Get into Higher Education - Tutor's resource materials

Activities at a glance

What is HE all about? 10-20 mins 20-30 mins 30 mins or more Whole Class Small groups / pairs Individual
What’s higher education all about?     X X    
Jargon buster X         X
Help!     X X    
Why do people go on to HE? X     X    
Reasons to be cheerful X       X X
A day in the life...   X   X X  
What happens in higher education?     X   X  
Where will I be in ten years' time? Part one     X X   X
How I got where I am today X         X
Where do I want to be?   X     X X
Routes to a career X       X  
Is it for me? 10-20 mins 20-30 mins 30 mins or more Whole Class Small groups / pairs Individual
Skills & strengths X     X X  
That’s the job for me   X     X  
Name that job   X     X  
Do what you love...as a career   X     X X
Work it out!   X     X  
Courses galore X     X   X
Mapping your future   X     X  
Pros and Cons   X   X    
What’s stopping me?   X   X X  
Richer pickings     X X   X
How much will it cost? 10-20 mins 20-30 mins 30 mins or more Whole Class Small groups / pairs Individual
Money facts X     X X  
Where does the money go? X       X  
Where does the money come from? X       X  
Spend, spend, spend   X     X  
Balance your budget     X X X X
Debit and credit     X   X  
When a loan isn’t a loan     X     X
To work or not to work?     X X X  
Payback time   X   X    
What next? 10-20 mins 20-30 mins 30 mins or more Whole Class Small groups / pairs Individual
Encouraging people to get into HE X       X  
If I were you...     X X X  
Straight from the horse’s mouth     X X   X
Web check   X       X
Applying for a course     X   X  
So what do you know? X         X
Where will I be in ten years’ time? - part 2 X         X
Next steps checklist X     X   X
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