Working with Schools and Colleges

Our extensive work with schools and colleges in and around London and the South East aims to provide students with high-quality information, advice and events so that they can begin to make informed decisions about studying at university. Here at Newcastle University London, we’re committed to raising aspirations and widening participation.

Collaborating with teachers, students and graduates we continue to develop a range of informative and interactive workshops which we deliver in schools and colleges across the region or on campus. These workshops aim to increase awareness of higher education, give students vital skills and knowledge regarding university life and raise student aspirations. We also aim to build beneficial relationships with the staff of schools and colleges, enabling us to offer bespoke visits to support the needs of students and act as a reliable source of information for staff.

Subject Specific Workshops

Our subject specific workshops reflect the dynamic, industry immersive degrees we offer here in London and are aimed at students considering studying a business related degree at university. Example activities include everything from interactive presentations about how we support entrepreneurial students, to fun and interactive workshops which get students thinking about what it means to set up a business. We also offer sessions on working across cultures, an introduction to the world of finance and accounting and marketing masterclasses.

Our workshops are constantly being updated and we’re happy to work with you in identifying and delivering bespoke sessions for your organisation.

Entrepreneurship Activities

Business Bonanza

Type: Interactive

In this activity students work together to bring a product to launch. Through the process they must find solutions to different business situations such as financing, marketing and production. The aim of the game is to successfully balance profit, customer satisfaction and ethics.

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,7

You're the Boss

Type: Interactive

This activity will help students understand what makes a good CV, what employers are looking for and what is involved in a career in business and management. Students will consider a variety of professional CV’s and decide who they would hire to manage the launch of their companies new product.

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,5,6,7

The Elevator Pitch

Type: Interactive

In this interactive session students will work together to develop and deliver a 'dragons den' style pitch to win the backing of their peers and secure an investment. This session is designed to help students understand the importance of self confidence in the fast paced world of business

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,5,6,7

Marketing Activities

Marketing Challenge

This interactive session introduces students to the key principles of marketing and puts them to the test with a challenge to design the launch of a new product. Students must work in teams to decide on their branding, advertising and promotional materials, and be ready to adapt to unexpected changes in the market.

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,5,6,7

Business Activities

Game Theory

This session introduces students to degree level theory and asks what do video games have to do with the distribution of global economic resources? The activity will challenge students with moral dilemmas and introduce economics as a diverse and exciting subject area.

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,5,6,7

The Trading Game

This activity brings the global economic market to your classroom. Students work in teams to represent a country while trading economic goods with their peers. The countries have to take account of their resources and use them to gain an advantage in the global market. But teams have to be careful – world events and the current state of the world economy can complicate ‘free trade’.

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,7

Finance Activities

A Career in Accounting

This presentation outlines the skills needed for a career in finance. It also gives an overview of Accounting and Finance on our specialised ‘Flying Start' programme, delivered in collaboration with PwC and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,5,6,7

Communication Activities

Business START UP

This presentation will give an insight into the financial and practical support available to students who would like to set up a business or launch their own product while at Newcastle University. It details some of our student success stories and puts their business knowledge to the test with an interactive quiz

Gatsby Benchmarks – 4,5,6,7

General Higher Education Workshops

We also offer a wide range of workshops that are applicable to any discipline of university study, offering insight and information on key areas such as the application process, finance and PARTNERS: Newcastle University’s Supported Entry Route. These universal workshops can be combined with those that are subject specific if required.

PARTNERS
Student Life
Finance and Budgeting
Applications
Study Skills
University Trivia
Research and Choosing HE Options

On Campus Events

Working alongside you, we can devise an engaging and bespoke programme of workshops to take place in our vibrant London Campus, enabling your students to gain valuable insight into life on campus whilst enjoying a handpicked selection of workshops.

PARTNERS Programme Supported Entry Route

Do your students want to apply to a top University but are worried they won't get the required grades? If so, Newcastle University's PARTNERS Programme could help.

The PARTNERS Programme offers a range of support and opportunities to help students make a successful application to Newcastle University. Students must fulfil certain eligibility criteria in order to take part and complete a summer school after Year 13/final-year at college which counts towards their grades when they apply to the University. Find out further information on this opportunity here.

Visits to Your School/College

Our outreach team can deliver a huge range of interactive workshops, games and presentations on a variety of different topics.

We would be delighted to work with you to create bespoke workshops to support and benefit the needs of your students. If you would like to explore this option please get in touch with us at outreachlondon@ncl.ac.uk.

We can be flexible with our sessions to suit your needs and all of our visits are provided completely free of charge. We are also able to travel anywhere in the UK depending on our staff availability.

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