Insights: apply
For students aged 16 + years
Come to our Colleges for free creative activities and pre-university advice and guidance. Join our:
- Spring Schools (March/April)
- Summer Schools (June/July)
- Autumn-Winter Schools (October–February)
Insights on film
Each year we design different briefs for Spring Schools, but this video will give you an idea of the types of activities and spaces you'll work in.
Explore @ual_insights Linktree for news and resources.
Who can take part? Our eligibility criteria
All applicants must be:
16+ years and studying A Levels and/or Level 3 Diplomas at a UAL Outreach partner school or college in London.
We also recognise that there are other informal education courses, clubs and life experiences that provide excellent equivalent experience outside of schools and colleges. We'll consider applicants from these backgrounds on a case-by-case basis.
Students on the Foundation programme at UAL are not eligible but are supported by UAL's Academic Support Teams.
We'll consider your application if you meet more than 1 of following criteria:
- you are currently in or have been in care
- you live in a priority postcode area (using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), areas in deciles 1 to 4)
- you live in a household that receives benefits for living costs, including: Universal Credit; Child Tax Credit; Free School Meals; Housing Benefit; Income Support; Income-based Job Seekers Allowance.
- have no parent or guardian that has completed a university degree.
Apply now: Insights Spring Schools
For year 1 level 3 diploma students or A level students living in London or attending a partner school or college.
When you apply please provide accurate information about your eligibility. If you don't it may affect your application to Insights and UAL.
Choose 1 College option:
Details are subject to change.
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon College of Arts: 30 March – 2 April
Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Location: Chelsea College of Arts SW1P 4JU
Workshops include:
- 3D design (including product, furniture, interior, spatial and performance design)
- fine art
- graphic design and illustration.
Central Saint Martins: 30 March – 1 April
Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Location: King’s Cross N1C 4AA
Experience different specialist technical areas of the College.
Workshops introduce elements of:
Architecture, 3D and ceramic design, photography, fashion, graphic design, print and textile design and more.
London College of Communication: 30 March – 2 April
Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Location: Elephant and Castle SE1 6SB
Choose 1 pathway:
- animation, illustration, games design
- graphic branding, visual communication, information design
- photography, media communications, audio journalism
- set design, filmmaking, sound and music.
London College of Fashion: 30 March – 2 April
Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Location: East Bank, Stratford E20 2AR
Workshops include:
- business
- design and textiles
- journalism and public relations
- photography and styling
UAL Insights privacy notice
This notice sets out how UAL’s Outreach programme, UAL Insights, uses your personal information. Your information is collected when you register for one our programmes using our online forms.
University of the Arts London (UAL) will process the information you provide on this form and personal data collected or created as part of our relationship with you.
We will also process your health or other sensitive data under GDPR 9(2)(a) ‘explicit consent of the data subject’ (you, the student), where you wish to tell us of special requirements.