Access to HE

Ryan Ward from De Montfort University will be delivering a NHS Student Finance talk at 1.15 pm in the Early Years Practical Room on Thursday 17th March 2016.

Ryan Ward from De Montfort University will be delivering a NHS and general Student Finance talk at 10.00 am in room 7.30 on Thursday 10th March 2016.

My name is Louise Mullen, Volunteering Officer for the Alzheimer's Society in Leicestershire and I am currently supporting a recruitment drive for the Memory Support Service.



Would you be able to display our posters to help with the recruitment of volunteers in Coalville?



Kind Regards



Louise

information for head of access to health - student opportunity

Good morning
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER - NOTTINGHAM
We are hosting infant loss training events in your area for student midwives and student nurses from local universities. We are also offering these places to Aspiring Nurses and Midwives at local colleges. We attach our flyer. We would be grateful if you could ensure your students are aware of this training. This training is delieverd to student midwives and nurses across the UK and mention of this certified study day is highly beneficial for university application

kind regards
Millie
The Foundation for Infant Loss Training

Hi all,

Can I just ask you to remind your Access students that we are holding a Taster Afternoon on the 4th November. We shall have a lecture from professor Judith tanner, a talk on courses available, course structure, placements etc, plus the chance to chat to current nurses and have a campus tour if desired. 

This will be a perfect opportunity to ask any questions and find out the last few details about applying before submitting their UCAS application. There are no other Nursing Open days planned for the near future.

Students need to book a place via the survey monkey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tasterevents2015

There are also details on our Mature web pages under ‘events’ here:
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/studentlife/maturestudents.aspx

Thank you for your support.
Best wishes
Teresa
Access and Vocational Manager
Widening Participation Team
The University of Nottingham
King's Meadow Campus
Lenton Lane
Nottingham
NG7 2NR

T: 0115 846 8271
F: 0115 846 8116
E: Teresa.flowers@nottingham.ac.uk
W: www.nottingham.ac.uk/wideningparticipation 

My hours of work are Monday - Thursday

I wondered if you could please pass this on to anyone (students or relevant colleagues) you feel may be interested.

RE: Psychology and Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Undergraduate Taster Day for Mature Students at Loughborough University

Date: 27th November 2015
Time: 10am – 2:15pm
Venue: Loughborough University in the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Room: 1:33
To Book: contact Lisa Ambler on mature@lboro.ac.uk

This is a great opportunity to visit the University in an informal way and find out specific information about the following degrees at Loughborough University:
• Psychology
• Human Biology
• Sport and Exercise Science
• Sport Management
• Sports Science with Management
• Sport and Exercise Psychology

The programme will include: 
• a taster lecture 
• programme information, including entry requirements 
• time to meet current mature students 
• a tour of relevant parts of the university campus 

For further information please contact Lisa Ambler on mature@lboro.ac.uk
………………………………………………
Lisa Ambler

Student Recruitment Officer,
Schools and College Liaison
Loughborough University,
Loughborough, LE11 3TU

01509 223761

Dear Sir / Madam,

I wondered if you could please pass this on to anyone (students or relevant colleagues) you feel may be interested.

RE: Psychology and Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Undergraduate Taster Day for Mature Students at Loughborough University

Date: 27th November 2015
Time: 10am – 2:15pm
Venue: Loughborough University in the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Room: 1:33
To Book: contact Lisa Ambler on mature@lboro.ac.uk

This is a great opportunity to visit the University in an informal way and find out specific information about the following degrees at Loughborough University:
• Psychology
• Human Biology
• Sport and Exercise Science
• Sort Management
• Sports Science with Management
• Sport and Exercise Psychology

The programme will include: 
• a taster lecture 
• programme information, including entry requirements 
• time to meet current mature students 
• a tour of relevant parts of the university campus 

For further information please contact Lisa Ambler on mature@lboro.ac.uk
………………………………………………
Lisa Ambler

Student Recruitment Officer,
Schools and College Liaison
Loughborough University,
Loughborough, LE11 3TU

01509 223761

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR ACCESS 

Hello all,
I am requesting for a student representative from each of the Access groups being:
Nursing group A
Nursing group B 
Humanities and Social Science

The job entails having 2 weekly meetings with myself and Cath to discuss any current situations and also give us feedback on ways to improve. This means you will gather information and views from your student co-ort and communicate these with the Access team.

