At Lancaster, we were pleased to hear that UCAS will be extending the application deadline to 29^th January. We hope this helps to ease some of the pressure for you and your students.  Despite the extended deadline, we’re advising students to send in applications as soon as possible and not to leave it to the end of the month.

Finally, I just want to draw your attention to our Resource Hub that we have developed over the last few months where you and your students can access a range of on demand resources, or request live webinars, for both subject and university progression sessions, which may be useful at this time. 

Deadline approaching for PwC’s Flying Start degree programmes

This is our first newsletter of 2021 giving details of the activities and support we have available in early January.  You can go to our digital version of this newsletter HERE.  

Following the announcement of another national lockdown, changes to exams this year and changes to the UCAS application deadline, we are currently working to develop and deliver additional activities (virtually, of course) to support students, parents and yourselves during this period.  Details will be supplied once confirmed – but if you require any advice or support from us in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact your dedicated Outreach & Recruitment Officer or contact us on schoolsandcolleges@bradford.ac.uk.

Academic Webinars: 

Our academic webinars provide a fantastic opportunity to help you think about what you might want to study at university and potentially assist you when writing your personal statement for your UCAS application.  Our Webinars for January 2021, covering a diverse range of topics, will be updated shortly, and can be viewed on our webinars webpage. 

• 27 January: Biomaterials and their Applications (16:45-17:45 PM) – Patients worldwide benefit from implants and diagnostic devices. Biomaterial and device applications, versatility and performance represent a University of Bradford success story. This webinar will explore the design and preparation of hydrogels for tissue regeneration, antimicrobial medical devices and devices that detect pathogens in infective diseases.  You can Register HERE.

 Post-16 Activity: 

• 14 January: Preparing for University interviews (4:30-5:30 PM and 7:30-8:30 PM) – This session is for students who have applied to a course that will require an interview at university. We will cover key tips for how to prepare and present yourself at your interview.

o   4:30-5:30 PM: You can Register HERE.

o   7:30-8:30 PM: You can Register HERE. ·       

Further details regarding upcoming Post-16 Activity on 21^st and 28^th January will follow in future Newsletters, or can be viewed now on webinars webpage.   

Bradford Café Scientifique Event:  

• 28 January: Lessons through reflection, a nurses perspective on working in COVID 19 (6:30-8:00 PM).  Synopsis:  How does a hospital A&E department adapt to a pandemic? Danni Woods Adult Nurse Lecturer at the University of Bradford and Sister Lucy Lowe will examine how the events leading up to the national lockdown were translated into routine nursing practice in an inner city hospital.  Please note that this is an online event using Zoom, places must be booked here.

  Press Releases: ·      

Read about the University of Bradford School of Management’s first joint AMBA & BGA accreditation news HERE.

• We have been awarded accreditation for a range of our chemistry courses by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the full press release can be found on the web HERE.   The courses accredited include: BSc Chemistry, MChem Chemistry, MChem Chemistry (Medicinal Chemistry and MChem Chemistry (Industrial Experience).

Resource for Students:

The University of Bradford’s new “Virtual Open Day Anytime” was launched last month.  It will not replace the Virtual Open Day Live events but will act as a pool of information in between Open Days.  Students can access the resource on our Open Days website page HERE. 

You can find News on help and advice about applying to University in 2021 HERE.

Twitter: 

Please follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with the activity that we are doing @UniBradOutreach.

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We at the University of Salford are keen to continue to support you and your students as much as possible (especially given the new lockdown situation). If there are any students who would benefit from a 1:1 session around their UCAS application / personal statements  now the deadline has been extended we would be happy to help them over the next few weeks, please do get in touch and we can organise a session as soon as possible.

Following on from the Media Futures event that ran in 2020 I am include a link to a recording of the event which would be very useful for any students considering a media related creative career to watch if you could please pass this link on?

 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMKFXzM8yYWiW6vwhWQuZ6FnvzkQ1HEQ4

Please find attached a leaflet advertising places that are still available in the above School at Leeds City College. There is a link to click on to register interest for one of the courses which will be starting before September 2021.

LCC Enterprise Enrolment Leaflet Jan 2021

Careers information for Year 11 students and parents:

C&KC Y11 BHS Careers info Jan 2021

WHAT WILL THE FUTURE HOLD?

Parents Pack, Apprenticeship Resources To Explore from Home

University of Bristol Schools and Colleges newsletter

I just wanted to let you know about Calderdale College’s upcoming Open Event on Thursday 21 January, sessions run between 4pm and 7.30pm. Booking is required.

Further details can be found at https://www.calderdale.ac.uk/openday/.