LET’S TALK ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION…
LET’S TALK ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION…
Our Mission
DANCOP is a collaborative network between universities and colleges across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire that exists to provide targeted higher education outreach programmes to secondary schools and colleges across the two counties. We are proud to be a part of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme and our work focuses on specific target wards where we have the opportunity to inspire and inform about higher education and the opportunities it brings!
We would be delighted to hear from you to discuss eligibility to engage in your area.
Our latest activities
Society Challenge
These sessions can be run individually or as a full enterprise challenge-style day. Designed to develop your learners’ knowledge of higher education and university life through societies, we will use hands-on, practical examples to support them in understanding that university is not just about studying.
Make yourself employable
Learners will learn the importance of self-branding in the age of social media, whilst also looking at general skills that all businesses are looking for in future applicants.
Mock interview scheme
Preparing your learners for the world of interviews, DANCOP offer a one hour session with all the hints and tips for interview success. DANCOP can then offer a follow-up session of mock interviews for your learners to put everything they have learnt into practice.
Confidence and resilience
Year 12 and 13 may be the first time some learners experience rejection, either through the university or apprenticeship applications processes. This session will help learners establish how to face these scenarios and build resilience to deal with them.
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Students have been enjoying activities on the STEM bus today, taking part in Maths, Science and Technology themed workshops. They've been solving crimes by using puzzles to crack codes, learning how to manage budgets and discovering how forensic anthropology works #teamDANCOP
Teachers
Working with DANCOP provides you with the opportunity to access a range of Higher Education outreach activities for years 9-13, information sessions for parents and CPD opportunities for you and your colleagues. The only caveat is that our work is focussed in specific target wards where progression to Higher Education is low and attainment is lower than expected. We would love to hear from you to discuss your eligibility to be a part of the programme!
The activities that we can offer include: information sessions on all of the topics you and your learners might want to know about Higher Education and Higher and Degree Apprenticeships, finance and budgeting, writing personal statements and a range of hands-on subject taster sessions. Keep watching your email and visiting our website for more information or get in touch to discuss bespoke activities.
Students
If you are aged 13-18 and live in Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire, we may be working with your school or college to offer you the opportunity to learn more about Higher Education, including Higher and Degree Apprenticeships!
In the meantime, please have a look at our resources page or get in touch to tell us the questions you have around Higher Education.
Parents
Calling all parents of teenagers across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire! Part of DANCOP’s aims is to help demystify Higher Education for young people. If you find student finance a mystery and have no idea how to approach the challenge of assisting your son/daughter in making Higher Education choices… you are not alone! DANCOP will be working with partner schools and colleges to provide information sessions and events but please feel free to contact us if you would like to know more about how we can help you.
You will see from our website over the coming months that we have a range of opportunities to offer eligible young people aged 13-18 years and we hope that you will encourage engagement with these free opportunities!