If anyone is interested then please email me ASAP . If there is more then 1 volunteer then names will be drawn :)
The jobs can also be placed on your CV!

Thanks ladies and gentlemen 

Elspeth Cordell

Please see the following about University of Nottingham Taster Days.

Dear all,

I am SO sorry to do this to you again…..but I have realised that our Access Taster Afternoon next week clashes with the University of Derby Access Progression Event and I really don`t want to make students choose which event to attend as I feel it is best for them to go to both events if at all possible. So I have changed (I can`t tell you how sorry I am about this…) the 7th October to Thursday 15th October. 

Thursday 15th October, 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Subjects:
• Arts and Humanities
• Psychology
• Law
• Social Work and Criminology
• Engineering
• Business

Wednesday 4th November, 12.30pm – 3.30pm 
Subject:
• NURSING 

I shall email students individually who have already booked onto the 7th.
Can you please ask students to book a place via the survey monkey link for both events: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tasterevents2015

I sincerely apologise as I realise this is playing havoc with your timetabling/planning. Please forgive me …….i`m going to blame it on age…..

Kindest regards
Teresa
Access and Vocational Manager
Widening Participation Team
The University of Nottingham
King's Meadow Campus
Lenton Lane
Nottingham
NG7 2NR

T: 0115 846 8271
F: 0115 846 8116
E: Teresa.flowers@nottingham.ac.uk
W: www.nottingham.ac.uk/wideningparticipation 

My hours of work are Monday - Thursday

BEHAVIOURISM SLIDES FOR ALL ACCESS STUDENTS

Please find attached the behaviourism slides 
Cheers
Elle

Please find the list of who has booked a personal statement check with Vanessa Chetwyn from DMU on Thursday 8th October in Interview Room 2. 

Please remember to e-mail Kimberley and Vanessa prior to the visit letting them know which College you are from and which date they are seeing you.

Kimberley.lloyd@dmu.ac.uk
vchetwyn@dmu.ac.uk

Please find the list of who has booked a personal statement check with Kimberley Lloyd from DMU on Thursday 1st October in Interview Room 2. 

Please remember to e-mail Kimberley and Vanessa prior to the visit letting them know which College you are from and which date they are seeing you.

Please find the amended e-mail addresses for the Personal Statement checks with De Montfort.

Kimberley Lloyd - Kimberley.lloyd@dmu.ac.uk
Vanessa Chetwyn - vchetwyn@dmu.ac.uk

Sorry for the confusion.

Kind Regards

PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY READING LIST

Nurses- you can use this list too as it contains the Psychology reading list.

Psychology assignment- ELECTRONIC VERSION

This is an electronic copy of the same psychology assignment given out. 

Elle

**************ATTENDANCE and BEHAVIOUR *************

Hello all Access student,
Could I remind everyone that attendance is beginning to drop on the Access course. Please be aware that Attendance is set at 85%. If attendance drops below this you will have to have a disciplinary meeting with possible withdrawal. As you know yourselves the Access course is very busy and Teachers don't get much time to teach the lessons, to catch students up too makes it very difficult!
Furthermore ALL lessons are compulsory- Please attend Louise's lessons and ICT. 

Also could I ask that talking can be distracting for other students which has been flagged by a few recently. Can you be respectful that others are trying to listen to the information needed to pass the course. 

Thanks Ladies and Gentlemen for your continued understanding. 

The Access team

NHS Personal Statement Clinic

I now have the appointment sheets ready for you to sign up for your personal statement check with De Montfort on either Thursday 1st October from 10.00-3.00 or Thursday 8th October from 11.30-4.00. Please come and see me to book a slot.

De Montfort are asking all learners to e-mail them there personal statements prior to your appointment so they have a chance to critic them. When you book your slot I will let you have their e-mail address.

