Key MessagesDee Sandom

Programme Delivery Manager (OFFA and Post-Entry)Liz Robinson

Keelelink Officer

Say Cheese!

What are the key messages?

• In groups of 8 or less, you have 20 minutes to…– Write down the Key Messages that a Student

Ambassador should communicate about Keele University

– Write down the Key Messages that a Student Ambassador should communicate about HE in general

• Feedback

Key Messages - Keele University

What makes Keele special?• Leading campus based university that is

collegial, with traditional educational values at our heart

• We believe that higher education benefits society as a whole not just the individual

• Our graduates are confident and well educated with a broad experience that makes them highly employable

Keele : Statistics•Over 9,000 students

• Intake in 2013 - 1,400 new undergraduate students

•Students from over 120 countries on campus

•Our turnover is c. £120m

•Over 3,200 students living on campus

Our History• Keele Village dates back to

Knights Templar • Sneyd family estate, first

founded on this site in 1580 with the existing Keele Hall built in 1851

• University founded in 1949 • Royal Charter in 1962• Largest campus in England• Keele is featured on the UK

'Here and Now' edition of Monopoly (2007), taking the place of Fleet Street

What place did Keele get in the National Student Survey for

Student Satisfaction in 2012?

NSS 2012

What place did Keele rank in Top 50 of the World’s Young Universities (under 50)

Times Higher Education : May 2012

Where in the rankings did Keele come for nightlife?

Keele SU

4th in the UK

for nightlife September 2012

More facts and figures…

Research

85% of research world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour**Research Assessment Exercise 2008

Campus Safety

No. 1Safest Campus in

West Midlands

• Flexibility to thrive in rapidly changing world

• Curiosity and independence of thought

• Interdisciplinarity• Information literacy• Creative problem solving• Appreciation of social,

environmental & global issues

Keele Graduate Attributes (DKC)• Ability to communicate

clearly and effectively• Self confidence and self

awareness• Participate responsibly and

collaboratively as an active citizen

• Professional approach to life and study

Keele: added extras• Employability support• Work experience• Voluntary experience • On campus jobs• Study Abroad • Careers service

Key Messages - HE (General)

What barriers to Higher Education might a young person face?

If you want to go to university,then you CAN afford to go.

• Repayments depend solely on how much you earn once you graduate/leave university.

• Regardless of what you borrow, if you choose a career that isn’t highly paid, you won’t need to repay much at all

• There are bursaries and grants available

Breaking Barriers• Raising aspirations = raising attainmentYou are the key person who will raise aspirations. Your role is important!• Parental influenceBe aware that there may not be support at home. There may even be active discouragement.• Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)You could be the first and only point of IAG for some learners. Therefore the information that you give is important. Don’t use jargon.• University is not a natural first choice for many young people, even if

they have the potential.• Staying local is OK!Share your experience of moving away but staying local is sometimes a better option for some people.

Making an informed decision is important

• traditional or modern?• close to home or far away?• campus or city based?• 2,000, 20,000 or 40,000 students?• quality?DON’T’ FORGET: Know your audience, know your event

University is for everyone!

Any Questions?