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Engagement@Manchester Working with schools and young people Emma Lewis-Kalubowila and Roz Webster, Student Recruitment & Widening Participation Officers

The big why…

More personal “why(s)”… Skills development Career enhancement Enhancing research quality & impact New research perspectives Increasing student recruitment Higher personal & institutional profile Influence & networking Collaborations & partnerships Enjoyment & personal reward Increase awareness of the value of research to society Additional funding Inspiring the next generation of researchers Research Councils UK: What’s in it for me? The benefits of public engagement for researchers.

Why is schools liaison work important? • Raise awareness of your subject area • Enthuse young people about studying STEM to A- level and beyond • Provide IAG around progression and choices • Share cutting-edge developments • Recruitment activity • It’s fun!

What is Widening Participation? “ Widening access and improving participation in higher education are a crucial part of our mission. Our aim is to promote and provide the opportunity of successful participation in higher education to everyone who can benefit from it. This is vital for social justice and economic competitiveness.” - Higher Education Funding Council

What is Widening Participation? We want to identify and attract the most talented students to Manchester, regardless of their educational background – and we need your help to do so. At The University of Manchester we seek excellence, inclusivity and impact in everything that we do. Widening participation in higher education - in particular, enabling fairer access to a Manchester education for talented students regardless of their background - is central to our values as a world-class university. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/teachers/students/secondary/widening-participation/

Work with Key Influencers • Teachers and Advisors – School and College Forum and Bulletin – National Conference – STEM teachers conference • Parents and Carers – Parents and Carers Guide to HE – Foster Carers Conference • School Governor Initiative – a major programme to encourage University staff to become governors in local schools in the most challenging circumstances

School-University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) • RCUK-funded catalyst scheme connecting researchers with schools • Researchers can get involved by: – Coming to ‘Engaging with Schools’ training day – Listing an activity on SUPI Project Portal website – Coming to our annual networking event to meet with interested teachers • See www.supi.manchester.ac.uk for more info • Contact Roz.webster@manchester.ac.uk

Support and Resources • Whistlestop Guide to • Manchester Outreach Prioritisation Model • Academic • OFFA Funding Enrichment Officers • Colleagues in your • Widening academic school Participation and • Contacts in Schools Academic • Newsletters to Enrichment Network teachers

How can you get involved in this area of work? • Offer an academic • Come along to another engagement@manchester guest lecture session • Support your • Become a MAP Tutor students working as • Be open to speak about WP Fellows • Lend a hand at your love of your subject to the next interview/open days generation!

Case Studies

CASE STUDY Rhys Archer • WP Fellow • Women of Sci • I’m an Engineer…

CASE STUDY Kathryn McGurk • WP Fellow

CASE STUDY Kirsty McIntyre • SUPI • Brilliant Club • WP Fellow • Public Engagement

CASE STUDY Alice Stefanelli • Brilliant Club • WP Fellow

CASE STUDY OFFA Funding • Overview of Languages XP • Benefits for schools, staff and students.

OFFA-FUNDING – HOW WE SPEND IT

SALC OFFA FUNDING 4 pr project jects • Rei eimbur bursem sement ent of travel el costs sts for r in inter ervie iew da days • Stude dent t Ambass ssador dor talks s in in schools hools • Six ixth h Form m Insig ight t Days • Lan angu guag ages es XP

LANGUAGES XP – WHAT IS IT? MFL FL outre reach ach pr progr gramme mme - pu pupi pils in in KS KS 3 or • 4 (and, d, new t this is yea ear: : KS KS5) • Les ess wid idel ely tau augh ght t lan angu guag ages es • Del eliv iver ered ed by MFL FL UG stude dents ts (fin inal yea ear) • 4 ses essio ions s de deliv iver ered ed at the e school hool

LANGUAGES XP – WHY? Lands ndscap cape e for r lang nguag uages: es: decline line in GC GCSE E and d Alevel entr ntries ies  Motivation & inspiration for pupils  Raising awareness of the variety of ab initio language study available at UoM Skills ills develo elopm pmen ent t (and nd emplo ployability) ability) of our r own n students udents

LANGUAGES XP – HOW? Oct – Dec:  recruitment of UG students and schools  Briefings and training, DBS checks, working out timetables Dec – Feb:  UG students develop materials  Teaching practice March  4 consecutive sessions taught at the partner schools

THE OUTCOMES • 2016/17: 20 schools took part (14 of those WP priority schools as per the MPM, 1 SFC) • 21 students

THE OUTCOMES For pupi pils: ls: I …. % who agreed ed … enjoyed languages XP 99% …found sth out about the language/culture that I didn’t 98% know before …found sth out about university that I didn’t know 70% before “ Very fun and enjoyab able. e. PS Antho hony y is the best ” ( Fail ilsw sworth th School) ) “I enjoyed it and would like to carry it on because the lessons are fun and the teacher r is nice !” (East Manchester Academy)

THE OUTCOMES For r tea eachers: chers: 100% agreement that the programme was “well - targeted”, was a “positive experience”, has provided students with “valuable information” “Thank you to Ja Jake - he has inspired pired some of our r stude dent nts. . It will be a an unforg rget ettab table experienc rience e for them and we we are really appreciativ reciative of all his hard d work.”(Reddish Vale Technology College) “ A chanc nce for r studen ents s to try something ething tota otally y different.” ( Irl rlam am & & Cadishe ishead ad College)

THE OUTCOMES UoM students nts % who agreed ed It was a positive experience 100% l learnt sth new 100% It will improve my employability 83% “ I believe that the nicest thing was to transfer all the knowledge that I have acquired from my four years of study to the students. It was useful to be able preparing lessons, doing planning and being able to conduct a lesson. Helpful for the future if I will decide to go into teaching! Thank you for the experience .” “I found the freedom to work on an independent project with feedback to be a strong aid to my organisation and time management skills .”

YES, BUT…. School ols s need to be pressed sed to stick ick to the programm mme rules. s. Problems ems includ uded: ed:  Pupils dropping in and out of the programme  Groups too large/too small  Schools forgetting that their student was coming that day  Wide mix of age groups (actually, not that problematic for MFL) UG student dents s need d even n more directi tion on in what t to expect: ect:  Pupils will not do revision in between sessions – you need to build in lots of repetition  Keep it fun and light – you can’t set homework The timin ing g is and remain ins s challen engi ging ng for final year student dents

WHAT TO LEARN FROM THIS? • Handbooks for schools and students • Encourage students to collaborate & share the work – Blackboard or dropbox for materials • Timing – We are stuck with things as they are for MFL, but other subjects may be able to bring things forward

CASE STUDY Computer Science • Teacher CPD • Computing at Schools • Animation Competition

Any Questions?