It is important for all students to have encounters with Further and Higher Education establishments and understand the full range of opportunities available to them. For this reason, Leeds Beckett University staff and student ambassadors were invited into the academy to deliver assemblies to students on raising awareness of Universities and Higher Education.
Students were made aware of what a university is, what qualifications are needed to get there, what they can do there and what are the benefits of going. Students were asked True and False questions and were given opportunities to ask questions to the student ambassador on his life at university and actively participated in the assemblies.
Assemblies were delivered to students across all Secondary key stages, 3 and 4.
Student feedback was positive about the assemblies with 41% of students said they would consider going to university compared to 20% prior to the assemblies. Feedback gained from the university representative can be seen below.
“Thank you for inviting us to talk to your students. As mentioned, the students were incredibly well behaved, and I believe attentive to the session and genuinely were taking it in (which at that age can always be a challenge as it seems so far away still!) I hope it was all okay and if you need anything else just give us a shout.”
Ian Freedman (Widening Participation officer- Leeds Beckett University)
As a result of the positive work with Leeds Beckett University, we will now be taking students for an inspirational visit to a Leeds Beckett Campus in May 2024.