Loughborough University Justine Sanders Student Outreach and Recruitment Manager

2 Student Outreach and Recruitment  General Student Recruitment  Widening Participation  Mature students  Looked After Children/Care Leavers  Disabled Students  Lower Socio-economic groups  Low participation postcodes  Postgraduate

3 Why we work with Local Schools  Community Relations  Recruitment  Aimhigher  Low level of Aimhigher funding across the County

4 What we offer local schools  Staff and Loughborough students visit Schools  Careers talks  Student life presentations  Aimhigher Roadshows  Industry mornings  School students visit campus  University Experience Days  Sport’s the Difference Days  Masterclasses  Maths at work Conferences  Gifted and Talented Sessions  Campus tours  Using facilitie s

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7 Schools worked with in 2009/10  Garendon, Limehurst, Woodbrook Vale, Cobden Primary, South Charnwood High School, Loughborough College, Newbridge, Burleigh, Shepshed High, Loughborough Grammar, Loughborough Girls High School  Also attended the Charnwood Careers Fair  25 different events for local schools  Interacted with about 700 students (excluding the Charnwood Careers Fair)

Contact Details  Justine Sanders, Student Outreach and Recruitment Manager, ,  Alex McPherson, Student Outreach and Recruitment Assistant, , 8