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First Steps Tent – Student Fest 2021
Welcome to the Student Fest 2021 ‘First Steps Tent’, with loads of useful information about your first steps at college/sixth form or university. We know how daunting those first moments can be and we have put together this tent to put your mind at ease and give you some top tips on tackling the nerves! We’ve linked documents below for you to download and take away with you for the future. College/Sixth Form CLICK THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON TO VIEW THE FULL DOCUMENT We have information you can download to take with you! Just hit download! These PDFs have loads of amazing info and go into more depth to give you…
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My (rather chaotic) journey to Higher Education – Casey’s Story
Hey everyone, Casey here! I thought I would share with you all my journey of how I got to higher education. Everyone’s journey is very different, so hopefully sharing my experience can put a few people at ease! When I finished my GCSE’s, I went on to do A-Levels at a sixth form college in a different town from where I lived. I really enjoyed studying somewhere completely new. It meant I only knew one or two people at my college, but I quickly made new friends! I had always loved Maths and Physics in school as I really enjoyed working with numbers. So, I decided to study Maths, Physics,…
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Jobs Board – Student Fest 2021
Welcome to the Student Fest 2021 Jobs Board, with loads of useful top tips based around CVs and employability. We’ve linked documents below so you can save and keep them for the future. CLICK THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON TO VIEW THE FULL DOCUMENT Click here to go to the ‘Applying Stall’ in Careers Fayre. Here you will find more information on how to create that perfect application, whether that’s for your dream job or the next stage in your education journey. Click here to go to the ‘Skills Stall’ in Careers Fayre. Here you will find more information on how to build new skills and bulk out that application. We also…
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The Virtual Classroom – Student Fest 2021
Welcome to the Virtual Classroom, where we have a whole host of lectures, talks and down-right interesting stuff! Have a scroll through and have a look at the stuff the sparks a bit of interest! Arts Art that looks back at you; Golan Levin Queer Theory and Performing Arts; Remy Bentley How symbols & Brands shape our humanity; Debbie Millman Help discover ancient ruins before it’s too late; Sarah Parcak Engineering A camera that can see around corners; David Lindell The greatest machine that never was; John Graham-Cumming 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought; David Sedlak Humanities Show, Don’t Tell Writing Exercises; Dr Jack McGowan How to write…
