Visiting for Schools Engagement activities

Visiting UON for Schools

This page has lots of information on what you may need for a visit to our university to attend an event or opportunity.

Transport Bursary

We realise that with the cuts in school budgets schools will find it difficult to attend events and as a result this may prevent students from being inspired to consider applying for a higher education course.

The University of Northampton will endeavour to provide subsidised and/or FREE transport for our FREE events and opportunities through our Schools Engagement and Aspire Higher programmes.

Subsidised transport for our SPARK (Primary) Schools and Partner Secondary Schools is available for all opportunities and events up to the value of £350 for all our partner schools. For STEAM Northants all schools can claim a transport bursary of up to £350.

See below how to claim.

Please be aware that whilst coaches can drop and collect directly from our Waterside Campus, there is no parking.

How to claim your Travel Bursary – before the event

1. Once you have booked onto an opportunity, book and pay for your own transport.

2. Send your quote for the transport on school headed paper (not the coach company booking form) to either schoolsengagement@northampton.ac.uk for WA activities or for Aspire Higher activities to your school co-ordinator. The current bursary is a maximum of £350.

3. You will receive a Purchase Order from our finance department.

How to claim your Travel Bursary – after the event

1. Look at the Purchase Order sent to you for the purchase order number

2. Create and send your invoice to invoicing@northampton.ac.uk

3. Please do this promptly particularly near to the end of the financial year, i.e. June/July.

NB. No payments will be agreed or paid for if quotes are sent to the University of Northampton after the event has taken place.

Risk Assessment

Download the University of Northampton Risk Assessment (Word, 60 KB) for visiting any of our sites for a Schools Engagement activity.