The Higher-education Advisers' Handbook: Practical Steps for One-to-one Guidance - Couverture souple

Gardner, Andy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0956846300 ISBN 13 : 9780956846303

Editeur : JFS School, 2011

Synopsis

In today's schools and colleges, many people are involved in giving higher-education advice to students - not just designated HE advisers. Sixth-form and college management staff, tutors, careers teachers, careers advisers and personal advisers - all of these regularly give one-to-one guidance. And they face a tough job not only sorting through an abundance of information, but also finding the most effective ways to guide students through their university and career choices.

The second edition of this unique handbook aims to fill a void! The book concentrates particularly on the best ways to provide one-to-one guidance, suggesting practical strategies that will be useful both to those with little or no guidance training, as well as to trained advisers who need further information and ideas. Subsequent chapters provide general information on the decision-making and application process. There is also detailed reference material on specific university subjects.

With contributions from Barbara Hamnett, Liz King, Penny Longman, Tim Miller, Michelle Stewart and Penny Thei this second edition contains new and expanded chapters covering:
· Universities; who and what are they for?
· Interview Structure
· The unique Advisers Certificate: Applying to HE
· Managing higher-education information, advice and guidance
· Researching universities and careers
· Personal statements
· References
· The A* at A Level (and can it be predicted?)
· BTEC National
· International Baccalaureate
· Student finance
· Graduate employment

The book promotes a practical approach throughout. Advisers should be able to dip into it - even in the middle of an interview with a student - or they can use the information to prepare handouts and presentations. Although the book is based on the English experience, the general principles conveyed will be of use wherever you are.

Andy Gardner has been a careers adviser in schools in London for twenty-five years. He is the co-author of the University Interviews Guide and a major contributor to AHEAD and Informed Choices.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andy Gardner is the independent careers and HE adviser for JFS School, Brent, and La Sainte Union Catholic School, Camden. Andy is the Moderator of the Institute of Career Guidance HE Advisers Community and has helped to develop, and lectures on the unique Advisers Certificate: Applying to HE at LSBU. Writer for, and Adviser to WHICH? University Publications include: Author of the Higher-Education Advisers' Handbook; Practical steps for one-to-one guidance , published in May 2011 Co-author of the University Interviews Guide published in March 2009 A major contributor to Informed Choices a joint publication by the Russell Group and the Institute of Career Guidance on Post 16 Choices A contributor to the Admissions to Higher Education: Advisers Directory, published by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust in September 2009 HERL (Higher Education Related Learning) Co-authored with the SSAT Andy has been an independent careers and HE adviser for thirteen years. Before this he was with the careers services in Camden (where he was a Schools Team Leader) and Newham for thirteen years. Over his career he has worked in twenty-six different secondary schools. He is also on the admissions panel for Royal Free and UCL Medical School and is a regular media commentator. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: JFS School
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0956846300
• ISBN 13: 9780956846303
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible