School’s not out! Embedding real Universityexperience in 6th form projects

Sara Hastings and Fiona WareUniversity of Hull

Prior offering Previous offering

Typical floor

Uninspiring

The refurbishment begins

New look floors

Dedicated silent Reading Room

Inspirational spaces

Inspirational experiences?

Pilot day

With Queen Elizabeth’s 6th FormGainsborough

10.00-10.30Arrival and refreshments in Training Room 1, Ground floor BJL

(Catering from Schools and College Liaison)10.30-12.30The students will be split into 2 groups of 30 and will attend the following two sessions:• Finding library resources

(Sara and Fiona)• Referencing and critical

appraisal (Jacqui and Trish)

12.30-1.30Lunch organised by School and Colleges Liaison1.30-3.30Students split into 10 groups of 6. Library staff member/student volunteer to accompany each group and help them to find resources for their assignments3.30-4.00 Feedback and departure

Itinerary

Facts and figures…

2 day residential

Over 348 students

10 visits

What we learnt

Student ambassadors

Finding resources theory

Referencing fun!

Michelle giving a tour

Find it with Fiona

Searching (with Sara)

Successful searching!

Thanks so much for yesterday. Please also pass on our thanks to all those who worked with our students during the day!We all (staff included) gained a huge amount from the time with you and our students were all fired up on the way home about the research they had found for their EPQs.

Thank you for last week - another excellent session that the students really enjoyed.

Talking points…

Do you have any best practice you could share, or challenges you’ve overcome?

Do you provide any Library/Skills sessions?

What does your institution currently offer for 6th form students?

Questions?