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STUDENT AND ACADEMIC SERVICES SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION

Student and Academic Services co-operates with the UK Student Recruitment and Widening Participation teams in supporting visits from school groups, providing a range of activities from short guided library tours to support for Extended Project Qualifications.

Groups are welcome to visit the Mile End  and Whitechapel Libraries as part of a campus tour with student ambassadors acting as guides at any time during Library opening hours. Dedicated Library tours, led by Library staff, are also available by prior arrangement, please see below.

Event organisers can select from the range of activities listed below according to their requirements; most activities take place at Mile End Library but can be conducted at Whitechapel by arrangement

Please contact the UK Student Recruitment team in the first instance.

 

Table showing library events
List of library events including tours and presentations
WhatDurationAudienceNumbersDelivered byBooking required
Library tour 30 minutes Any age group Up to 25 Student ambassadors No
General tour of the Library with a member of Library staff as a guide. Visitors receive library promotional freebies. 30 minutes Any age group Up to 25 Library Frontline Services No but can emphasis specific subject if notified
Sessions on finding, evaluating and referencing information sources. These sessions are designed to provide school students with practical experience of an academic library environment and carrying out research at university level. We work with a maximum of two partner schools per-year to plan and deliver these sessions. 60-120 minutes Year 12 students Up to 30 Library Teaching and Learning Support Team Yes – 2 month notice. Can be on specific subjects if notified in advance
Library Treasure Hunt activity, freebies 60 minutes Any age group 20 Library Frontline Services Yes – 1 week notice. Can be on a specific subject if notified
General tour and introduction to the Library, with a member of Library staff as a guide. Visitors receive library promotional freebies 60 minutes Year 10 students and above 20 Library Frontline Services Yes – 1-2 weeks notice. Can be on a specific subject(s) if notified

 

Introductory Archives Sessions are available for groups of up tp 10 by appointment with the Archivist

All sessions are free of charge to visitors, but the Library reserves the right to charge the organisers a fee if sessions in the Library are cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice. The Student and Academic Services contact is Nick Holloway at n.d.holloway@qmul.ac.uk

Please note that our license arrangements for e-resources mean we cannot  provide visitors with access to our subscribed and purchased e-resources, particularly our subscribed e-journal content. Our recommendations for sources of high-quality online information highlight some useful, freely available resources that can be used by the pupils to support their study on an ongoing basis.

Visitors may use the Library’s printing and photocopying services, by pre-payment, please see e-shop page.

In certain circumstances the Library may grant temporary membership to teachers who work in schools that Queen Mary collaborates with under the Widening Participation programme. Please see Other visitors for further information.

Colleagues in the Directorate’s Learning Development team also participate in the university’s Widening Participation programme. They can offer the following:

Raising attainment in secondary schools  

Work with A-level teachers to develop insights into the experiences that students have at A-level. Working together with Library colleagues to support schools which offer the Extended Project Qualification.

Please get in touch to discuss current capacity. EPQ support is accessed via Widening Participation.

For further information please email: learningdevelopment@qmul.ac.uk.

Please note that individual Schools and Departments within the university also participate in Outreach and Widening Participation activities, eg. the School of English and Drama, https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/outreach/outreach-events/ Please contact departments for specific details of such activities.