New online provision for schools and colleges

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University of Leeds teachers and advisors' ezine: 22 April 2020

Dear colleague

Since our last communication we have been busy developing an exciting new programme of online workshops, presentations and digital resources. Whilst we may currently be unable to visit you - or host trips to campus - we do hope our new virtual provision will be of value to you and your students. Details of our recently launched activities and materials are outlined in this newsletter. New content will be continually added over the coming weeks so please do forward to your students and bookmark our pages and social media channels for regular updates:

EDUCATION OUTREACH: @UoL_Outreach
ARTS AND HUMANITIES OUTREACH: @UoLArtsOutreach
HEALTH SCIENCES OUTREACH: @MHOutreachLeeds
SOCIAL SCIENCES OUTREACH: @SocSciOutreach
STEM OUTREACH: @STEMatLeeds

Online HE talks

Our newly launched webpage www.leeds.ac.uk/onlinepresentations brings together a collection of our most frequently requested HE talks. Your students can view recordings including: Preparing for HE; Academic Essay Writing; Student Finance; and Why Choose Leeds Learn more.

Health Sciences Online Workshops

New for Year 11 and 12 students! Do you have students interested in pursuing a career in Medicine and Health? We have designed a series of online workshops to: provide students with an insight into the professions on offer at Leeds; learn more about the application process for these competitive courses; and answer any questions your students may have about studying a health profession at the University. Sessions will take place between Monday 4 May and Friday 22 May. Students can learn more and sign up for a session on our webpages. Deadline for registrations is Tuesday 28 April.

Health Sciences Virtual Summer Schools

We will be hosting four, online summer schools to enable Year 11 and Year 12 students to explore medicine and health careers and take part in subject taster sessions, run by students and staff at the University. Proposed dates are:
DENTISTRY: 8 June - 12 June 2020
HEALTHCARE: 22 June - 26 June 2020
MEDICINE: 29 June - 3 July 2020
PSYCHOLOGY: 6 July - 10 July 2020
Sessions will take place throughout each week, with a mixture of pre-recorded and live sessions.

Students can find out more and sign up for these free summer schools on our webpages. Deadline for registrations is Friday 1 May.

Work Experience Advice for 2021 Health Sciences Applicants

We understand that students are concerned about being unable to undertake work experience placements ahead of applying to study with us. This will be taken into account during next year's admissions cycle, however there are a number of online work experience schemes that we recommend students participate in to develop their insight and demonstrate their motivation for their chosen course area:

The Royal College of General Practitioners will launch their Observe GP online work experience scheme at the end of April.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School have recently launched a virtual work experience scheme.
The Medical Schools Council have an online resource which details activities students may wish to take part in for work experience.

In addition to these online programmes we would advise your students take part in digital activities and summers schools related to their area of interest. For further queries, our School of Medicine has recently published an FAQ page for applicants which we hope your students will find of use.

Virtual teachers' conference and webinars

The University of Leeds is a member of Advancing Access, an initiative of the 24 Russell Group universities which provides free CPD to teachers and advisers in schools and colleges.

VIRTUAL TEACHERS' CONFERENCE: Taking place on Monday 4 May, this online event will address some of the issues facing students during the current Covid-19 outbreak as well as: contextual admissions information; student wellbeing during transition and beyond; and alternative routes to higher education. Visit the Advancing Access website to find out more and book your place.

TEACHERS' WEBINARS: In addition to the virtual conference, we can deliver CPD sessions via webinar at a time to suit you. Popular sessions include: writing effective UCAS references; supporting students writing personal statements; and supporting students make qualification and subject choices at age 16 and 18. If you are interested in booking a session, please email Advancing Access or the Education Outreach Team.

Year 12 Social Science Research Project Placements

We are pleased to be able to offer select Year 12 students the opportunity to work on a number of live research projects with academic staff and undergraduate researchers for 5 weeks in June/July. The placements are being provided as part of a widening participation initiative Nuffield Research Placements in collaboration with the Leeds Q Step Centre. The placements will allow students to gain valuable research experience as well as a range of transferable skills including: data literacy; time/project management; critical thinking; and report writing.

Interested students should apply directly, as soon as possible, on the NRP website.

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