UEA encourages young people to ‘move on up’
By: News Archive
More than 500 Year 10 pupils from 28 schools across Norfolk and north Suffolk have visited the University of East Anglia (UEA) for the annual “Move On Up” event, aimed at encouraging young people who might not have higher education on their radar, to continue their studies into higher education.
This is the initiative’s eleventh year, and it’s expanded considerably over that time to include a large range of academic and practical sessions giving young people a taste of what university offers. In addition to UEA, these sessions are run by Norwich University of the Arts, Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Suffolk.
“Our joint ambition is to inspire young people to raise their aspirations by showing them the huge variety of courses offered,” said UEA Event Coordinator, Aisling Musgrove.
“There’s a much wider range of subjects to choose from than most people ever imagine – something for everyone. Our student ambassadors were also on hand to talk about what life outside the lecture theatre is like at university.”
The young people were able to select from 24 workshops, ranging from events management and law, to forensic science and visual special effects.
Interactive in style, they offered the opportunity to visit a mock crime scene and discover how chemistry is used to investigate crime, discuss how gamification has changed our shopping habits and explore the age old question “who am I?”
While the sessions were running, school staff attended an “Enabling Bright Futures” conference that examined student experience and explored the evidence and impact of outreach activities.
“Each year the sessions are focused on what the attendees from last year’s event said they’d like to find out more about.” said Aisling.
“This approach means we’re able to respond to their specific needs and deliver informative and useful sessions.”
After last year’s event, 58% of students who previously weren’t sure about entering higher education said they were more likely to consider university as a result of the day and more than 75% said they’d recommend “Move on Up” to a friend.
This year, one student from Hartismere School said: “I really enjoyed how friendly and hospitable everyone was, it was lovely to look around campus and see all the facilities. I really loved my ‘Assisting a Surgeon’ workshop, as it was a really good insight into lots of different healthcare careers.”
Another from The Thetford Academy, said: “I enjoyed being able to look around the campus and accommodation and being able to learn more about different courses and subjects.”
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