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What we can do for you

The Schools and Colleges Liaison Team provide information, advice and support for prospective students, teachers, advisers, parents and carers.

We can offer you and your colleagues:

  • A dedicated point of contact.
  • A tailored programme of Gatsby Benchmark and curriculum linked activity.
  • Extensive resources.
  • Networking opportunities.

We are back delivering on-campus activities, such as bespoke and scheduled taster days, showcasing our courses and the careers they lead into.

Our open days are also being delivered on campus and virtually.

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss ways we can support your students, please read on for ways you can stay in touch, or click the red ‘contact us’ button above.

Collaboration is at the heart of our work

We wish to work closely with you and colleagues within your institution to support your students. There are several ways you can stay in touch, work with us, and stay up to date with what's happening at Solent.

Newsletter

Register to receive the team’s newsletters, full of all things Solent, and events designed to support your students and you. Simply click on the appropriate link below and allow email communications. Teaching staff will be sent emails tailored to their subject(s) of interest expressed on the form. Careers staff will receive these subject-specific newsletters and our monthly general newsletters highlighting all courses.

Careers staff - click here to stay in touch

Teaching staff - click here to stay in touch

Social

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Online and in-person sessions

To book one of our in-person or online sessions listed below, please email your contact or schools.colleges@solent.ac.uk

  • Personal statements
  • Student finance
  • Choosing a university
  • Applying to university
  • Building the best you - confidence and resilience
  • Student life
  • Study and revision skills
  • Transition to higher education
  • Employability
  • Portfolios, auditions and interviews
  • Applying to nursing
  • Subject tasters

Email

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss ways we can support your students, email your contact within the team or the whole team on schools.colleges@solent.ac.uk

Business and law taster day and career conference

Featuring interactive taster sessions in business and law, guest speakers, campus tours, and advice on applying to university. Group year 12 / level 3 year 1 students bookings only.

Enquire now for 25 April

Bespoke taster days

We offer on-campus subject taster days for all our courses for all our subject areas, just for your institution. Click on the subject areas below to see what's available:

Higher education advisers CPD conference

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Join us for this cost of living themed event, featuring Charmaine Valente from the Student Loans Company. We'll also provide updates on where Solent is headed, as well as taster sessions, lunch, a campus tour, and more.

Book now

Webinars and other sessions coming soon

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Our webinars and other sessions cover topics such as student finance, the benefits of HE, interview preparation, and responding to an offer. Sessions are offered on various dates.

See the sessions

Resources

These resources are designed to support you, your students, and their families with their transition to university.

To start, your students can get a feel for Southampton and Solent in a number of ways. They can chat to Solent students, read our Solent Stories and take a virtual tour of Solent

Then, to take that next step, they can follow our fun, multiple-award-winning 52 things to do guide to applying for university. This is a handy week by week set of activities to support students applying for university and features a personal statement review hub service on weeks 5 and 12. There is also information about contextual admissions for students from a disadvantaged background.

Open days

On-campus and virtual events throughout the year. Travel voucher scheme for students who live outside the local authority of Southampton City Council, or who have travelled from outside the UK.

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News and events