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
Getting Ready for the Prom
Following the amazing success of our Prom Competition last year, we were over the moon to secure the project for a second time. This event brings school students together to pool their creative and collaboration skills to make and submit a 2 minute video detailing their dream prom which is then judged by an expert panel of events … Continue reading Getting Ready for the Prom
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
Dream Bigger – the Family Fun Day
It's been a week since the Family Fun Day and I still feel like I'm recovering - although as this was my last event before going on maternity leave next week, maybe I shouldn't be surprised! The event was the first of its kind for the university and was created as part of our larger … Continue reading Dream Bigger – the Family Fun 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..