Canterbury Campus Answers Day
We think Open Days are really about finding answers to all your university questions. Come and visit our Answers Day and ask us anything you want to know.
9am - 3pm
Canterbury Campus
The vision of Teaching, Education and Childhood is to make a difference to children, families and communities through education and development.
Here at Canterbury Christ Church University, our students share the same values and strive to make a difference in their professional settings. We bring the vibrant and diverse experiences involved within the field directly to your students. Our events can take place at the University and some at your school or college.
To allow enough time for us to put everything in place for these events we ask for a minimum of 5 weeks notice from receiving the booking request to your 1st preference date of activity.
Taster sessions, talks and activities
Education Studies:
Citizens of the 21st Century will have to face a variety of environmental, economic and social issues in the 21st Century. Contemporary students will need to be both adaptable and creative to tackle the challenges and opportunities that they will face in the future. This practical workshop will highlight a range of ideas, approaches and strategies designed to facilitate students’ creativity, flow and curiosity, allowing them to think across the boundaries of disciplines and “connect the dots”.
| Date: | Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 50 |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Location: |
University campus or in schools or colleges |
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Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Studies:
A ‘hands-on’ session looking at various visual support methods e.g. visual timetables for students with Special Educational Needs that can be used in the classroom. This will be an informative and fun session exploring a variety of intervention methods. You will have an opportunity to try these out yourselves.
| Date: | Flexible |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 20 |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Location: |
University campus or in schools or colleges |
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Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring:
Being a student today is both challenging and exciting. Peer coaching is a great way to find strategies to support study and learning. This hands-on session will introduce you to a model of coaching that will be able to use for yourself and with your peers. This is a 1-2 hour workshop that can be a series of sessions.
| Date: | Wednesdays |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 30 |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Location: |
University campus or in schools or colleges |
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Positive psychology suggests that by engaging with some very easy activities we can improve our wellbeing. In this session we will engage in some of those activities and think about which ones might work for you. Prepare to get creative!
This is a 1-2hour workshop that can be a series of sessions.
| Date: | Wednesdays |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 30 |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Location: |
University campus or in schools or colleges |
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Early Childhood Studies:
A brief critical journey through conceptions and ideas of childhood over time. We will consider how and why definitions of ‘childhood’ and ‘children’ have changed, and explore ideas around childhood as a societal construct.
| Date: | Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 50 |
| Duration: | 1 hour |
| Location: |
University campus, virtually or in schools or colleges |
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A Hands-on Round Robin of activities designed to explore how children’s learning is holistic and interconnected to their senses and play.
| Date: | Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 50 |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Location: |
University campus |
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Storytelling is a tradition as old as humanity. Together we can explore characteristics of good storytelling, identify key points for sharing children’s literature, or just enjoy children’s literature through storytime! This session can be bespoke, so please let us know what your students are exploring, and we will fit this session into your learning plan.
| Date: | Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays |
| Year group: | Year 12, Year 13, or equivalent |
| Group size: | Up to 50 |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Location: |
University campus, virtually or in schools or colleges |
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This taster day is designed specifically for students studying on Early Years courses, such as Early Years Educator, Early Years an Playwork, Early Years Education & Care, and Early Years in the Work Force.
The day is full of hands-on activity as your students will take part in two sessions bespoke for Early Years students, looking specifically at childhood over time as well as sensory learning. These talks and activities will then be followed by a question and answer session, and will involve both staff and students currently studying on the Early Childhood Studies course.
We know that placements can make attending this day difficult, so we will be running another opportunity in the Summer – please get in touch if you are interested at SCE@canterbury.ac.uk.
| Date: | Wednesday 6th December |
| Year group: | FE Level 3 |
| Group size: | Up to 30 |
| Duration: | 9.30am-3.45pm |
| Location: |
University campus |
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This taster day is designed specifically for students studying on T Levels such as 'Education and Early Years', 'Education and Childcare' or 'Early Years Education and Childcare'.
The day is full of active academic learning as your students will take part in two sessions bespoke for Early Years students, looking specifically at childhood over time as well as a session linking brain development, curiosity and learning to the observation cycle.. These talks and activities will then be followed by a question and answer session, and will involve both staff and students currently studying on the Early Childhood Studies course.
| Date: | Tuesday 16th January 2024 |
| Year group: | FE Level 3 |
| Group size: | Up to 30 |
| Duration: | 9.30am-3.45pm |
| Location: |
University campus |
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