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The Day in More Detail
Introduction
From the founder of the HE Advisers Community, Andy Gardner, the University and Careers Adviser for JFS School, Brent and La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School, Camden.
Getting into Law - BPP Law School
BPP are one of the leading providers of professional legal education in the UK. If someone becomes a Solicitor or Barrister they may well have been to BPP. Peter Crisp will talk about the realities of entering the legal profession.
Incorporating www.prospects.ac.uk into the guidance process
How using the national graduate careers website can help all of us working with clients either entering or exiting HE. Margaret Collister will show you how the site can be used to answer many typical questions.
Breakout sessions (12:20 and 14:10)
Delegates experienced in HE Advice should choose two sessions from:
1. How can we improve the training of HE Advisers:
- Do QCGs and NVQs contain enough on HE Advice? What are the possible ways forward?
- What is already happening?
- Could we work with other organisations to offer training courses or do it ourselves?
- Do we need benchmarks?
- Should we create an accredited CPD course?
2. Sharing good practice:
FE, Schools, Adult and HE Advice sectors working together. With graduate employment being so important, how can Graduate Careers Services help those doing pre-application guidance?
Virtual opportunities through the ICG website
3. Making the case for HE Advice:
- Who do we approach?
- What can we do by ourselves?
- What evidence exists to show that good guidance leads to better HE retention?
New Entrants session
These sessions are aimed at those entering the profession or new to the area of HE Advice.
- Session 1 HE Careers Education (12:20)
This session will aim to give you tips on doing group sessions such as Course Choice, Personal Statements, UCAS Process, Finance and Graduate Employment.
- Session 2 HE Guidance (14:10)
This session will suggest practical strategies for the guidance skills and knowledge necessary to undertake HE guidance.
Plenary Session
- Richard Longson will put to the community, the question "how do we take the community forward? Do we have a committee or a planning team? Who wants to be more involved? Does someone have a specific interest that they would like to lead on?
- Chris Leonard will tell us about the new Aimhigher Associates Scheme.
- Jackie Powell will remind the community why HE Advice isn't just for 18 year olds!
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