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💼 Looking for work experience? 💼 Did you know you can find opportunities on our website, from the zoo to Bristol 24/7 there’s lots on there and it is constantly getting updated 🤓 Link in bio! #WeAreNCOP #UniConnect #FairerFutures #Bristol247 #workexperiencebristol
Healthcare Careers Awareness Event - Pre 16
PRE-16 | HALF DAY | CAROUSEL ACTIVITY | 60-80 STUDENTS | IN SCHOOL This in school event will showcase the range of study options and careers available within the healthcare sector. Students will move around a carousel of activities designed and delivered by student ambassadors from UWE and the...
Confirmed funding for two more years
We are delighted to let you know that the Office for Students has confirmed funding for the National Collaborative Outreach Programme for another two academic years. This mean that Future Quest will be able to continue to work as a collaborative partnership across the Bristol region to deliver targeted higher education outreach to young people in years 9 to 13 from identified target wards.
Sarah Guppy: The Bridge, The Bed, The Truth
On March 27th, in collaboration with Show of Strength Theatre Company and UWE Women Like Me, Future Quest hosted Sarah Guppy: The Bridge, The Bed, The Truth in UWE’s filming studio at the university’s Bower Ashton campus.
New Social Media Channels
29th March 2019 - New social media channels launched
Healthcare Careers Awareness Event - Pre 16
PRE-16 | HALF DAY | CAROUSEL ACTIVITY | 60-80 STUDENTS | IN SCHOOL This in school event will showcase the range of study options and careers available within the healthcare sector. Students will move around a carousel of activities designed and delivered by student ambassadors from UWE and the...
Student Life workshop
POST-16 | 45 MINUTES | 30 STUDENTS | IN SCHOOL OR ON CAMPUS Students explore common myths about university life, are introduced to available support services at university and work in small groups to discuss and reflect on real life scenarios to produce action plans to solve common student lif...
Work Experience Spike Print Studio (Show Me How project)
POST-16 | ONE DAY | WORKSHOP | SPIKE PRINT STUDIO Show Me How is a inclusive community print making education project run by Spike Print Studio (SPS). Show Me How would like to invite expressions of interest from Future Quest schools and local colleges who would like to bring small groups (8) ...
Personal Budgeting Workshop
PRE-16 | 45 MINUTES | 30 STUDENTS | IN SCHOOL OR ON CAMPUS Students learn about different types of income and expenditure when they leave school and reflect on personal and lifestyle choices. Through group discussion, students will explore ways in which money can be saved and learn about the i...
Theatre (Culture: creation, curation, and celebration)
PRE-16 | ONE SESSION A WEEK FOR 8 WEEKS |UoB and the CENTRAL LIBRARY A programme encouraging students to thoughtfully consider culture, particularly their personal culture and the culture(s) of Bristol. An opportunity to explore how culture is created, how it is curated (e.g. in m...
Money Management workshop
POST 16 | 50-60 MINUTES | IN SCHOOL | 10-35 STUDENTS A board game style group activity based around managing money and budgeting when you go into Higher Education. The game will encourage students to consider personal choices they can make around money and how this can impact on the ...
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Today is World Mental Health Day, a time where we come together as one community to talk about mental health in attempt to break the taboos that surround it. We have added lots of helpful information on our website about mental health and wellbeing, which you can see here: ➡️ What support is available at university (https://www.futurequest.org.uk/parents-and-carers/mental-health-and-wellbeing/support-at-university) ➡️ Supporting your young persons transition (https://www.futurequest.org.uk/parents-and-carers/mental-health-and-wellbeing/supporting-transitions) ➡️ Supporting your young person through exams and assingments (https://www.futurequest.org.uk/parents-and-carers/mental-health-and-wellbeing/exams-and-assignments)
Have you seen our new and updated website? It is pretty great (even if we do say so ourselves!). You can check it out here: futurequest.org.uk We now have targeted information for school staff, students, parents and carers. You can also find work experience and volunteering opportunities by going here: https://www.futurequest.org.uk/students/future-me/work-experience-and-volunteering-opportunities
Art Experience Day at @sgs_college - Bristol School of Art. There will be two workshops (drawing and design), an art history seminar as well as visiting the RWA exploring their exhibitions and critiquing other work 📅 7/02 - 10-3 📅19/03 - 10-3 https://t.co/XjUZYaFEGX
❓ We met with Luke from the UWE Admissions team to ask your questions around university applications. Take a look at our 'ask me anything' blog here: https://t.co/2FUH6SMM6y #WeAreNCOP #UniConnect https://t.co/pEKtMd2h1a
Have you seen our student timeline? This website feature helps students visualise the stages they go through as they move through school and college, and prompts them on things to do to help prepare themselves for their future. https://t.co/a7b9Hth6aH #WeAreNCOP #UniConnect https://t.co/nWtOLn0ius
💼 Looking for work experience? 💼 Did you know you can find opportunities on our website, from the zoo to Bristol 24/7 there’s lots on there and it is constantly getting updated 🤓 Link in bio! #WeAreNCOP #UniConnect #FairerFutures #Bristol247 #workexperiencebristol
📱 New blog post out now 📱 Ask me anything (AMA) - university applications addition. We spoke to Luke from the UWE Admissions to ask your application related questions, including if he would rather fight 12 tortoise sized rhinos or 1 rhino sized tortoise 🐢🦏 Link is in our bio 👀 #WeAreNCOP #fairerfutures #uniconnect
We tend to talk about our website a lot on here, so thought we would show you around. Throughout school and college it might feel like you are constantly being told you have to make decisions or think about different things. It can be a bit stressful 😰 We have put together a timeline of the key stages of your journey to higher education and the different things that you might need to think about. Check it out (link in bio) #wearencop #uniconnect #fairerfutures
Today our Future Quest Year 9 Cohort students got to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ in the @bristololdvic1766 - what an incredible performance! Thanks to South Bristol Youth for organising the trip 😎 #WeAreNCOP #Bristol247 #whatsonbristol
🌞❄️ It’s a beautiful frosty morning here in Bristol making it a chilly walk to work and school ❄️🌞 With open day season in full flow take a look at our top tips for making the most out of the experience on our blog (link in bio!). Have a beautiful Monday everyone 🥰 #Wearencop #unilife📚 #unilife #6thform #bristol247 #iggersbristol
We have put together some of our top revision tips to help you prepare for your mock exams. Check out the link in our bio to have a read of our blog. #WeAreNCOP #MockExams #RevisionTips
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