CLEARING 2014 – how you can help

Confirmation and Clearing at Sheffield Hallam begins tomorrow (14 August) when prospective students receive their A Level results.  Our call centre opens at 7am and we will also be open for visits from applicants looking to secure a place here.

You will be aware how important this period is in helping the University meet ambitious recruitment targets for 2014.

Extensive arrangements have been made to increase the number of phone lines available to enquirers.  Large numbers of academic and administrative colleagues will be working hard to provide an excellent online, telephone and face-to-face experience for our prospective students.

This means there will be significantly increased pressure on our telephone lines, and increased numbers of visitors to the City Campus from early tomorrow morning – and possibly through to the following week as Clearing activities are scheduled up to 19 August.

Internal calls will be answered as soon as possible, but external calls will take priority, so your patience is appreciated.

Your support would be welcome in a number of ways:

If you receive a call from a prospective student who would like to apply for a place in Clearing, please redirect them to the dedicated line which is:
0300 555 0567 from inside the UK
00 44 845 147 3503 from outside the UK

If a student has already applied to Sheffield Hallam and has questions about their place ask them to call the dedicated ‘Confirmation’ line:
0300 555 7070 from inside the UK
0044 845 147 3501 from outside the UK

If you meet potential student visitors on campus who want face-to-face advice on Thursday or Friday, please direct them to Level 3 of the Atrium (Owen Building) where staff and Student Ambassadors will be operating a Clearing ‘Open House’ reception.

Want to see what we do in Clearing?
If you would like to see Clearing in action and what the University has to do to deliver it, we are running organised tours at set times during the day,

When: Thursday 14 August
Where: Meet at lift lobby Level 3 Owen
Time: 10am, 11am, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm

Clearing Open day
We’re also running an open day for people interested in applying for undergraduate and PGCE courses starting this year, or who have already applied through clearing.

Tuesday 19 August from 10am – 2pm

We are also encouraging staff, students and visitors to interact with us on social media by posting images and status updates using #loveSHU.

Thank you for your help over this crucial recruitment period. Thanks also to all those staff right across the University who are working to make Confirmation and Clearing 2014 a success.

More details about all our Clearing arrangements are available at www.shu.ac.uk/clearing