June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History month and our online event on June 4th explores ways in which HEIs can engage constructively with local communities- find out more at the event and on our website.
As the academic year comes to a close you can join us online at our event Education and work: Addressing inequality through collaboration The conference provides an opportunity for HEPs, post sixteen providers and employers to come together to share practical strategies that facilitate more equitable access to careers education, advice and guidance (CEIAG) and progression to employment. This free event is open to non-members including employers and colleagues in FE.
Using Data Dashboards for Management Information, 3 June, online, 2.00 - 3.30. As the range and scope of widening participation interventions become more complex the need for effective management systems becomes ever more urgent. In this Evaluators’ Working Group session we will hear about examples of two data dashboards developed to support planning, management, monitoring, evaluation and APP reporting of access, success and progression interventions. BOOK HERE
Romany and Gypsy Travellers, 4 June, online, 2.00 - 4.30. This event is part of our NERUPI series on Student Characteristics in the OfS Equal Opportunities Risk Register. The first part of the session provides a brief history of Romany and Gypsy Travellers in the UK along with an overview of the current situation in relation to schooling and participation in higher education. Three practice examples from NERUPI member universities offer examples of how higher education can engage constructively with local communities. BOOK HER
Emerge: Creative Graduate Studio, 12 May, online 2.00 - 3.00. This Creative HE Working Group session describes Bath Spa University's innovative Emerge initiative which offers a studio residency programme for alumni and local community artists to improve graduate outcomes grow the local economy and support graduate retention within the region. BOOK HERE
STEM Working group: Working with primary schools & students 23 June, online, 2.00-3.30
in this session Professor Carol Davenport, Northumbria University focuses on approaches to support primary schools in broadening young children’s careers knowledge and experience as part of our STEM Working Group series about working with different age groups.l