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Barnet Lifelong Learning

Request activities for your students as part of Barnet Lifelong Learning.

Teacher Booking Form

Middlesex University, in partnership with Barnet Education and Learning Service (BELS), is launching a Lifelong Learning Agreement available to all students studying in Barnet schools and colleges.

This collaboration offers activities to ensure that Barnet students are:

  • More aware of the range of opportunities to study within the borough at all stages
  • Better prepared to continue to develop skills and knowledge for employment

This supports the vision of Middlesex University and Barnet’s Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy to extend the opportunities for young people in Barnet through developing partnerships and collaborating with local providers.

The agreement is built around a commitment to everyone studying at Barnet institutions plus a package of support for the schools and Barnet and Southgate College.

What is the offer?

This commitment guarantees an interview or offer for every prospective student at a Barnet school or college who meets the course criteria at Middlesex University, following the student’s completion of the support activities.

What does the package of support for Barnet schools and colleges consist of?

The fully funded package of support runs from KS3 to KS5.

KS3 Discovering University and Higher-Level Learning

Schools can choose from workshops to help their students discover more about university or myth busting sessions to challenge perceived barriers to higher education.

KS4 Exploring Pathways and Skills

Schools can choose from workshops to help their students explore post 16 pathways, find out about the costs of higher education and future skills workshops.

KS5 Application and Progression:

Schools can choose from workshops to help their students learn about future careers, employability tools, support in applying to university or even visits on campus in specific subjects.

Priority booking for events:

Priority booking for large scale community events on campus to include: Xmas STEM Lecture, NHS Career Fair (6 March 2025), STEM Festival (12 March 2025), KS4 and KS5 Summer School activity (Tbc End of June/early July).

Priority booking for staff for CPD events including MDX Teachers’ and Careers Advisors’ Conference 17 June 2025.

Parent engagement:

We commit to supporting and will consult with partners around planned activities. This may include invites for parents to our Open Days, specific talks or talks targeted to groups speaking specific languages.

Partners

This agreement was devised in collaboration with BELS and the following institutions have contributed to the final agreement and confirmed their participation.

Barnet and Southgate College, Copthall School, Hendon School, St James’ Catholic High School, Saracens High School, St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, Friern Barnet School, Whitefield School, Bishop Douglass Catholic School.

Barnet Lifelong Learning: FAQs

The university will distribute slides with tips on getting the most out of visits to universities and speaking to current students about the visits prior to activities. These would be suitable to explore during form time.

Most workshops will take place in school/college and will last between 45 mins to an hour.

On campus visits are usually between 2 and 5 hours depending on group size and the programme. Common group sizes are 30 to 40 students although with younger cohorts we can often deliver to groups of 60.

We have found that these group sizes lead to a productive and informative staff and student experience.

In many cases, the programme of activities will be relevant to all learners. Certain school or college groups may be keen to use the Barnet Lifelong Learning programme to supplement their existing provision for groups with additional needs, for example vocational learners, students with SEN or those from underrepresented backgrounds.

Subject taster days are most beneficial to those studying the relevant subject, and those who are interested in pursuing that subject at university.

Larger events, such as our STEM Festival and NHS Careers Fair, have a far larger capacity but may require independent attendance from students.

Please fill in the Barnet Lifelong Learning Teacher Booking Form. If possible, please try to book activities for the full academic year to ensure that they are scheduled into the school calendar.