QUB WPU

Raising awareness of higher education through pre-entry programmes to ensure that anyone who has the ability to attend university has the opportunity to do so!

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As a thank you for their continued support we sent over 50 care packages to all parents, carers & guardians who have supported our Reading, Numeracy Together and Steps to Success Programmes.

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Foster Care Fortnight 2024 officially starts today!!
Join Queen’s in celebrating Foster Care Fortnight 2024, between 13-26 May 2024, the UK’s biggest foster care awareness raising campaign led by charity The Fostering Network. #FosteringMoments #TheFosteringNetwork #FCF24

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Congratulations to our Junior Academy Sports participant Mason on getting selected for the NI U14 squad, great to see the hard work paying off!

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⚽Delighted to announce more footballing success...
Congratulations to Year 10's Mason A on his selection for the Northern Ireland U14 squad 👏🏻👏🏻⚽
He's off to Holland next month 👌🏻

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Good luck to our Reading Together project staff who have been nominated for a staff excellence award for “Supporting Educational Opportunities for Young Children in Foster Care”!

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Brilliant opportunity for young people who are interested in starting a business. Chance to get £1000, a 2 day boot camp in Belfast and the chance to travel to Montreal!

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#CommunityEngagement ALERT for care experienced young people in NI - Jan 31 deadline to tick the box on UCAS applications.

Use Pathways Guide to explore scholarships/bursaries, priority accommodation & support. Share post to empower young people to access HE! #PathwaysGuide

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It was fantastic to welcome our Year 12 Junior Academy students on campus today for a Maths Masterclass facilitated by @Studyseed

The students benefitted greatly from some revision of their GCSE topics. We’re looking forward to seeing them again in March!

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This is so that your future University can make sure you get all the right support during your studies.
It was great getting to meet so many young people and carers!
You can find out more about the support we offer to care experienced students at: https://t.co/dQVh09uzZ1

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On 30th October 2023, WPU attended the annual “Tick the Box” event hosted by Fostering Network and Ulster University Belfast. Tick the Box is a great reminder to those who have been or are currently in care to tick the box on your UCAS form.

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On Saturday 14th October, Queen’s Widening Participation Unit were delighted to pay host to a celebratory @AdoptionUK event.  With 70 children and a fabulous magician on site, it was the best way to kick off National Adoption Week,

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WPU are kicking off another year of Reading Together, Numeracy Together & Steps to Success.
We have had a few busy days training up our mentors!
Special thanks to Prof. Karen Winter & Dr Jennifer Roberts from @QUBSSESW for their brilliant input and training!

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Applications are now open for the Widening Participation Mentoring Programme.  This is your chance to connect with someone in your industry who will mentor and support you on a one-to-one basis. 

To apply for the programme click on:
https://t.co/z6hex381Q3

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Recently graduated (2021/22/23)? Want to make a difference in young people's lives?

We are currently recruiting a Graduate Intern to work on our Pathway Opportunity Programme.  To find out more and apply, search "Graduate Intern - Widening Participation Unit" on MyFuture.

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Are you interested in working with young care experienced young people ?
Do you want to help them improve their literacy and numeracy skills?
Apply below for a job doing mentoring ONLINE for 1 hour per week! (And can be done outside of 9-5):
https://t.co/xq6r68paH9

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Finally, our Graduate Intern TJ walked them through:

•What is available to them from Student Finance NI

•The Day in the Life of a Student

Our students were also well fed and had a chance to chat with academics from their chosen pathways!

We’ll see them again soon 4/4

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On Tuesday we welcomed over 250 of our Pathway Opportunity Programme (POP) students to campus for our Next Steps Session.

They are going to be busy sending their UCAS applications over the next month, so we brought them in for talks on some important topics. 1/4

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Our new Outreach Assistant Michael explained:

•What QUB Disability services can do for them

•The Wellbeing support available on campus

Conleth from our Global Opportunities also showed them all the destinations that they can jet off to as a part of their studies 🛫
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Are you interested in working with children aged 9-12 who are in care? We are recruiting for online Student Mentors to help support children taking part in our ‘Together Programmes’. 
Apply online via QWork and MyFuture by searching “Student Mentor Widening Participation Unit”.