The SMART days gives pupils an opportunity to contrast learning in HE with school. Pupils will be guided through different activities, exploring students’ interests and ambitions and how HE might contribute tO their achievement. Students will also be encouraged to explore how to best support their current study.
Instead of offering bespoke visits for pre 16 groups, we are instead able to offer set dates throughout the year for schools to bring pre 16 students onto campus.
Please note, there are a limited number of places per school (minimum 30 and a maximum of 35 pupils) and the SMART events have a capacity of 120 pupils overall per day.
DiscoverSMART
This on campus day, designed for Year 8 and Year 9 students, will allow students to learn more about how their choices now will affect their future, based around the SMART targets.
The day will include an Introduction to Higher Education talk, campus tour and current student Q&A, along with the following two workshops:
Workshop One: Career Detectives
This interactive session explores the routes students can take through courses and subjects available and how they link to career routes.
Workshop Two: Project Boost
Project Boost allows students to use their creativity to develop a service to provide students with support in an area of their choosing. After working in teams, students will present their ideas to the group.
StudySMART
This on campus day, designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students, will equip students with the knowledge and skills to study successfully at GCSE level and beyond.
The day will include an Introduction to higher education talk, campus tour and current student Q&A, along with the following two workshops:
Workshop One: Prioritise my study
This interactive workshop allows students to highlight which learning style bests suit them and how this can link into University study.
Workshop Two: Budget like a boss
This interactive session will allow students to understand how to manage a budget at University and determine what is a non essential and what is essential.
Dates go live on our website at the start of every term, we run them during Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer terms.