Look forward to seeing you.
Lucy

Please see the reply from DMU about Nursing and Midwifery entry requirements.

Hi Lucy

Thank you for your email, I am sorry for the late reply but I returned from annual leave this week to a high volume of emails – so just working through! Ok, for the nursing programmes we require all access students to have gained GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above. If students have a minimum of 12 level 3 science credits (biology) this will cover the GCSE science requirement. If the access course does not have enough science, then they will also need GCSE science at grade C or above. They must pass the access course with 60 credits.

I think the confusion is because the entry criteria for the midwifery course is very different to nursing. For midwifery, access students must have 5 GCSEs including maths, English and science at grade C. Two of the 5 GCSEs must be at grade B or above. They must also pass the access course and have achieved 18 distinctions from a minimum of 24 science credits studied.

Due to changes in the access courses across the UK last year, many colleges now only accept students onto the access course if they have 5 GCSEs. If they do not meet this requirement, they have to undertake a pre-access course. So again, students may have heard about this and that might also be adding to the confusion. 

I hope that helps. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. We also have an open day tomorrow so if any students have questions, they might want to pop down to our campus between 9:30am – 3pm.

Kind Regards

Geraldine Kavanagh
Admissions Administrator, Health and Life Sciences
Student and Academic Services

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
T: +44 (0) 116 2577700
E: hls@dmu.ac.uk
W: www.dmu.ac.uk

FOR ALL ACCESS STUDENTS!

Please find attached a literature review on serial killing from perspectives in Psychology. 
This will help for your assignment if you are using serial killing 

Regards
Elle

ACCESS TO HUMANITIES ONLY

Sociology lesson: Part 2/2 

Elle

ACCESS TO HUMANITIES ONLY

Sociology lesson: Functionalism and Marxism part 1 of 2 

Elle

ALL ACCESS: PSYCHOLOGY
this lesson is BIOPSYCHOLOGY 

Thanks
Elle

Please find information from the Which website for the Do's and Don'ts of Personal Statements.

http://university.which.co.uk/advice/personal-statements/10-things-to-put-in-your-personal-statement?utm_source=September2015_teachers_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=advice

Please find details of how to construct your personal statement. 

This is general so not specify to a particular course.

Hello.

I'm currently researching providers of HE access courses for healthcare in the hope to increase the awareness of a career in podiatry to your students.

We are very active on social media sites https://www.facebook.com/PodiatryCareers
@podiatrycareers

We have recently launched our infographic which we want to share with everyone. Is it possible for you to upload it to where you students can see it or print if off to display. http://www.careersinpodiatry.com/opportunitiesintheworldofpodiatry

Do you have a careers adviser I could contact or would you be happy to feature any of our material? It would be great to go further with this.

Thank you for your time, if you have any question please contact me anytime.

Joanna Walkworth

Flow charts for tissues of the human body

Flow charts for tissues of the human body

Flow charts for tissues of the human body

Flow charts for tissues of the human body

On Thursday 17th September at 10.00 am Marina Kendrick from the University of Wolverhampton, Burton Campus will be delivering an Adult Nursing talk in room 7.3. 

Please come along if you are interested in finding out what Adult Nursing is like as a career.

On Thursday 24th September at 10.00 am Sarah Weir from the University of Derby will be delivering an non NHS Personal Statement talk in room 7.4.

The NHS Personal Statement talk being delivered by Vanessa Chetwyn from De Montfort University will be on Tuesday 15th September at 10.00 am in room 9.4

Any queries, please come and see Lucy Moore

Good Morning


STUDY DAYS AND E-LEARNING FOR ASPIRING MIDWIVES AND NURSES

We have attached a flyer which may of interest to any Aspiring Nurse and Midwives that you have. We helped hundreds of students gain University places last year and we are positive about doing the same again this year.
Gaining our Certification is highly beneficial for University application, specifically for mention on the UCAS personal statement.

We are holding study days across the UK (please see flyer) This day will include talks from a University Board Member about what Universities are looking for, personal statement advice and interview technique as well as offering sample papers in numeracy and literacy (as used at University assessment days). We will also include talks about "current issues" in Midwifery and Nursing as well as sample lectures in subjects related to these areas.


