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                                 SCHOOLS
                                COLLEGES
                              PROGRAMME

     Supporting
   Schools
  & Colleges

 The University of Bradford offers
a wide range of inspiring activities
  designed to help students make
      their university choices
    www.bradford.ac.uk/
    schools-and-colleges
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                        Schools and Colleges
                        The University of Bradford has a talented team of
                        recruitment and outreach officers dedicated to working
                        with schools and colleges throughout the UK.

     A great visit      The University of            We offer a range of           	
                                                                                    Science, Technology,
   showing us the       Bradford has a proud         opportunities for schools      Engineering and
resources available     history as a research-       and colleges to work           Mathematics (STEM)
                        active institution that      with the University of         Outreach Programme
to students. Much
                        stretches back almost        Bradford including:            STEM Training for
  better than just      half a century.                                              School Teachers
 ‘looking through
                                                        mbassador Visits
                                                       A                             in a Dedicated Building
    the window’.        Our students are taught        Campus Visits                Support for Care
                        by academics who are                                          Leavers
   ATTENDEE AT OUR                                      Careers Events
                        applying their knowledge
TEACHERS AND ADVISERS
                                                         Conferences for             Taster Days
     CONFERENCE         to find solutions to
                                                          Students, Teachers           UCAS Conventions
                        problems through
                                                          and Careers Advisers          Year 12 and 13
                        their ongoing research
                        activities.                       GCSE Choices Event            Assessed Summer
                                                           HE Experience Days           Schools
                        We cover a wide range               In-school                   Adult Learner
                        of disciplines including             Presentations                Transition Event
                        Healthcare, Life Sciences,           and Workshops
                        Engineering, Informatics,            Open Days
                        Social Sciences, Business             Parents’ Evenings
                        and Law.
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Schools & Colleges Supporting
Campus

                           Visits

 Some interesting          Open Days                                   Open Day information
information, and           At the University of Bradford we have
   in particular           dedicated Open Days especially for          Tuesday 25 November 2014
                           school and college groups. If you are       (Open Afternoon)
   very useful for
                           unable to make the Open Day dates,
 us to know about                                                      Friday 3 July 2015
                           then we can often organise a special
  internships and          visit for your party.                       (school and college parties)
   opportunities
     for doing a           As well as dedicated Open Days we are       Saturday 4 July 2015
placement abroad.          also able to arrange visits to particular   (general public)
                           academic areas or departments.
 ATTENDEE AT A SCHOOL OF                                               Friday 2 October 2015
SOCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL
      STUDIES TALK         To make a booking for your group or         (school and college parties)
                           find out more about opportunities to
                           visit us call:                              Saturday 3 October 2015
                           01274 234611                                (general public)
                           or email:
                           schoolsandcolleges@bradford.ac.uk
Find out more
                                                                                          Contact us to find
                                                                                          out more about
                                                                                          forthcoming events
                                                                                          or to make a booking.

                                                                                          www.bradford.ac.uk/
                                                                                           schools-and-colleges

                                                                                             01274 234611

Taster Days                                 Taster Days include:
The University of Bradford offers a
range of Taster Days and Masterclasses     Allied Health Professions
suitable for A Level, BTEC and Access
                                           Archaeology and Archaeological Sciences
students.
                                           Business Management

Taster Days are a chance to sample         Chemistry
degree subjects before making final        Computer Science, Computer Animation
choices. They offer an opportunity         and Games
to meet academic staff and tour            Economics
the facilities, take part in activities,   Electrical Engineering
undertake tasks and experience mini-
                                           Film and Media Studies
lectures. Taster Days provide an in-
depth insight into the courses available   Engineering (Chemical; Civil and Structural;
                                           Mechanical; Mechanical and Automotive;
at Bradford.
                                           Medical)
                                           Law
Student Conferences
A series of Student Conferences will       Forensics
be held on campus for Year 11 or Year      Media Production
12 students who are considering            Human Anatomy and Physiology
continuing their studies into higher       Peace Studies
education. Our Student Conferences
                                           Integrated Science
are a day of workshops focused around
skills and academic development.           Product Design
Students will have the opportunity to      Nursing
increase their study skills and find out   Psychology
more about key academic areas.             Midwifery
                                           Social Sciences
                                           Pharmacy
                                           Social Work
                                           Working with Children, Young People
                                           and Families
Further

