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LSE Insight: Year 11

A virtual event to support year 11 students in preparing for higher education.

LSE Insight is a brand new one-day online conference for year 11 students (and equivalent) from UK state schools. The event takes place on Saturday 28 March 2026.

Applications for LSE Insight are now closed for 2026. Visit this webpage in spring 2027 for information about future opportunities.

It aims to:

  • improve understanding of university
  • provide a taste of degree-level study
  • offer an insight into student life at LSE
  • increase confidence in planning next steps after year 11
  • showcase a range of exciting widening participation opportunities.

Participants will hear from current LSE students, world-leading academics, an LSE Admissions Specialist, and LSE’s Widening Participation team. There will be plenty of chances to ask questions too.

Students who attend the whole event will be:

As the event is online, we hope to be able welcome a large number of eligible students.

More information about LSE Insight

The LSE Insight event will take place on Saturday 28 March 2026 via Zoom. It will run from approximately 10.30am to 3.00pm (exact times will be confirmed in early 2026).

The day will feature a range of interactive sessions, including:

  • Introduction to widening participation opportunities at LSE
  • My journey to LSE: reflections from current students
  • A day in the life of an LSE student
  • LSE student Q&A panel
  • Social sciences taster lecture (details to be confirmed)
  • Preparing for options after sixth form / college
  • Introduction to LSE admissions.

The final agenda will be shared with successful applicants ahead of the event.

LSE Insight is free to attend.

Essential criteria

Applicants should:

  • currently be in year 11 (England and Wales), year 12 (Northern Ireland), or S4 (Scotland)
  • have always attended a UK state-funded, non-fee-paying school.
  • be on track to achieve a strong set of GCSE grades overall, with the majority at grades 7, 8, and 9 (or equivalent)
  • be on track to achieve at least grade 6 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent).

Additional criteria

Applicants should also meet at least one of the following:

  • be care-experienced. This means you have spent time living with foster carers under local authority care, in residential care (eg, a children's home), being looked after at home under a supervision order, or in kinship care with with friends or relatives (officially or informally)
  • have been eligible for free school meals at any point during secondary school
  • live in an area where fewer people go to university, as measured by TUNDRA quintile 1 or quintile 2. You can check your postcode on the Office for Students website.
  • live in an area with high socioeconomic deprivation, as measured by IMD quintile 1 or quintile 2. You can check your postcode using the relevant links for:

Applications for LSE Insight closed at 11.59pm on Sunday 1 March 2026.

Please note: we cannot accept late applications.

If you have any questions, contact us at: ard.pathways@lse.ac.uk

If you have any other questions about the LSE Insight event, please contact ard.pathways@lse.ac.uk.