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ACE Days (Aiming for a College Education)

  • Monday 21 – Friday 25 November 2011
  • Monday 20 – Wednesday 22 February 2012
  • Friday 24 February 2012

King's Road Centre, Newcastle University

Aiming for a College Education (ACE) is an event for year 10 students which aims to increase awareness of and raise aspirations toward higher education. Pupils work in groups taking part in a range of interactive sessions related to university, and are assisted by a current university student throughout the day.

Intended Learner Outcomes

  • Be able to access and interpret higher education information related to subject choices and potential career choices
  • Be able to recognise that the choices they make in school are related to their progression into FE/HE and their chosen career
  • Be able to show some understanding of the scope of careers and higher education opportunities
  • Begin to recognise ways in which higher education might fit into their overall career plan and where it fits into the world of employment and careers generally – ie they are beginning to understand part of the purpose and potential of going to university

Provisional Programme

  • 9.45am – Arrival and icebreakers
  • 10.00am – Welcome and Introduction
  • 10.45am – Group Activities
    • Managing your timetable
    • Managing your money
    • University articulate
  • 11.45am – Lunch and campus activities
  • 1.15pm – Design your own university
  • 1.50pm – University Challenge Quiz
  • 2.15pm Evaluation and depart

Make a booking

Please complete and submit our booking form before Friday 21 October to guarantee your places - although bookings will still be accepted after this date.

Want more information?

Telephone: 0191 222 6094