Student Opportunity(careers and employability)
Robert Partridge
What are we trying to do?
A Student Education Service which:• helps to attract the best students (diversity
and excellence)• enables students to realise their potential AND
achieve their ambitions (in life and work)• inculcates life long pride in and loyalty to the
institution
curriculum work andvolunteering
clubssocial life
sports
advice and guidance
The ingredients
A service culture• ‘Invisible’ – if
nobody notices, it is working well
• ‘Seamless’ and ‘efficient’ systems
• Service standards• Measurements/
performance indicators
The student body
proactive
reactive
inactive
Priorities
• Work-related experience• Core curriculum/research student training• Information, advice and guidance• A ‘front door’ for employers
The future state?
• Physical and virtual one-stop ‘opportunity’ services at key locations around the site
• Integrated events calendar• More opportunity for work-
related experience and blended support for placements
• A curriculum for employability• Targeted engagement with
students• ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’
Student Opportunity(student support and welfare)
Robert Partridge
What are we trying to do?
A Student Education Service which:• helps to attract the best students (diversity
and excellence)• enables students to realise their potential AND
achieve their ambitions (in life and work)• inculcates life long pride in and loyalty to the
institution
Priorities
• Responding to the Government’s planned changes to the funding regime for disabled students
• Addressing the growing incidence of mental (ill) health amongst students
Consultation
Context• Growth in students
seeking help• Changes in community
and statutory services
Student services• Well regarded
(Counselling, Mental Health Worker Team, International Student Office, Chaplaincy, Leeds Advice Centre, LSMP)
• Variable pressure• Uncoordinated
Conclusions
Duty of care• Supportive learning
environment• Opportunity to all• But recognise that
sometimes students’ health might prevent them from continuing
• Integrated mental health and wellbeing service
• Improve information flow between services
• Improve depth and accessibility of support for staff (dealing with students)
• Prioritise students who are more vulnerable