Widening Participation Project Officer I’m Ben, one of the WP project Officers at City. My job is to talk to primary school students about University, organising cool events to give pupils a taster of what it’s like to be a Uni student! The other half of my job is managing the tutoring scheme with Leanne […]
Meet the team – Hannah
WP Project Officer Who are you? I’m Hannah, a WP Project Officer at City. What do you do at City? I deliver our team’s UniMentors programme (a post-16 mentoring programme so young people in school/college can find out about uni from current students) and work with several schools on a secondary English and Maths tutoring […]
Meet the team – Milana
Events and Programme Assistant Who are you? Hi! I am Milana Alaudinova What do you do at City? I support WP team members to organise our events How long have you been at City? I joined the team in September 2019 Tell us a bit about yourself? Graduated many moons ago from Institute of Fine […]
Meet the Team – Sarah
Widening Participation Outreach Manager Who are you? My name is Sarah Wood. What do you do at City? I lead the Widening Participation Outreach team. My current team is five project officers, a senior outreach officer, a careers adviser and an events assistant plus a couple of hundred City students who work for us. How […]
Be more wolf
Having a community or support network around you is a key factor in promoting mental wellbeing and resilience. Today’s post will explore this in more detail and you can download or print the worksheet to do the activities. No one is an island You will already have a community made up of family, friends, or […]
Welcome to our Widening Participation Outreach Blog
Staying connected and learning about HE during lockdown With City’s campus temporarily closed and schools closed to all but a few pupils, the WP Outreach team have been unable to deliver our normal range of activities, welcome students on campus or visit local schools. So, we have decided to set up this blog to support young […]