Monday 22 March, 1.35-2.30 (6 or 7 volunteers required)
‘Getting by on a Student budget’ S6 workshop
Gracemount High School, Edinburgh
If you would like to sign up for this one please email me on claire.aitchison@ed.ac.uk and let me know if you would like transport to the school or if you would prefer to make your own way there.
The meeting time is 1.00 at the LEAPS office and you’ll back around 2.50.
For a summary of the S6 workshop please see below;
During the S6 workshop you will be working with a small group of S6 pupils (16-17 year olds) on a student case study. We have compiled a number of case studies following feedback from existing & previous volunteers and you will be able to choose what case study you want to work on with your group before the start of the workshop. You may want to choose a case study that most closely matches your own circumstances. In any case we provide you with the answers so it’s very straightforward.
The pupils in your group have to discuss the case study and work out, with the aid of a calculator, what the ‘case study student’ expenditure is for a typical week at university and also what income they have available to them during their academic year to pay for their student lifestyle. Your role is to make sure the group is working together, discussing the case study and reaching agreement before writing down their answers. More importantly, we would also like you to share with your pupils your own experiences of getting by on a student budget.
Alison is leading this workshop and so far the following volunteers have signed up for this one;
Amy O
Kayleigh W
Jennifer H
Carmen W
Han Y
Sophie B
