School Activities & Workshops

Raising Aspirations...

Our dedicated School & College Liaison team are pleased to be able to support your students by offering a wide range of activities designed to inform, encourage, build confidence, raise aspirations and challenge perceptions of further and higher education.  We offer various workshops primarily aimed at years 9 - 11.  However, our workshops can be tailored towards younger age groups and we encourage you to call a member of our team| to discuss your requirements in more detail.

 

WORKSHOPS

 

 

Activity

 

 

Description

 

Suggested Delivery

 

Duration

 

Group Size

 

Year group

Why Choose H.E / F.E?

A workshop designed to encourage students to consider HE / FE as a viable option. Helps students to appreciate the value of further study and the positive benefits that studying at university can have. This workshop aims to provide practical strategies that enable students to make informed choices when choosing a course and university.

 

Any time throughout the academic year

45 mins

Approx 35

9 - 13

Subject Specific Talks & Taster Sessions

There are many options available for study within further and higher education. You may have a specific subject area that you'd like to focus on to demonstrate certain career pathways from school through further study. Subjects might include Forensic Science, Law, Teacher Training, Nursing, Drama, Media etc

 

In schools / colleges or campus at any time throughout the academic year

45 mins – 1 hour

Dependant on subject & specific request

11 - 13

Uniaid

 

Our staff are trained to deliver a number of interactive and fun workshops provided by the award winning Uniaid student charity. Uniaid aim to help students cope with the financial barriers to entering higher education. These workshops can include web based and classroom activities.

 

In schools / colleges or campus at any time throughout the academic year

1 – 2 hours

Approx 25 - 30

11 - 13

Campus Visit

 

 

We can arrange for a group of students to visit one of the University of Cumbria campuses (Carlisle - Fusehill Street, Brampton Rd, Paternoster Row, Newton Rigg, Lancaster & Ambleside) to experience a university campus first hand. Current University of Cumbria students often accompany your students and get involved in different activities throughout the day.

 

Any time throughout the academic year

Half day

Can vary

9 - 13

 

 

 

 

 

Pre & Post Campus Visits

 

 

 

Linking in with the above campus visits, we can also visit schools / colleges prior to a campus visit taking place. This often helps students to prepare for their visit and understand why they are visiting a university campus. After students have visited one of our campuses, we can also follow up with a post visit to their school / college to reinforce what they have learned or deliver a relevant follow up session.

 

Any time throughout the academic year

1-2 hours

various

9 - 13

 

 

 

Mini Projects

This may depend on an area you wish to focus on, and has included workshops such as:

- small scale mentoring schemes

- exploring barriers to further and higher education through drama

- environmental projects

- Arts & Media based projects

- focus groups

 

In schools / colleges or on campus at any time throughout the academic year

 Tailored to request

Can vary

9 - 13

What is F.E / H.E?

 

An interactive workshop designed to explore further and higher education, students' perceptions of university and barriers that might stop them from considering it as an option for them. Students will work in small groups and explore their views through small activities and discussion

 

In schools / colleges or on campus at any time throughout the academic year

1 hour

Approx 35

9 - 13

School Assembleys

We can attend school assembleys to talk to a large group of students about the University of Cumbria, further and higher education. This can be followed up by workshop sessions within the school or a campus visit

 

In schools

Tailored to request

No limit

9 - 13

Parents Evenings

We feel that it is important to be able to advise parents / guardians on the options that are available to their child / dependant in further and higher education and we also recognise that parents would like to hear about matters such as finance and applying to go into higher education. We can attend parents evenings to deliver talks in these areas and be on hand to offer general advice and information.

 

In schools / colleges

Tailored to request

No limit

9 - 13

Drop in Sessions

If you prefer to hold a more informal activity / session for students, we can come into schools and colleges and hold a drop in session where students are able to visit our stand of information and talk to a member of our team on matters relating to Higher Education and the University of Cumbria.

 

In schools / colleges

Tailored to request

No limit

11 - 13