Wheeler Open Day Guide

Welcome

Wheeler is home to subjects within the Faculties of Education and Children’s Services, Health and Social Care, and Law. Just a 20-minute walk from Exton Park, Wheeler features a range of high-quality subject-specific facilities, including clinical skills laboratories and simulated wards.

Wheeler has its own café, an extensive library, computer suites, study areas, and the Riverside Student Space.

Wheeler is home to the following subject areas:

Health and Social Care

l Midwifery

l Nursing (Adult, Children’s, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Return to Practice (RTP)

Education and Children’s Services

l Initial Teacher Education (BA (Hons) with QTS: Primary Education (5 – 11) and Early Years –Primary Education (3 – 7)

School of Law

l Law BA (Hons)

l Law LLB (Hons)

l Law with Business LLB (Hons)

l Law with Criminology LLB (Hons)

Policing

l Community Policing and Criminal Investigation BSc (Hons)

l Degree in Professional Policing BSc (Hons)

The below support areas are available here at Wheeler throughout the Open Day. For a more extensive range of departments and extracurricular activities including campus tours and accommodation viewings, please see your Exton Park Open Day Guide.

Time Location Activity

Admissions Drop-in

10:00 - 16:00

First Floor, Room CRV016

Subject Sessions

Education and Children’s Services

Q&A

-

Course Talk 11:30

-

Taster Lectures

Course

Talk

Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of Wheeler Building.

Session Type

BA (Hons) Early Years-Primary Education (3 – 7) with QTS/ BA (Hons) Primary Education (5 –11) with QTS

BA QTS Taster Lecture: Sensational Geography

BA QTS Taster Lecture: Sensational Geography

Room First Floor,

Room CRV140

Floor, Room

Floor, Room CRV020

Ground

First

First

Floor, Room CRV020

Floor, Room CRV105

Floor, Room CRV105

The first digit of the room number indicates which floor the room is located, i.e. 0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc.

Drop-In Sessions

Health and Social Care

Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of Wheeler Building.

All Subjects Health and Social Care Simulation Suites / Demonstrations and Activities

All Subjects

All Subjects

Suite / VR Cave Demonstrations (Drop-in)

Course Information Talks

BN Nursing (Adult/Child/Mental Health/Learning Disability) / inc MNurs Integrated Master’s, Nurse Associate and Assistant Practitioner

BSc Midwifery

- 15:30

Floor: Room CRV204, CRV205, CRV208, CRV209, CRV212, CRV213, CRV213a, CRV214, CRV236, CRV239

Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of Wheeler Building.

The first digit of the room number indicates which floor the room is located, i.e. 0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc.

Subject Sessions

School of Law

Staff will be available throughout the day in the Entrance of the Law School.

Policing

Staff will be available throughout the day in Wheeler Building.

The first digit of the room number indicates which floor the room is located, i.e. 0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc.

Getting to Exton Park

Sat Nav /

Google Maps CH1 4BJ

Walking from Driving from

Wheeler to Exton Park

20-minute walk

Exit out of the main entrance of Wheeler onto Castle Drive

Turn left onto Castle Drive

Turn left onto Lower Bridge Street

At the crossroad continue onto Bridge Street

At The Cross turn right onto Eastgate Street

Turn left immediately onto Northgate Street

Continue forward until the Fountains Roundabout

Proceed through the subway; follow signs for Parkgate Road

Continue along Parkgate Road

The University’s main entrance (E) will be on your left-hand side

Wheeler to Exton Park

5-minute drive

From the main entrance of Wheeler (opposite the river), turn left onto Castle Drive

From the University car park at Wheeler, start out on Grosvenor Road heading out of the city, then turn left onto Castle Drive

Turn left onto Lower Bridge Street

Take your second left onto Castle Street

At the roundabout take the third exit onto A5268/Nicholas Street

Continue on A5268 through five sets of traffic lights

At the roundabout take the first exit onto A5116/ Upper Northgate Street

Continue straight onto Parkgate Road/A540

Turn left into the main entrance (E) of Exton Park

A shuttle bus service is available throughout the day, departing from the front of Wheeler, and from the main exit of Exton Park (see the separate fold-out campus and city maps leaflet)