Queen’s Seniors’ Transition & Enrichment Programme Since A-levels were cancelled, Queen’s students in their final year have embarked on some challenging courses, taught by Queen’s staff, to prepare them for their next steps after school. Students have also been working on life skills such as coding, cooking and learning to drive. Here are some student comments, as well as some exciting news from one student. “I have been taking the Critical Thinking course and it is greatly beneficial. I am now more confident to go from A-levels to university study as I can approach essay writing and research critically.” Tara “Art in the World has been a very stimulating course. We have looked at how people value and put a price on works of art, art scandals and race and art. We will be speaking to professionals in the art industry and can ask them questions first hand.” Alex “In Sports and Exercise Science we have covered a range of pertinent topics from the skeletal and respiratory system to why women are more likely to injure their ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) than men. A debate ensued about gender equality in sport.” Ariella “I have had a wonderful experience with ‘The USA, 19452000’ course. We have delved into the culture of America during the 1950s-70s, discussing how art, music and other creative outlets like literature were heavily influenced by the contemporary political state of the USA.” Sophia
“I applied for the Bank of England Degree Apprenticeship course and after an online application, psychometric tests and a video interview, I was invited to their virtual assessment centre. This consisted of two group exercises and an interview. A week later, I received the amazing news that I had landed a position at the UK Deposit Takers division at the Bank.” Beatrice Mrs Lucy Penny, Co-Head of Classics: “I was so pleased to hear of Bea’s success. I joined the Bank of England in the 1970s, after university, as a coder and then went into banking supervision. Our job was to ensure that people who put money in the high street banks could get it back and to issue banking licences. I felt I was doing something really worthwhile. My last job was in payment systems, managing the risk of money being transferred from one account to another – we think ‘ping’, it’s gone – but there’s the risk of incompetence, fraud or technical problems. Technology changes but the challenges go on!”
“After co-running Feminist Society, I jumped at the idea of the Feminism and Gender course. We’ve studied a wide range of significant feminist literature, each week focussing on a new wave.” Jemima “After signing up to the ‘How to Succeed at Interviews’ Course’, I can approach interviews with confidence by doing effective preparation beforehand and making a good first impression.” Isabelle “In Covid Watch – the virus and international politics, I have really enjoyed addressing conspiracy theories surrounding the outbreak of Covid-19 as well learning about comparative data which makes it a challenging task to understand how each country is coping.” Jewel “Personal Finance has been extremely interesting and informative. Throughout the weeks we have learnt what the importance of money is and some top tips on how to benefit yourself for the future.” Katie
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