Schools and colleges - University of Winchester

The Student Recruitment team work with many local schools and colleges to encourage progression onto higher education.

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We are always happy to hear from schools and colleges who would like to visit the campus or who would like us to visit them so that their students can find out more about Higher Education.

Talks and workshops

Our programme of workshops can be delivered on campus or in a school or college. Our sessions are designed to enable students to make informed decisions about progression to Higher Education. These sessions can be tailored to suit the class size, year group and lesson time. Workshops are run by staff from the Student Recruitment team often with Student Ambassadors supporting the session.

For more information, please contact us by emailing schoolsandcolleges@winchester.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1962 827543

Talks available for students

Choosing a course and university
Why go to uni?/The benefits of Higher Education
The UCAS application process
Student Finance
Writing a Personal Statement
How to make the most of Open Days and UCAS Exhibitions from a host university
Next Steps

Workshops available for students

Writing a Personal Statement
Personal Statement Checking

Talks available for parents/guardians

Information on Higher Education

Subject-Specific Talks

We can arrange for subject specific talks delivered by University of Winchester lecturers. These can be either on campus or at your school/college (within a reasonable distance).

The talks are designed for Year 12 and 13 students with a particular subject interest. This is a free service lasting roughly an hour, although this can alter depending on your requirements. If you would like to book this activity, please contact us.

Taster Days

A Taster Day usually takes place from 9.30am until 2.30pm. Taster Days are a great way for students to explore the subject they are interested in. Taster Days provide an insight into how the subject is taught at the University of Winchester, and can help students make a more informed choice about selecting the right subject to study at university.

Taster Days

If you would like to bring a group of students to visit the University of Winchester, please contact us to organise a visit.

Classical Studies – Tuesday 17 April 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Dance, Tuesday 22 May 2018, 10.45am-2.45pm

Drama and Performance Now! - Tuesday 19 June 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm includes the following:

Drama
Performing Arts
Comedy
Theatre Production

Musical Theatre - Wednesday 20 June 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Dance – Tuesday 26 June 2018, 9.15am-2.45pm

A Game of Thrones: Monarchy, Power and Gender in Late Medieval England (History) – Monday 2 July 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Business and Event Management – Monday 2 July 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Understanding the Social and Political Worlds – Wednesday 4 July 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

includes the following:

Sociology
Animal Welfare
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Global History and Politics
Politics and Global Studies

Interprofessional Studies – Monday 9 July 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Includes the following:

Social Work
Childhood Studies
Health, Community and Social Care Studies
Social Care Studies and Childhood, Youth and Community Studies

Psychology, Criminology and Forensic Studies – Wednesday 11 July 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Primary Education – Thursday 12 July 2018, 9.30am-2.45pm

Please e-mail schoolsandcolleges@winchester.ac.uk for more information

Compact partnerships

The University of Winchester is committed to encouraging and supporting all students who have academic potential and ability to progress to higher education.

We have therefore formed compact partnerships with a number of schools and colleges across the southern region. The University's role in forming this partnership is:

To improve participation rates in Higher Education.
To involve people in Higher Education who come from sections of the community which are under-represented in Higher Education.
To provide local opportunities for progression from Further Education/Sixth Form into Higher Education.
To effect easier transition from Further Education/Sixth Form to Higher Education.
To work together in a collaborative and collegiate partnership.

If you are a member of staff from a school or college and are not a Compact Partner but would like to discuss the partnership further, or are a potential applicant and want to know about entry requirements via the Compact Partnerships please contact Alix Hickman by:

Emailing: compact@winchester.ac.uk or Call: +44 (01962) 827193

Tutors' Supporting Application Form

Frequently Asked Questions: Compact Scheme

What is the Compact Scheme?

Students applying through the Compact Scheme are guaranteed an offer of a place for non-interview courses. For courses that require an interview as part of the application process, compact applicants are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

Compact applicants can receive extra support for their transition to university. A lower offer, place in student housing and/or a contact in our Student Services department can be arranged. Compact applicants should speak to their Tutor or Careers Adviser and ask them to complete a Tutor's Supporting Application Form (see above) in order to request one or more of these.

Compact students are eligible for a pick'n'mix style financial support package. After a Compact applicant has enrolled they will be able to claim up to £100 from one or more of the following: book voucher, mobile phone voucher, money towards childcare, money towards groceries and homewares, discounted car parking on campus, bus pass and railcard. Compact students will need to provide receipts and will receive a cheque to reimburse the costs (up to a total of £100.) In order to be eligible for this support package students will need to identify themselves as Compact students before their place is confirmed in August.

Who can apply through the Compact Scheme?

In order to qualify as a Compact applicant three requirements must be fulfilled.

Firstly, applicants will need to meet/be predicted to meet the academic qualifications required by the course (please see individual course information for further details).

Secondly, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

Students whose parents have no previous experience of study in Higher Education
Students who have difficult financial circumstances
Students who have problems relating to health, disability or bereavement
Students who have caring responsibilities
Students who have been in local authority care
Students who have a disrupted pattern of education
Students who are from a military service family
Students who are asylum-seekers
Students who are from a group which is under-represented in Higher Education

Thirdly, applicants must attend one of our Compact partner schools or colleges.

Who are our current Compact Partners?

The following are our Compact Partners:

Alton College
Andover College
The Arnewood School
Barton Peveril College
Basingstoke College of Technology
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth and Poole College
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bracknell and Wokingham College
Brockenhurst College
Eastleigh College
Esher College
Fareham College
The Sixth Form College, Farnborough
Farnham College
Godalming College
Havant College
Highbury College
Isle of Wight College
Itchen College
Peter Symonds College
Portsmouth College
Queen Elizabeth's School
Queen Mary's College
Reading College
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Ryde Academy
Salisbury Sixth Form College
Southampton City College
South Downs College
St Anne's Catholic School
St Vincent Sixth Form College
Totton College
Treloar’s College
The Wellington Academy
Wiltshire College
Woking College
Worthing College
Yateley School

Annual Compact Partners' Meeting and Higher Education Advisers' Day

Our Schools and Colleges Liaison Team at Winchester is available to support teachers and careers advisers with advice and activities relating to Higher Education.

Compact Partners' Meeting

The date of our 2018 Compact Partners' meeting will be published in the coming weeks.

If your school/college has a Compact Partnership Agreement with the University of Winchester, you are invited to join us ahead of the main conference start time for a breakfast meeting, where we will provide you with information on how our Compact Scheme has performed for your students so far this year, and ask you for feedback and suggestions about how our scheme can continue to work in the best interests of your students.

You are welcome to stay with us for the rest of the conference too. Partners will be contacted directly with information about the meeting.

Annual Conference - Higher Education Advisers' Day

The next Higher Education Advisers’ Day will be Tuesday 5^th June 2018. Booking will open in April.

Our Higher Education Advisers' Day is an annual free event aimed at Careers Advisers and all other staff from local schools and colleges with a remit for advice and guidance on HE matters.

Many of our colleagues working in partner schools and colleges attend every year, and it would be good to see you all again, as well as welcome new colleagues working in the HE context. The day is a great opportunity for networking and sharing best practice: particularly in times of changing regulations and policy.

The day typically includes CPD sessions, such as UCAS talks on personal statements and updates on changes in the application process as well as information about student finance. There are also course talks which give an insight into what our admissions tutors are looking for in applicants, course content and graduate career destinations. The agenda will be available early 2018.

If you would like to book a place for the 5th June 2018 Higher Education Advisers’ Day please email us.

We look forward to seeing you.