Monday 8th April 2013
APPLICANT VISIT DAY PROGRAMME
Applicant Visit Day Your Applicant Visit Day will start at 12.00pm and finish at approximately 4.30pm. The following programme outlines what you can expect from your day: Time
Activity
12.30-1.00pm
Welcome to Edge Hill and the Faculty of Education Robert Smedley Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty of Education
12.00-12.30pm
1.00-3.30pm
2.30-3.30pm
3.30-4.30pm
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Arrival, registration and lunch
Subject Taster Session Student Support Talk
Campus and Accommodation Tours
Subject Sessions This day will give you the opportunity to find out more about your chosen course and meet tutors and current students. The subject taster sessions have been designed to give you a hands-on experience of your chosen course. These sessions are for applicants only
The Faculty of Education
Your Future An opportunity to discuss your programme and future career aspirations with your tutor and how these aspirations complement your chosen programme of study. Children and Young People’s Learning and Development
This group task will look at the specific qualities needed to work with children and young people. You will use a number of materials to produce a poster to outline what you think these qualities are.
Early Years Professional Practice and Leadership
You will attend an Early Years taster session that will give you an opportunity to take part in a practical session and meet other applicants who are interested in working with young children. Teaching Learning and Mentoring Practice
In this session you will take part in three exercises designed to give you an understanding of how you learn and how this can be used to help others learn, how working and learning collaboratively increases the rate of your own learning and finally a team task which relates to working with children.
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Preston
Blackburn M65
M6
Southport
M62
M66
Bolton Ormskirk
Wigan
M61
M60 M58
MANCHESTER
M57
M67 M62 M60
LIVERPOOL
Warrington
M53
M56
M6
Chester
By road via the M6, off at junction 26, then onto the M58, off at junction 3, taking the A570 towards Southport and Ormskirk. The campus can also be reached from Preston or Liverpool via the A59.
By rail from Liverpool Central to Ormskirk station on Merseyrail's Northern Line or Preston to Ormskirk station on Northern Rail.
The Edge Link bus service is a fast, cheap and reliable way to get to the campus from Ormskirk Bus Station. During term-time this service runs every 15 minutes, 8.05am – 5.50pm, Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) and 8.05am – 5.50pm on Saturdays.
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