                          Opportunities

  It was a really good    For Teachers and         Presentations               HE Experience Days
    way to experience     Careers Advisers         We deliver a range          These interactive
   it from a potential    The Recruitment          of presentations and        events will provide
student’s point of view   and Outreach team        workshops. They are         your students with an
                          are happy to provide     tailored to meet the        excellent introduction to
    and hence be able
                          information and advice   needs of students,          university and give them
  to explain the likely                                                        the opportunity to meet
                          on higher education      parents or advisers.
learning environment      issues.                                              some of our current
                                                      Subject-specific
   to students. I loved                                presentations           students and staff.
     having the view      Save the date             	                         A typical day includes:
                                                       We cover topics such
of recent students and    Tuesday 30 June 2015         as student finance,      	A tour of the
      seeing them in      University of Bradford       choosing courses           University campus
  the environment in      Annual Teachers and          and universities, and      A selection of
     which they have      Advisers’ Conference.        how to write a strong       workshops such
      been learning.                                   personal statement          as The Benefits of
                                                       Talks by current           University Study,
     ATTENDEE AT OUR
                                                        students about their       Routes into HE,
  TEACHERS AND ADVISERS
       CONFERENCE                                       experiences and            Personal Statement
                                                        what they wish             Preparation
                                                        they’d known               A hands-on session
                                                        before they started         in an academic
                                                                                    department
                                                                                    A team challenge
Year 13 Assessed                        STEM                                    For Parents                  Find out more
Summer School                           at Bradford                             and Guardians                Contact us to find
Monday 6 July to Friday                 Our STEM (Science,                      “A Closer Look               out more about
10 July 2015                            Technology, Engineering                 at University”               forthcoming events
                                        and Maths) activities are               Tuesday 12 May 2015          or to make a booking.
This week-long summer                   specially designed for                  6pm – 8pm
school is for students                  schools and colleges in
who have applied to the                 the University’s STEM                   An informal information
University of Bradford,                 centre. Our focus is on                 evening designed to          www.bradford.ac.uk/
hold a firm offer to                    working with teachers                   provide lots of useful        schools-and-colleges
study here and meet                     and pupils to develop                   information to help
one or more of our                      excellence in STEM                      support and guide the           01274 234611
eligibility criteria*.                  education, to enable our                decision-making process.
                                        young people to engage
                                                                                Sessions during the
Successful completion                   in, enjoy and progress
                                                                                evening will include:
of the Summer School                    with their STEM learning
will give students                      through:                                   hy study at
                                                                                  W
30 UCAS points towards                   	STEM subjects                          university?
their University of                        curriculum programme                   A look at various
Bradford course offer.                                                             degree courses
                                         	STEM CPD (continuing
                                           professional                            available
Year 12 Assessed                           development)
                                                                                 	Student finance and
Summer School                              for teachers                            the application process
We are planning                          	A range of community
a summer school                                                                 There will be an
                                           STEM events, activities
specifically for Year 12                                                        opportunity to ask
                                           and competitions
students. Full details will                                                     questions and meet
be posted on our web                    Contact us to find out                  some of our current
page.                                   more about STEM:                        students and hear
                                        01274 232231                            about their university
                                                                                experience.

*	A list of postcodes that meet the criteria ‘Live in a geographical area with low
   levels of progression onto higher education’ is available from the Recruitment and Outreach Team.
Find out more                                                 Parents and guardians
To find out more about how we can                             If you are a parent/guardian wanting your
work with you to help your students to                        son or daughter to take part in any of these
access higher education, contact the                          activities, please encourage their school or
Recruitment and Outreach team.                                college to contact us.
E schoolsandcolleges@bradford.ac.uk
T 01274 234611                                                Find out more
                                                              W www.bradford.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges

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