Teachers and careers advisers

The Future Students Office provides expert information, advice and guidance to students, parents and teachers through from Primary School to Mature learners, wherever you are in the world.

Through the delivery of engaging talks and workshops, facilitating academic visits and taster days, attending your events and organising fantastic conferences, we aim to provide students from all backgrounds with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their future.

We also offer Post-16 Progression Programmes and if you are a teacher or Year 12 student at a school/college in the East Midlands, please visit our Progression Programme website to find out more.

To find out more about the services we can provide, why not get in touch? Our team welcomes requests via email at schools@le.ac.uk and will respond within 5 working days.

School of Education: Continuing Professional Development

Our School of Education offers enjoyable and challenging CPD courses covering a wide range of curriculum and specialist subjects. Postgraduate Certificates and Masters degrees are offered part-time, and currently these programmes are subsidised by the TDA for those with Qualified Teacher Status.

Upcoming Events

For bookings and enquiries please contact schools@le.ac.uk (unless advised otherwise)

Year 12 Taster Days

  • Discover Archaeology - Wednesday 5 December 2018 (programme for the day - PDF)
  • Studying Criminology - Tuesday 18 December 2018
  • Gender & Justice Summit, 2019: Understanding Gender Inequalities – and How to Challenge Them - Wednesday 6 March 2019
  • Life as a Law Students - Tuesday 2 April 2019
  • Applying to Medicine - Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 April 2019
  • Studying Geology and Geography - Wednesday 10 April 2019

Book your place. Please contact wpteam@le.ac.uk for further details.

Brain, Behaviour and Beyond

We would like to invite your Year 11, 12 & 13 students to join us at the University for a 'Brain, Behaviour and Beyond' event on Wednesday 13 March 2019, 1.00-4.00pm, as part of Brain Awareness Week, which is held each year by the DANA Foundation.

Please contact Michelle Bingham at mlb43@le.ac.uk for further details and booking information.

SAVE THE DATE: Teacher and Adviser Conference

  • 11-12 July 2019

This two-day spectacular, held at the University, will incorporate fantastic academic taster lectures from across a range of our world-class departments, expert advice and guidance sessions and high-quality keynote speakers from across the higher education sector. Overnight accommodation will be provided as well as travel support to the event!