a series of enrichment days at Exeter Maths School, supplemented by a couple of online sessions!
During the enrichment days students will take part in masterclasses and workshops. They will be introduced to Physics beyond the normal curriculum and will be encouraged to think about, debate and explore challenging concepts and ideas.
This programme is teacher nominated only; we cannot accept applications from students directly. Please email events@exeterms.ac.uk to make an enquiry about a late nomination.
If you are already part of the PSC, you will automatically be moved up into the next year group, year on year.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Saturday 24 September | 1000-1400 | Exeter Maths School |
| Wednesday 23 November | 1730-1830 | Online |
| Saturday 7 January | 1000-1400 | Exeter Maths School |
| Saturday 29 April | 1000-1400 | Exeter Maths School |
| Wednesday 14 June | 1730-1830 | Online |
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 lessons delivered by EMS teachers after school hours. These are all currently online lessons. The Year 11 group begins in the autumn term with the programme concluding at February half-term. The Year 10 programme begins in the spring term.
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 to join from February 2023 are now closed. Please get in touch if you missed the deadline: events@exeterms.ac.uk
Capacity: Unlimited.
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 will participate in sessions during the spring-summer (Year 10 cohort) and autumn (Year 11 cohort) terms.
Programme Schedule for Year 10 students starting the programme in February 2023:
| Date | Student Time | Location |
| 2 March | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 9 March | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 16 March | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 23 March | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 30 March | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 27 April | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 4 May | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 11 May | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 18 May | 1630-1730 | Online |
| 25 May | 1630-1730 | Online |
Target Audience: Year 10 and 11 students in the Exeter & East-Devon area.
Last held: 09 February 2023.
Format: An afternoon with four rounds in a team-based inter-school competition.
Aim: To have fun, be challenged, enjoy Physics in a buzzy environment!
How to get involved: Information is sent to all 11-18 schools in our catchment area in the spring term. Teachers can request to be added to our mailing list by emailing events@exeterms.ac.uk
Details of the next challenge will be released later in the summer term.
Capacity: 80 (20 teams)
Target Audience: year 12 and 13 students in the South West.
Last held: 21 November 2022.
Format: An afternoon with four rounds in a team-based inter-school competition.
Aim: To have fun, be challenged, enjoy physics in a buzzy environment!
Capacity: 60 (15 teams)
How to get involved: Information is sent to all 11-18 schools in our catchment area in the autumn term. Teachers can request to be added to our mailing list by emailing events@exeterms.ac.uk
Details of our next challenge will be released later in the summer term.
