Get Ahead : Stay Ahead will boost the information, advice and support available to year one undergraduate students from their first point of contact with the college. The aim is to provide increased support for our students as they start their course and to help them survive the challenging first term. We have attracted funding from JISC to support the online element of the Get Ahead : Stay Ahead project.
Angela Dierks will lead this work and will consult with schools and student support services to create a co-ordinated, cross-college approach.
The four main pre- and post-entry strands of the Get Ahead : Stay Ahead project are:
- Support website. A new interactive website designed to help students find out what it's like to study at Birkbeck, how they can prepare themselves for a degree programme and where they can find support throughout their first term.
- Face-to-face pre-entry preparation. A free summer programme of talks, tours and workshops, called the 'Get Ready to Study at Birkbeck' programme, for all undergraduate applicants and enrolled students, and designed to help prepare students for study at Birkbeck.
- Orientation and induction week. A series of talks and tours towards the beginning of the academic year, designed to help students become familiar with Birkbeck and the support services available to them.
- First term support programme. A range of talks and support initiatives designed to help student through their first term and deal with issues and concerns that arise, such as assignments, time commitments, financial support.
