Summer of Success Programme

Our Writing a CV and Covering Letter workshop will aim to have students leaving the workshop with a fully written CV and covering letter that can be adapted and tailored as required for different application purposes. As well as gaining a greater understanding of the application process itself!

The structure of the workshop will be as follows:

Thursday 19th August- Part 1 [11:00-12:45pm]

Everything you need to know about writing a CV

• Examples of content include:
  • What is a CV and why do I need one?
  • Basic layout & formatting- template provided
  • Some ‘do’s and ‘don’t’s

Thursday 19th August- Part 2 [1:15-15:00pm]

Everything you need to know about writing a Covering Letter

• Examples of content include:
  • The importance of research
  • Basic layout and formatting- template provided

Our aim with the 4 part workshops is to give attendees a greater insight into the application process surrounding dentistry and medicine. We aim for attendees to leave our workshops with a better understanding and more confidence in what they can be doing at their specific stage of the application process.

The sessions are parted as follows:

• Introduction to Dentristry and Medicine [05/08/21 at 1 – 2pm]

• UCAS and Personal Statements [12/08/21 at 11 – 2pm]

• Entrance Exams UCAT/BMAT [19/08/21 at 11 – 2pm]

• Medical school interviews [26/08/21 at 11 – 2pm]

Broader Learning is a new initiative we have launched that will cover topics that are not taught in the school curriculum. We will be encouraging students to use critical thinking, voicing their opinion and sharing thoughts and ideas in a safe learning environment with other students.

During workshops, students will be encouraged to discuss broader texts such as poems, plays and books that are mind enticing and that trigger thought-provoking discussions. From this, students can discuss topics from their own perspective (without the requirement of adhering to a strict curriculum). Also, with the help of their tutor, they will learn how to craft their responses in a structured and coherent manner. 

These sessions are currently open to ages 11-16 and 16+.

Business Innovation Week is dedicated to providing students with the opportunity to experience how it is like to be an entrepreneur. Students will learn and exercise the different skills required to develop their own product/service. Students will then use their team-working skills to develop and present their ideas to a panel of successful/experienced entrepreneurs.

Days 1-2

Purpose of day 1 and 2 is to prepare students and help them engage the skills needed to complete the task assigned to them on days 3-4.

The following are ideas to be considered during days 1 and 2:

• Develop business learning + skills through activities
  • Product development
    • Working in a team (break-out room) given a mini scenario
  • SWAT Templates
  • Designing
  • Target Marketing
  • Product design and development activities
  • Break-out rooms- each break-out room is a team
  • Each team look at products/services- discuss areas of improvement

Days 3-4

During day 3 and 4, students will be provided with a scenario that will guide them to developing a product or service. Days 3-4 will help students work in a team and develop an idea of which they will be presented during Day 5. Students will be given the opportunity to exercise and develop team-building, communication, business, creativity and time-management skills.

The following are ideas to be considered during days 3 and 4…

• Allocated into groups (break-out groups)
• Before business scenario given, the teams will be assigned an activity
  • Activity intends to build trust between group members and for students to develop a relationship with their team

Day 3 Afternoon and all of Day 4

• Given scenario
• Will plan the following as a team
  • Assign/elect a team-leader
  • Develop a proposal for their product/service – finding a solution to a problem
  • Mind-maping ideas
  • Create a SWAT table
  • Develop a logo, slogan and business name
  • Create a Powerpoint presentation to present to the panel of judges

Day 5

The purpose of Day 5 is to provide teams the opportunity to present their ideas and convince the panel of judges that their business idea is needed in society. Powerpoint presentations will be used to showcase the team’s idea. Day 5 intends for students to develop their presentational, marketing and communication skills.

The marketing criteria will be developed in accordance with the scenario and the skills intended to be developed.

Dates/time

• Daily
  • 12:00-1:30pm- Session 1
  • 1:00-1:45pm- Break
  • 1:45- 3pm- Session 2

Skills required and intended to be developed

• Team-work
• Communication
• Presentation
• Creativity
• Time-management
• Marketing
• Product design/development
• Analytical

Supplies needed:

• Business students/former business students
• Shared document programme (Google Drive)
• Zoom/Google Meets
• Wifi

Our debating club will provide students the opportunity to develop initiative, communication, presentation and research skills. The structure of the debate will be as follows

• Four participates allowed for each motion (allocation will be made during session)
• Two students will be allocated ‘For’ and two students will be allocated ‘Against’ the motion

Motions 

• (13/08/21) It is too late to reverse climate change
• (13/08/21) Humans should invest in technology to explore and colonise other planets
• (20/08/21) Social media should be banned for under 18s
• (20/08/21) Education should not be made compulsory
• (27/08/21) The development of artificial intelligence will help humanity
• (27/08/21) Animal testing should be banned

Dates/time

• Fridays: 13th August, 20th August, 27th August
• Time: 4pm BST
• Duration: 1 hour/ 1 hour and 30 mins- depending on attendance