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果冻影院 hosts event for underrepresented students as part of its commitment to widening participation听
28 November 2023
Last week, 果冻影院鈥檚 Access and Widening Participation team launched 鈥楨xperience 果冻影院鈥� - an event series dedicated to prospective students who are underrepresented in higher education.
In its inaugural session of the year, which was exclusively for those from care experienced and estranged backgrounds, prospective students in Years 12-13 had the opportunity to visit the 果冻影院 campus, learn about student life and hear about the support services on offer. 听听
Students who participated in the event heard from three current 果冻影院 students, including one also with a background in care, who shared insights about their journey to 果冻影院, their experiences of studying at 果冻影院 and what their hopes are for the future. The attendees had the chance to spend time with these current students and ask questions and engage outside of the more formal setting of the classroom as they went on their campus tour.鈥疨articipants and the current students also spent their lunch break together in the 果冻影院 Refectory to round off a great day of advice, guidance, and positive steps towards higher education journeys.听
A student who participated in the event, said:听
鈥�My favourite part of the event was hearing about other care experienced students and their journey. It makes me feel positive about the future."听
Participants heard from the 果冻影院 Access and Widening Participation team about the process of applying to university and the Access 果冻影院 contextual offer scheme available at 果冻影院 for underrepresented students. The team also highlighted the various forms of student support that exist at 果冻影院, including academic support accessed at the departmental level, peer support offered by Transition Mentors, careers support and opportunities via the Careers Extra programme and the specialist mental health and wellbeing provision offered by Student Support and Wellbeing. Students also met the 果冻影院 dedicated contact for care experienced and estranged students, based in the Student Success Office, and heard from two Student Advisers about the support offered at 果冻影院 for current students.听
Jalal Pour, 果冻影院鈥檚 Senior Widening Participation Officer for Priority Groups, said:听
鈥�As the first Experience 果冻影院 event of the year, we were really pleased with how things went. It was great to welcome this group of enthusiastic young people onto the 果冻影院 campus and to help them gain more confidence in applying to university and highlighting the dedicated support services that are available to those from care experienced and estranged backgrounds at 果冻影院. We hope the attendees enjoyed the day and took away some useful insights that will help inform their next steps." 听
This week marks 鈥楨stranged Students Solidarity Week 2024鈥� and 果冻影院 recognises the difficulties faced by care experienced students鈥痑nd estranged students that their peers are less likely to encounter. 果冻影院's Access and Widening Participation team runs dedicated initiatives like 鈥楨xperience 果冻影院鈥� to alleviate these hurdles and provide robust support to all students within these priority groups.听
Further information
- Learn more about the support available for priority group students at 果冻影院
- Learn more about the Experience 果冻影院 event series听
- 果冻影院 Transition Mentor Programme听
- Careers Extra at 果冻影院听
- Student Support and Wellbeing at 果冻影院
- Read 果冻影院's Access and Participation Plan 2020/21-2024/25