Hello
It is now only 6 weeks until Christmas, but our term-time projects are still very much in full swing. Last week we held our final NNCO subject specific event: Spotlight on Computing. In spite of a last minute relocation due to a local power outage, attendance was good, and feedback on the presenters from UEL, LSBU and IBM was extremely positive
The deadline for the second NCOP submission has been and gone, and we are now awaiting further feedback from HEFCE. In the meantime Emily (NNCO Project Officer) and Sue (Director) gave a presentation at the AoC HE Coordinators meeting, providing attendees with updates on the final stages of the NNCO and our plans for the NCOP (which officially starts in January 2017).
Sue also attended the Universities UK Action on Access Conference on the recent social mobility report. The event featured presentations from (among many others) HEFCE, The Open University, and King’s College.
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Further to their personal statement surgeries in previous weeks, Emily and Andrew (Deputy Director and IAG specialist) have been busy preparing to hold a workshop and one-to-one sessions at City and Islington College for learners interested in studying Nursing, Midwifery or Allied Health Courses at HE level.
Emily and I have continued work on the NNCO subject specific guides to Art & Design, Business, Computing and Psychology, which we will launch at our Linking London NNCO End of Project Event on the 5th December. Places are still available if you wish to attend .
Finally, you may have noticed a new feature on our NNCO website HECAIL – Andrew is now penning an article each month for the website, drawing on his vast IAG experience. So far he has given his thoughts on entry requirements, the new UCAS tariff and the progression of Access learners: read the articles in full here.
More on Friday from myself and the team.
