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Wider Access Outreach Officer

The Access Outreach Officer strives to raise aspirations throughout Secondary Education while developing links between Higher Education and schools.

Access Outreach Officer achievements include improved awareness of Higher Education as a realistic and beneficial goal, developed information exchange between schools and university, increased awareness of DUAL Summer School and improved uptake of Discovering Degrees.

Outreach activities

These achievements were attained through Outreach with forty-nine high schools across Angus, Dundee, Fife, Perth and Kinross. Outreach involves interactive workshops for pupils, talks for parents / teachers and attendance at school conventions. Undergraduate Student Volunteers are integral to Outreach, acting as role models and dispelling stereotypes surrounding student life.

University-based Access activities are part of the Access Outreach Officer's work, including teaching on campus visits, Discovering Degrees and the DUAL Summer School
.

Having taught at both Secondary and Higher Education levels, the Access Outreach Officer has many future objectives including increased volume of school visits, development of systematic workshop programmes, continued inter-agency collaboration, research informed practice, evaluation and review.

Outreach Activities Available

Activity Ideal Year Group(s) Suggested Time of Year Further Information
WORKSHOP:
'Why go to University?'		 S2 upwards Any A workshop emphasising the benefits of Higher Education., along with group work, time management & presentation skills. University Student Volunteers help facilitate the workshop and talk to pupils about the realities of Higher Education
WORKSHOP:
'What can I study at University?'		 S2 to S4 Any - but ideal during S2 and S4 course choices A workshop illustrating the diverse study options Higher Education. offers. The significance of S2 & S4 course choice, and the importance of trying hard at school are reinforced through group work. University Student Volunteers again help facilitate this workshop.
WORKSHOP:
'What's it like to be a university student?'		 S2 upwards Any University student volunteers play a key role in this workshop - being interviewed so pupils can work together and produce 'News Reports' to 'deadlines'.
TALK:
'The benefits of Higher Education'		 S4 upwards, also Parents/Guardians Any A talk on the financial, social, career and personal benefits of Higher Education. A University Student Volunteer can accompany and talk to pupils / answer questions.
TALK:
'Sampling University - Discovering Degrees'		 S2 upwards, also Parents/Guardians Any A talk on our (free of charge) 'mock days' at university.
For more information, visit our Discovering Degrees webpage.
TALK:
'Sampling University - Student Shadowing' 		S5 & S6, also Parents/Guardians Early in the school year A talk on how to find out more about being a university student.
TALK:
'Alternative Routes Into Higher Education - DUAL Summer School'		 S5 & S6, also Parents/Guardians Before the middle of March (to allow time for application processing) A talk on our internationally renowned (and free of charge) 'DUAL Summer School' - now over a decade old!
For more information, visit our DUAL Summer School webpage

ATTENDANCE AT:

  • Careers / School Conventions
  • Parents' Nights
  • SMT & Guidance Staff Meetings
 Any I am more than happy to attend such events and welcome enquiries