Virtual Applicant Taster Days

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Dates and booking

Saturday 06 March - Book your place by Wednesday 3 March - Early Childhood Studies, Education Studies, Working with Children, Young People and Families and Primary Education with QTS
Wednesday 14 April - Book your place by Sunday 11 April - Early Childhood Studies, Education Studies, Working with Children, Young People and Families, Secondary Computing with QTS, Secondary Science (Biology) with QTS and Secondary PE with QTS

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Notes

As part of the application process, you will receive a formal email inviting you to register for an Applicant Taster Day. If you have been offered a place and have not yet received your invite, please let us know.
You will find your username and password instructions in the official acknowledgement email we sent to you when we first processed your application.
Some dates may not host Applicant Taster Days for all courses. The available dates for your course will be shown after you click ‘Book Your Place’ and login. If a date is not listed, then it is not available for your course.

WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY

An Applicant Taster Day is more in-depth than an Open Day and gives you a more tailored experience, focused on the course and department you have applied to.

In line with current government guidance, our 2021 Applicant Taster Day events will now be delivered online. We will welcome you on to campus as soon as it is safe to do so, but in the meantime these events are a great opportunity to experience a flavour of student life and ask us your questions.

Here are some of the things you'll be able to see and do during your Virtual Applicant Taster Day:

In-depth information

Get in-depth information about your chosen course.

Learn about student life

Hear about the student experience at BCU, and where your course will take you.

Explore the campus

Take virtual tours of our campus and facilities.

Meet the experts

Talk to your future academic tutors.

Hear from our students

Our current students will tell you what it’s really like to study here.

Get all the info you need

Find out about finance, accommodation, student support and BCUSU.

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Schedules

Please take a look at the event schedule below. If you’ve booked a place, you’ll receive an email 30 minutes before the start of the event with a link to access the sessions on our website.

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Welcome Talk

Meet staff from our Childhood, Youth and Community team and find out more about our courses.
12:00pm – 12:15pm

Course Talk and Taster Session

For this session you will move into course specific virtual break-out rooms. You will have the chance to listen to a talk from the course tutor about course specifics, such as assessment types and module content. Plus, hear about the opportunities and facilities we have to offer and for use as a part of the course. Then participate in the interactive acitivity titled, '21st Century Child'. For this session we would like you to do is collect a range of items from around your house/things you find on your daily walks, and create an image of a child in the 21st Century out of your items. Loose parts are anything that isn’t fixed to the ground, so keep this in mind when thinking about what items you’d like to gather. The only rule we have is to ask you not to draw, so for example if you want to make a face, think about the features of a face and what you might need to collect to help you create one.
1:00pm – 1:15pm

Break
1:15pm – 1:45pm

Student Ambassador Talk and Q&A

Hear from student ambassadors who are currently studying this course. The students will also be on hand to answer any questions you have from a student’s perspective. In addition, the course tutors will be available to answer your questions and provide you with additional information and guidance.
1:45pm – 2:00pm

Summary

We will take this opportunity to summarise our Education courses and review the unique selling points we have to offer. Plus, thank you for attending our Applicant Taster Day and answer any final questions.

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Welcome Talk

Meet staff from our Childhood, Youth and Community team and find out more about our courses.
12:00pm – 12:15pm

Course Talk and Taster Session

For this session you will move into course specific virtual break-out rooms. You will have the chance to listen to a talk from the course tutor about course specifics, such as assessment types and module content. Plus, hear about the opportunities and facilities we have to offer and for use as a part of the course. Then participate in the interactive activity, 'The World's Strictest School' - what is like to be a pupil or a teacher at London's Michaela Community School, which will give you a taster of what it is like to study at BCU.
1:00pm – 1:15pm

Break
1:15pm – 1:45pm

Student Ambassador Talk and Q&A

Hear from student ambassadors who are currently studying this course. The students will also be on hand to answer any questions you have from a student’s perspective. In addition, the course tutors will be available to answer your questions and provide you with additional information and guidance.
1:45pm – 2:00pm

Summary

We will take this opportunity to summarise our Education courses and review the unique selling points we have to offer. Plus, thank you for attending our Applicant Taster Day and answer any final questions.

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Welcome Talk

Meet staff from our Childhood, Youth and Community team and find out more about our courses.
12:00pm – 12:15pm

Course Talk and Taster Session

For this session you will move into course specific virtual break-out rooms. You will have the chance to listen to a talk from the course tutor about course specifics, such as assessment types and module content. Plus, hear about the opportunities and facilities we have to offer and for use as a part of the course. Followed by an interactive case-study taster session, titled, 'Interdisplinary Practice'.
1:00pm – 1:15pm

Break
1:15pm – 1:45pm

Student Ambassador Talk and Q&A

Hear from student ambassadors who are currently studying this course. The students will also be on hand to answer any questions you have from a student’s perspective. In addition, the course tutors will be available to answer your questions and provide you with additional information and guidance.
1:45pm – 2:00pm

Summary

We will take this opportunity to summarise our Education courses and review the unique selling points we have to offer. Plus, thank you for attending our Applicant Taster Day and answer any final questions.

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