Key takeaways
Understanding why students go to university
Information about how students fund their studies and how they apply to university
Top tips of how to support your student in their next steps
Host: Alice and Hollie are Outreach & Student Recruitment Officers at the University of Gloucestershire.In this session Alice and Hollie will explore why students make the own decision go to university, or why students may not want to go to university at all, and what the other options there are available to them. They will also provide Parents and Guardians with some top tips for how to best support your children in their Higher Education journey whichever pathway they take.
Please see here for lots of helpful links to websites that the University of Gloucestershire has put together especially for you in the Parent and Carer FactSheet.
For more sessions related to Higher Education see: Coaching: Choosing Your Next Steps After School, How to Write a Personal Statement, What you'll learn living, studying, and traveling abroad with Klook.
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for Parents/Guardians of children who are in their last years of schooling and looking to make a decision for their future.
After the class please fill out this University of Gloucester Feedback Form to leave us with your invaluable feedback.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.