partnerships for effective recruitment gaurav malik & danielle smith university of east london
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Partnerships for effective recruitmentGaurav Malik & Danielle Smith
University of East London
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Working together• Danielle Smith
– College & School Liaison Officer– Education and Community Partnership
• Gaurav Malik– Senior Lecturer in Computer Systems and Networks– School of Computing and Technology
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Outreach Activities• Work with the School and College liaison officers within the University.• Engage with personal tutors and lecturers at local colleges and
schools.
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Outreach Activities• University Led
– Taster Days– Master classes– Summer School– Open Days
• Generic– Open to all students and parents
• Specific– An open day for Access Students
– Government Led• Aim Higher• STEM
In all cases contact is maintained through ECP to provide a single point of contact. Not always possible though.
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Taster Day• Is student led• Work with ECP to set out days• ECP contacts local school and colleges.• Work together to deliver the day
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Work Distribution• Administration is carried out by the ECP team
– Sending out invitations– Room booking– Catering– Student ambassadors (Subject specific)– Health & Safety– Goody bags– Collating all registers and evaluations
• School staff carry out the event– Provide staff for the event.– Subject specific talk– Labs– Career advice
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Frequency of Taster Days• 2006: 1 Taster Days, 50 Students• 2007: 4 Taster Days, 215 Students• 2008: 9 Taster Days, 207 Students
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What is the secret to successful Taster Days
• Plan the dates in advance..– Dates were provided to the ECP team in July for the upcoming
academic year.• Keep the event short and snappy..
– Taster days last up to 4 hours• Group similar years together.• Act on feedback.• Have enthusiastic staff at hand!
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Future Development• We track colleges not individual students which is where we would like
to improve.• More colleges and schools• Run sessions in Schools
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External Partnerships• Partnering with institutions in the UK and abroad
– Franchises– Articulations for advance entry– Placement opportunities for students.
• Member of staff dedicated to look at developing International links.• Actively pursue leads both in UK and abroad.• Try and adapt to the need of the partner institution. Not a case of one
size fits all.
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Future Development• Develop more links.• Work towards embedding curriculum in programmes.