Mature and Part-Time Students forum

This forum meeting will feature:

– Welcome and introductions   

The meeting will be chaired by Karen Western, Brunel University London. 

– Apologies for absence

Please notify Vanessa Baptista if you are unable to attend this meeting.  

– Minutes from the previous meeting on Wednesday 31st October 2018

-External speaker – Open College Network

Marisa Castellini / Paul Browning – talk on OCN Access to HE Diploma programmes 

– Mature Student – University Experience as an Access Student 

Forum members to e-mail Vanessa and Karen to invite a mature student from your institution to share their experiences. 

– Forum discussion on supporting learners throughout study and into career change 

– Forum themes and outputs 2018-19  

An ideation session on the top three, as voted for by the forum in a Doodle poll. 

–  Any other business 

In the news: proposal of 2-year degrees. Will this benefit or disadvantage M&PT learners? 

– Date and time of next meeting 

 Wednesday 10 April 2019, 2-4pm

Please find a draft agenda here.

If you are able to attend, please register by 10am on Tuesday 29 January 2019. If you are unable to attend or to send a colleague in your place you can send your apologies by emailing Vanessa Baptista. `

A final agenda and any papers will be sent a week in advance of the meeting.