Transcript Raising aspirations to post school education

Raising aspirations
to post school
education
Deb Viney SOAS.Nicola Martin LSE
An annual event: How accessible is your
university?
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An annual September Saturday event for disabled pupils (aged 15
+) who are thinking about attending any university, especially those
with high support needs
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Parents and allies welcome
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Advertised through WP practitioners’ networks and School SEN Coordinators and relevant charities
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Partly funded in September 2011 by a STEM South West project
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Funded in September 2012 by SOAS (accommodation) and LSE
(catering)
Programme
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Applying to UCAS
Student finance (SFE)
DSAs & Assistive technology
Pupils networking with student ambassadors
Parents’ session
Social services support
Careers
Access to Work
Evaluation
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16 out of 40 attendees filled in evaluations, including
pupils, parents, transition teachers, careers advisers
and disability charity adviceline staff.
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All found the event practical and useful and surprised
was expressed about the levels of support available in
H.E. (including from professionals).
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Some parents expressed a desire for some kind of
forum where they could ask questions - they didn’t feel
that school staff knew the answers.
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Parents were generally more anxious than pupils.
Presentations
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All presentations are available on the
www.BRAIN.HE site
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Some example slides follow
Applying for the DSA
Pauline McInnes
Head of Disability
Services
Roehampton
University
September 2011
Advice from SFE:
When to apply for the DSAs
• Apply as soon as SFE launch their 2012/13 service, around February
/ March 2012 – don’t wait! But ensure you also submit your general
Student Loan application too or the system can lock up.
• You don’t need to have a confirmed University place, you can apply
stating your first choice of course!
• Make sure you complete your application well before the deadline to
ensure your funding is in place in time for starting university
• You will be prompted to apply when you apply for your course via
UCAS
What can the Careers Service provide?
A full range of products and services such as:
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confidential, one-to-one careers advice
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information and advice on volunteering
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a careers information room with dedicated student computers
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information on internships, full-time jobs, part-time jobs and recruitment
agencies
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a full programme of events
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the chance to practise your interview skills (ahead of the real thing)
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Graduate Careers Case Studies can inspire under-graduates …
Careers and Access to Work
27.09.2011
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Applying to Social Services for
personal care / domestic assistance
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Any student who requires personal care and / or domestic
assistance needs to apply to their local, home area Social
Services (not the department in the area of the University).
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The basic principle is that any personal care / domestic
support the disabled person would need regardless of
where they are living, is funded by Social Services.
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The support can then be provided in a variety of ways,
depending (in part) what the specific University has
available (e.g. in-house support workers, agency or
independent).
Support packages
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Parents’ session
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An interactive session for parents to ask
questions
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Parents are asked to talk to their son-daughter
first in order to clarify boundaries, and to respect
confidentiality
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Prospective students (pupils) met with current
students at this time, in another room
Question
Has NADP now got a role in
developing this area of work?
To participate on 29th September 2012
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Contact Deb Viney
[email protected]
0207 898 4957
Places are limited by the size of the room