At Sheffield Hallam University we pride ourselves on ensuring we put students first, whether that’s our Undergraduate and Postgraduate student body, primary school pupils attending community events or school and college students thinking about applying to university. Within our Team we advise and support young adults through some really significant and sometimes tricky periods of … Continue reading Affinity Project
Helping students progress into higher education
One of the key programmes that the Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) Widening Participation and Outreach Team deliver is SHU Progress, a scheme which helps students whose personal circumstances might mean that they face barriers to going to university. SHU Progress (previously called The Compact Scheme) offers applicants to SHU additional support in the year of … Continue reading Helping students progress into higher education
Results Day
Results day- for many people this is a morning filled with what ifs, but I was confident I'd be getting into my first choice University and moving there the following week. Little did I know this wouldn't be the case, dropping two A-level grades meant both my firm and insurance choice on UCAS made me … Continue reading Results Day
Words of advice from our Parent Ambassadors
Within the Admissions and UK Student Recruitment team here at Hallam we have 9 Parent Ambassadors that support various widening participation, outreach and recruitment activities and events. They offer a completely different perspective on what university is like, and what parents & guardians might expect when their children fly the nest. We've asked them to … Continue reading Words of advice from our Parent Ambassadors
A placement student’s perspective..
As we approach the end of summer term there's little let up in the amount of activity we've been delivering to schools and colleges across the region and we've been really pleased to give a year 10 student from Ecclesfield School the chance to be part of our team for a couple of weeks. Here's their post … Continue reading A placement student’s perspective..
Levelling up for Games Britannia
Tuesday 6th June marked the beginning of the 7th annual Games Britannia event, a Videogames Education Festival initially started by Brinsworth Comprehensive School back in 2011. The festival brings creativity and technology together, providing schools and colleges with 3 days of workshops and activities led by games industry experts and academics. This innovative package of activities … Continue reading Levelling up for Games Britannia
Should we despair about healthcare?
Everyday we hear stories about the pressures on the NHS; lack of funding, low staffing levels and staff working to their limits. It could be very easy to slip into a discussion around politics and it's influence on these issues but I would like to focus on the positives. Universities across the country train thousands … Continue reading Should we despair about healthcare?
Year 12 Team Building Day: The Pilot
Last October, Hallam Schools and College Engagement Team embarked on a brand new, totally original project; a Team Building Day for year 12 students, that was piloted this march. Spearheaded by graduate interns, the premise was to create a full day activity that encouraged thought about H.E/Careers, team work and problem solving, and … Continue reading Year 12 Team Building Day: The Pilot
Sheffield Children’s University
Guest post by Katie Hamshaw, Sheffield Children's University Sheffield Children’s University (CU) is part of a national initiative that encourages and celebrates children and young people who take part in a wide range of inspiring learning opportunities outside of school hours. Since Children’s University arrived in Sheffield, a growing number of children and young people … Continue reading Sheffield Children’s University
Local students win the ultimate school prom!
You might have heard on Radio Sheffield (listen here 39:19) a story about students from Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School in Dronfield winning the Sheffield Hallam University School Prom Competition. The School and College Engagement Team hosted a celebration event in Hallam Hall (a prom venue in its own right!), working with colleagues in the Events … Continue reading Local students win the ultimate school prom!