NU ALLSTARS
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Supporting Transition, Attainment Raising and Study
What is the NU ALLSTARS Scheme?
The NU ALLSTARS scheme aims to create and foster close partnerships between schools/colleges and Northumbria University. The scheme offers students at your school or college an extensive package of activities and guidance, designed to build knowledge, skills and opportunities and to support their progression into higher education, with a focus on Northumbria University.
The activities available through the scheme include a mix of events taking place in your school or college and at the University. Alongside the core content, there will be opportunities for staff to attend in-person and virtual events, and we will be offering virtual sessions to provide guidance for parents/guardians.
What are the benefits of partnering with Northumbria University for NU ALLSTARS?
Your school or college will form a lasting, professional relationship with Northumbria University. NU ALLSTARS will allow you to tailor specific activities that work for your students and staff to create unique and interesting opportunities.
Specific benefits include:
• A minimum of 4 outreach sessions for students in your school or college
• Financial support including a £1,500 ALLSTARS scholarship for one Northumbria applicant, alongside travel subsidies to support your students attending events at the University
• Priority booking for on-campus events, such as Open Days and Faculty Taster Days
• A dedicated contact for any Northumbria related enquiries from your school or college
“I loved the Strategic Leaders event this year; an excellent networking opportunity and I learnt so much”
ALLSTARS Lead Teacher 2023/2024
“I loved being able to award a scholarship to one of our students”
ALLSTARS Lead Teacher 2022/2023
Partnership Benefits Package
NU ALLSTARS offers a core range of benefits to all partners, alongside the choice of a number of additional options to suit your individual school or college. Northumbria staff will work with you to create a package of activity that best suits your needs.
Admissions Benefits:
Guaranteed aspirational offers to all students predicted within 16 points of standard (non-interview) course offers*
Guaranteed dual offer for L4 courses where there is an appropriate foundation year route, with the exception of health-related courses requiring an interview
Specialised application support for applicants to courses requiring an interview or portfolio
*Subject specific requirements may apply. Please refer to northumbria.ac.uk for more information.
In School Activity:
Delivery of at least four outreach sessions to Post-16 students –including sessions such as Interview Skills, Stress Management and Why Go To University
Northumbria University outreach team will attend Careers/ Futures events held in your school/college to offer guidance for students and parents
Personal statement consultation sessions (in-person)
On Campus Activity:
Bespoke campus visits for Post-16 students
Priority booking for subject taster sessions
Support with EPQ through access to campus facilities, e.g. library visit and induction. Continued access for attending students throughout the year
Support for Teachers:
Half-termly NU ALLSTARS progress report shared with school/ college staff to support with the programme
Dedicated Northumbria contact for all HE enquiries
Priority access to our Strategic Leaders Forum
CPD opportunities (virtual and in-person) for staff
Support for
Parents:
Northumbria representatives to attend parents evenings/ information evenings to respond to parental queries about HE
Virtual information sessions for parents
Support for
Students:
ALLSTARS competitions and giveaways
Access to exclusive applicant events
Financial Awards:
NU ALLSTARS scholarship of £1,500 to one student from your school with Northumbria as their firm choice
Funding to support school/student travel to campus visits and Open Days
“All
of the support offered has been extremely beneficial. The in school activities have been well received and the University have always been able to accommodate our needs and any last minute changes.”
ALLSTARS Lead Teacher 2023/2024
Supporting Your Students
We know that it has been a difficult journey for pupils over the past few years, and the impact has been significant.
Northumbria University is committed to supporting all individuals to achieve their ambitions. We have a range of schemes to make sure as many individuals as possible are given an opportunity to study at our University regardless of personal circumstances or background.
Contextual Offers
We have expanded our contextual offer approach, which means that when reviewing an application, we consider both academic information alongside contextual information to allow our admissions team to fully understand an applicant’s true potential. Students who are eligible for a contextual offer, would be made a reduced UCAS tariff point offer which is 8 points less than our standard entry criteria, for example, a 120 point offer would become a 112 point offer. A full list of eligibility criteria for contextual offers can be found on our website.
Aspirational Offers
When reviewing applications, we use predicted grades as one of the criteria we consider when making offers but we know that these are not always a reflection of true potential.
In response to this, we will typically make standard tariff offers wherever possible to applicants whose predicted grades are equivalent to up to two grades less than our standard tariff entry criteria. Our offers will always be at the standard level (excluding any contextual offer amendments).
For more information on our entry requirements and associated admissions, please visit northumbria.ac.uk/entryrequirementsinfo
Dual Offer
For the majority of our offers for undergraduate courses we will make a Dual Offer if there is an appropriate extended degree route including a foundation programme. A Dual Offer is an offer for the degree programme which also includes a reserved place offer for the same degree programme extended including the foundation programme (assuming the conditions of the extended route are met). This means that when applicants receive their exam results, if they have obtained results below our offer requirements but achieved the foundation entry criteria, we will automatically change offers to the extended degree route at confirmation (when we receive results).
Extenuating Circumstances
We know that sometimes a circumstance outside a student’s control can impact their study. Please submit details of the circumstances in the extenuating circumstances part of the student’s UCAS application form. Alternatively if the circumstances occur after they have submitted their UCAS form you should send details on letterhead to ad.applicantservices@ northumbria.ac.uk including their full name, UCAS number and any relevant details.
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