For those unable to attend, we offer the E Learning in all of our courses Aspiring Nurse and Midwife Contemporary Issues in Midwifery Reduce the Risk of SIDS


We also now offer the E Learning in Infant Loss and Bereavement (this training has been delivered in person by Chantal to student nurses and midwives at Universities across the UK). All information including certification and costs are included in the flyer.

We take students from the age of 15 for the Aspiring Days and can provide you with a wealth of excellent testimonials from colleges and schools across the UK and beyond.

Please kindly distribute our flyer to your students as places are now LIMITED

Kind regards

Millie
PA to Dr Chantal Lockey
CEO Aspiring Midwife and Nurse Training and The Foundation for Infant Loss Training British Citizen Medallist - Services to Healthcare 2015 Midwifery Educator of the Year Finalist - The British Journal of Midwifery Awards 2014

The introductory Sociology lesson: values and norms

The introductory Sociology lesson: values and norms

Please find details about the Access Progression Event being held at the University of Derby on Wednesday 7th October 2015. 

Please book your place directly with Jo Astley on 01332 291421 or via the website on the poster.

Please find information on workshops aimed to support Aspiring Midwifes and Nurses.

Please find details of two events you may be interested in at the University of Nottingham:-

Access to HE Information Day: Thursday 8 October 2015

Subject areas: Arts, Humanities, Business, Computer Science, Social work, Sociology, Law, English, History, Medical Therapeutics and Physiology, Physiotherapy, Sports Rehabilitation and Exercise, Engineering, Science.
For all Access students on pathways other than nursing and midwifery. The day is aimed at giving students the relevant information and guidance to help support their UCAS application as well as offering a chance to experience a ‘taster’ session in an academic subject area. Students will also have the opportunity to ask current mature students at the University lots of questions and be given plenty of advice and top tips.

Access to HE Information Day: Nursing and Midwifery: Thursday 15th October 2015

The day is aimed at giving students keen to apply for nursing and midwifery degrees the relevant information and guidance to help support their UCAS application. Students will also have the opportunity to ask current mature students at the University lots of questions and be given advice and top tips about applying and interviews.

For further details or to book an activity please contact:-

Teresa Flowers - Teresa.flowers@nottingham.ac.uk or Louise Humphrey - louise.humphrey@nottingham.ac.uk

Dear all,

The University of Leicester has the strongest commitment to widening participation of all Britain's leading universities. We are the only one that has consistently met its targets for recruitment of students from state education and low-income households. Every year we invest millions of pounds in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds through our extensive scholarships programme. 

Any pupils entering the University of Leicester in September 2015 may be eligible for one of our scholarships so please encourage your students to apply for the following:
The Chancellor’s Scholarship
• £1,000 towards your tuition fee each year - find out about the Chancellor's Scholarship.
• For students who achieve at least AAB in their three best A-levels or equivalent.
• Available for all subjects except Medicine.
University of Leicester Scholarship
• £1,000 cash bursary each year - find out about the University of Leicester Scholarship.
• For students who have completed the Realising Opportunities scheme, or whose household income is below £25,000.
• Available for all subjects.
Care leavers
• £2,000 cash bursary each year 
• For students who have been living in Local Authority care may qualify for the University of Leicester Care Leavers’ Bursary. 
• Available for all subjects.
Please note that the CULN Scholarship no longer exists as a separate scheme and students should apply to one of the schemes above. If you have any questions about our scholarship policies or believe that one of students suffers from disadvantage but would not be considered by any of these schemes please email the University of Leicester at wpworkinggroup@le.ac.uk. 

Best wishes,
Katie




Katie Morris
Colleges Network Development Manager
External Relations, University of Leicester, 
University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK 

T: 0116 229 7564
E: kmm11@le.ac.uk

Please find details of the Mature students page at the University of Nottingham:-

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/studentlife/maturestudents.aspx

This site has details of mature student Taster Days, Events and general useful advice. 

You can also sign up to the site to be e-mailed information as it become available.