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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 was so good to be at @BristolOldVic today with the Future Quest @SBYcharity cohort year 9 students to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ - what an incredible performance! https://t.co/SfQ4d1xQgM
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...
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 amount of ...
Time Management workshop
PRE-16 | 45 MINUTES | 10-30 STUDENTS | IN SCHOOL OR ON CAMPUS This workshop introduces students to the skill of time management. During the workshop, we will discuss why time management matters, explore how we can become better at managing our time and have a go at an activity to practice time...
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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
🎄 It was so good to be at @BristolOldVic today with the Future Quest @SBYcharity cohort year 9 students to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ - what an incredible performance! https://t.co/SfQ4d1xQgM
💼 We have been busy adding more work experience opportunities to our website which you can check out below. There are some exciting ones from @BristolOldVic, @bristol247 @UWEBristol and @BristolUni https://t.co/6b0EM9VhzD #WeAreNCOP https://t.co/6bVCyQ7ouz
👀 Have you read our revision tips for mock exams yet? Make sure you share them with your students! https://t.co/lVHSVqfrCg https://t.co/cgAS7lWLou
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
On Friday we had Yate Academy year 9 and 10s visit us at @UWEBristol. It was lovely to be able to show them around and show them the Center for Music (@UWECFM) here. We asked students what they knew about HE before and after the session, here is a snapshot of what they came up with... one of them also drew a lovely picture of Sponge Bob 😂 #WeAreNCOP
🗳 REGISTER TO VOTE 🗳 Why? Well you might see cute #dogsatpollingstations for a start! But you will also get a say in your future. What do you need? Your national insurance number, and to be 18 or over on polling day (December 12th). When? Now! Or at least before November 26th at 5pm. How? By going to gov.uk/register-to-vote (link in bio) #ge2019 #wearencop
🎃 We may have not planned out our pumpkin carving well enough to fit all of our website on one side, but we can help you plan your future through our updated website 😝 Follow the link in our bio for some great resources about higher education, work experience and more. #wearencop #unilife📚 #unilife
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