Talks and workshops

Our talks and workshops can be delivered in your school or college, as part of a campus visit, or delivered virtually (live or pre-recorded). We can tailor the below talks to your needs and are more than happy to focus on certain areas.

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: Supports GB1, GB2, GB7

This session covers:

  • Why study in higher education?

  • How to choose the right course and university

  • What options are available

  • Understanding entry requirements

  • Looking at career outcomes

Duration: 30 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: GB7

This session covers:

  • How is Leeds Beckett different from other universities?

  • Overview of our courses

  • Extra-curricular opportunities

  • Accommodation and student life

  • Specific opportunities to visit (e.g. Open Days and Applicant Days)

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: Supports GB1, GB7

This session covers:

  • Key dates and timescales

  • Understanding entry requirements

  • Personal statements: what to include, how to structure thoughts and how to refine the statement

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: Supports GB1, GB7

This session covers:

  • Myth busting student finance

  • How tuition fees actually work

  • Living costs and maintenance loans explained

  • Budgeting and part-time work

  • Scholarships and bursaries

  • Understanding loans and repayments

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: GB7

This session covers:

  • The benefits of going to university

  • What to expect: the realities of student life

  • Accommodation

  • Extra-curricular opportunities

  • Budgeting and money management

  • Student support

  • Myth busting and student Q&A

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: GB4, GB7

This session covers:

  • Taster sessions to give students experience of university-level study

  • Delivered by academic staff on specific subject areas, depending on availability and location

  • Topics drawn from our range of undergraduate courses

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: Supports GB1, GB7

This session covers:

  • Information on which courses require interviews

  • How to succeed in interviews

  • How interviews are structured

  • Transferrable interview techniques for job interviews

Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: Supports GB1, GB7

This session covers:

  • Organisation and planning

  • Research and referencing

  • Goal setting and maintaining motivation

  • Exam technique

Duration: 30 minutes

Gatsby benchmark: GB7

This session covers:

  • How to narrow options down before the event

  • Things to do at an event

  • Questions students could ask exhibitors/academics

  • After the fair/event: how to reflect and make informed decisions

Subject specific activities - Stretch and Challenge

As a university with a rich history of research-led teaching and with more than 150 courses offered at undergraduate level, our academics are in a strong position to stretch and challenge your students and to enhance your curriculum.

Visit our course pages for a full list of our courses, and contact us to find out more about our Stretch and Challenge sessions.

We offer a range of talks and workshops linked to our academics’ specialist subjects that will illustrate the difference between further and higher education and also the wide range of career options available to graduates.

These talks are offered in the majority of our subject areas.

We regularly run on-campus Subject Enhancement Days throughout the year that will immerse your students in a particular subject area through a series of themed Stretch and Challenge sessions.

Led by our academic staff, these Subject Enhancement Days will give your students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of studying on a university campus.

The Progression Module

The Progression Module is a year-long structured programme which aims to support students in Year 12 in their preparation for both higher education and employment.
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