Summer School Ambassadors

 

A group of 8 Summer School Ambassadors in purple t-shirts posing together
Summer School Ambassadors work as part of our team to support and guide 16-17 years olds as they sample university life. You will work on a 2-week programme of in person activities to support academic and personal development sessions. You will also have the opportunity to lead tutor groups and social activities as part of the programme. 
 

The role

Your role will involve supporting participants with a combination of online and face to face learning. You will work closely with students to support them both online and on the residential, providing advice and guidance, pastoral care where required and encouraging them to take part in all activities. 

  • 2 week residential programme in July
  • Work with 16-17 year olds and share your university journey and experience
  • Develop teamwork, leadership and communication skills to expand your CV
  • Opportunities to specialise in wellbeing support or content creation
  • Develop experience with in-person delivery
  • Continue your impact with follow-up work opportunities throughout the year
  • Food and accommodation provided (residential only)

Find out more about being a Summer School Ambassador from some of our past ambassadors:

What is a Summer School Ambassador?

How to apply

Apply to be a Summer School Ambassador

Click here to read the job description and person specification

Please note due to the nature of the role, we require ambassadors to have a full understanding of the UK education system including GCSEs, A levels (or UK equivalent) and applying to university through UCAS.

If you are on a Student Visa please check that you are able to work full-time out of term time.

 

Key dates

Applications for 2026 Summer School Ambassadors are now open!

Please see 'How to Apply' below for more details. Applications will close on Monday 16th February at midday. We cannot accept any late applications. 

If your initial application is successful, you will be asked to attend a mandatory group interview on Saturday 28th February 2026 on University Park campus. Should you be successful at the group interview stage, new Summer School Ambassadors will be invited to attend an online individual interview between the dates of Wednesday 4th March to Wednesday 11th March 2026, where you will be able to sign up to a timeslot that suits you. Interviews will not take place at the weekend.

If appointed, you will be asked to work residentially for a 2 week period from:

Saturday 4th July – Friday 17th July 2026

You will also be required to attend training events and a complete a DBS check before commencing your role as Summer School Ambassador. 

SSA lunch group

Extra info

Our Summer School programmes are delivered for 16-17 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to encourage them to progress to higher education.

They are high profile events part funded by the Sutton Trust, and they are central to the work we do in Widening Participation.

Participants on our programme often face barriers to accessing online learning and if taking part in a residential programme, are usually away from home for the first time and don’t know anyone else on the programme. This makes them particularly vulnerable, and we hire a team of Summer School Ambassadors to both supervise and mentor the young people through both an online and residential experience. We have high expectations of our Ambassadors as they have such a crucial role to fill on the programme, as well as a great deal of responsibility.

To find out more about the Summer School our ambassadors work on, visit the programme page here.

For further information or if you have any questions, please contact SS-Ambassadors@nottingham.ac.uk. 

 

 

Current students

University of Nottingham
University Park Campus
Nottingham, NG7 2RD