A day in the life….

A day in the life series is recruitment activity that promotes careers in specific areas. The focus will not be on a
particular subject but introduce prospective students to a the role of an industry specialist. Students will gain an
understanding of the type of work the specialist does, the overlap and transferable nature of the world of work and
how a UG degree can open many doors and career paths. In line with careers IAG in schools and colleges, this
programme will align with Gatsby Benchmarks 5, 6 and 7

Based on feedback from schools and colleges, a hybrid offer is proposed:

 1-2 in person sessions depending on the preference of Faculties. SCE will be responsible for inviting and
coordinating visits from schools and colleges. The same session will be delivered twice on one selected day
by Faculty colleagues. This will be a longer session of 2.5 hours
 1-2 online sessions webinar series to run in July. This will need to showcase our facilities and some pre-
recorded footage which can form an overlay as part of the webinar. There is potential to roll this out as a
webinar series in September/ October if successful. This will be a shorter session of 45 minutes only.

In-Person - (week commencing 3rd July or 10th July)

The proposed In-Person sessions are as below. This is based on the most popular choices from feedback from schools
and colleges, as well as Faculty feedback.

Career 09:30-12:00 12:30-15:00 Maximum Location/ Date

Numbers Rooms
Military Psychologist Group 1 Group 2
Lawyer Group 1 Group 2
Nurse Group 1 Group 2
Games Designer Group 1 Group 2
Business Leader Group 1 Group 2

Format (2.5 hours) + Campus Tour (before or after session depending on group)

Morning Session Afternoon Activity

(timing) Session (timing)
09:30-09:50 12:30 – 12:50 Mini Lecture/ Introduction

What does a xxx actually do?

Market insights xxx (typical demographics, salaries etc….)

09:50-10:30 12:50:13:30 Practical Task

10:30-10:45 13:30 -13:45 Break

10:45-11:15 13:45-14:15 Ask the expert
A panel discussion (alumni/ lecturer/ Employability and Skills)
 Gain an understanding of the different routes
 Students will understand the overlap and transferable nature of the
world of work and how a UG degree can open many doors and
career paths

11:15-11:45 14:15-14:45 Practical Task

11:45-12:00 14:45-15:00 Reflection, feedback, questions and promotion of any future events

Digital Online - (week commencing 3rd July or 10th July)

A webinar series that focuses on the ‘need to know’ information for a student considering their degree options. This
will need to be carefully staged to showcase our facilities. AV/ Videographer expertise will be arranged to ensure the
best quality experience for students. There are different platform options. The webinar will also be recorded and
added to the website if high enough quality and link shared with schools and colleges. Suggestion is to use MS Teams
as a Public Event. SCE to manage the event (ie. breakout rooms, messages, sign up, registers etc)

Career (needs Date (please confirm) Timing (9:00 start or Lead (please
confirming/ amending) 14:00 start) confirm)
Graphic Designer
Social Worker
Occupational Therapist
Photographer
Engineer

Format (45 minutes) - limited to 500 students

Timing Activity To cover

15 minutes Introduction What does a xxx actually do?

Market insights xxx (typical demographics, salaries etc….)

Gain an understanding of the different routes into this field

15 minutes Practical Task Will need to be monitored by staff/ ambassadors.

(breakout
rooms)
10 minutes Ask the Expert Pre-designed/ agreed questions. Student ambassador to ask the facilitator
questions.
5 minutes Conclusion Answer any additional questions in chat and promote any future events

Actions

Action Deadline Responsible

Confirm areas highlighted in yellow (dates, location, times) Wednesday 24th May Faculty
2023

CRM Invite and Sign Up to be sent to schools and colleges by Friday 26th May 2023 SCE

Rooms booked and Faculty leads confirmed Friday 9th June Faculty
Create a fact sheet on Market insights intelligence for content – Monday 19th June SCE/
share with colleagues Employability and
Enterprise
Employability and Enterprise colleagues confirmed to take part Monday 19th June SCE

Online events set up Wednesday 21st June SCE

Student Ambassadors/ Alumni confirmed/ recruited Monday 23rdJune Faculty
Post event comms schedule confirmed Friday 23rd June 2023 SCE/ Comms
Session content designed and shared Monday 26th June Faculty
Deadline for sign up and registers for in person event Monday 26th June SCE
Practical run through of events Week commencing 26th Faculty and SCE
June 2023

Deadline for Sign up for online events Friday 30th June SCE