On Wednesday 21st February, our wonderful E26 students visited the University of Huddersfield to discover what higher education has to offer. All students are to be commended for their excellent behaviour and the way they interacted with the University staff and student ambassadors.
During the quiz, students demonstrated their background knowledge and problem solving skills by working together in teams to win prizes (we all wanted one of the snazzy pens so competition was fierce!) There was some surprise at finding there are over 40,000 higher education courses to choose from and most people thought the accommodation with free gym membership and transport looked like a bargain! The session on student finance also helped to alleviate some of the worries around the cost of HE.
An informative lecture about Nazi Germany gave pupils the opportunity to interact with an expert about a key element of their GCSE study. Their history teacher would have been very proud to hear our students forming convincing arguments about Nazi propaganda and the other factors that played a part in Hitler’s rise to power. Their ability to confidently draw on their background knowledge to deal with new source material was impressive. Special mentions to Harvey, Faith, Liv, Rhys and Sam for their excellent contributions!
Students had plenty of opportunity to quiz the student ambassadors about student life. Questions such as “‘what happens if you fail or don’t do well in a module, can you resit?” and “how many lectures do you have each week?” kept the ambassadors on their toes! There was also lots of interest around the clubs and societies available to join and, of course, the social side of University life 😉
We were also treated to a campus tour where everyone was very impressed with the facilities, including a state-of-the-art gym and sports hall, huge science labs, a fantastic library and lots of places to grab food and drinks. One thing that we weren’t expecting was just how picturesque the campus was, set amongst historic converted mills and the scenic working canal.
All in all an excellent day, and – as always – it was a real pleasure to be in E26’s company.
Mrs Parker & Ms Cross