Welcome to UNIAID Interactive News

UNIAID Interactive – a vital toolkit of 30 imaginative workshops covering 9 modules, linked with the National Curriculum for anyone who is concerned with helping students cope with their finances.

What’s new this quarter?

Special Offer this Autumn

UNIAID is offering an online discount of 10% on all their resources valid until the end of September. To take advantage of this offer and buy resources online, visit http://www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk/. Enter the promotion code 'September10' to receive your discount.

If you would like to hear more about the UNIAID Interactive resources contact the team on 0207 922 7790.


Training Events

Following our first series of sold out training events in Spring, UNIAID is running another series of training events on the UNIAID Interactive programme throughout October and November. These will be held in the following cities:

  • London - 11/10/2007
  • Newcastle - 17/10/2007
  • Leeds - 23/10/2007
  • Birmingham - 24/10/2007
  • Cardiff - 25/10/2007
  • Plymouth - 08/11/2007
  • Glasgow - 27/11/2007

From the training event you will gain:

  • An overview of the UNIAID Interactive curriculum.
  • A practical preview of how the programme can fit into your own work.
  • An understanding of the learning techniques used and how to adopt these.
  • Increased knowledge and confidence to deliver these workshops with young people.
  • Experience of a range of interactive activities.
  • Practice using the online and offline resources.

What our delegates have said:

"You've just done a year's work for me" Sixth Form Tutor, Birmingham Training Event, 28th June 2007

"This is the best workshop I have been to in years" Training delegate, York Training Event, 23rd April 2007

To find out how UNIAID Interactive can help with you with student finance, or to book, call Allie on 0207 922 7794

To see UNIAID Interactive in action and hear what people have said visit www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk/case-studies.asp

'Epic' achievement as UNIAID is chosen as awards finalist!

UNIAID has been shortlisted for a National Training Award: "the UK's number one accolade for businesses, organisations and individuals who have achieved lasting excellence and success through training and learning". The awards are sponsored by UK Skills and the Depart for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

UNIAID has been shortlisted for it's suite of online tools which helps students' prepare and cope with University life. These online tools are brought alive in the classrom by the UNIAID Interactive activities.

Fingers crossed we can report good news in our next newsletter!

UNIAID's partners in this award are Epic who produced the programme, and HSBC, the world's local bank. For more information on our partners see:

Epic, partners in learning - www.epic.co.uk

HSBC, the world's local bank - www.hsbc.com


Summer Schools

Since the last newsletter UNIAID has been out delivering sessions in Universities' Summer Schools, supported by the Sutton Trust. In these sessions we have been able to see how these sessions can fit into Summer School programmes, as well as measure the promising outcomes of these sessions on students:

  • Following these sessions 88% of the students felt they had learnt more about themselves and their attitudes to money.

  • 82% of students reported that they understand how the choices they make with their money will affect their future

If you would like to learn how you could use the UNIAID Interactive programme in your Summer School call Allie on 0207 922 7794.

Many thanks to all those who have been involved and special thanks to the Sutton Trust for supporting these workshops.

Exciting NEW Study Skills Modules

UNIAID has worked closely with Lex McKee (LearnFast World) on the development and delivery of our warmly received UNIAID Interactive Modules.

Lex’s speciality is Accelerated Learning, having written “The Accelerated Trainer” for Gower Publishing. As such, Lex is very keen to offer even more resources to help students and educators raise the Academic aspect of their MASH profile (Money Academic Social Health). Clearly, our online and interactive tools are designed to boost students’ skills at managing their Money. In association with LearnFast World, we now feel it is time to offer tools to provoke a similar boost in the Academic aspect. As this succeeds, we will add modules for the Social and Health aspects too.

To find out more, follow this link: Super Study Skills

Online members?

Have you activated your membership yet? Don't forget your membership gives you free access to UNIAID Interactive downloads and forum. Also, new workshops are coming soon for all UNIAID Interactive members. We will contact members directly when these new workshops are launched.
If you would like to become a member please visit www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk/resources.asp


Breakfast Events

UNIAID is hosting a series of free discussion breakfasts in the Autumn. The next two events will cover Medical Students and Students with Disability. To book please RSVP to the email below.

Dr Who? - Is it time to focus on who our doctors are as well as what they can do?

Date: Wednesday 17th October, 08.30 – 10.00
RSVP: By Friday 5th October – events@uniaid.org.uk

Developing Diversity – The advice needs of disabled students in higher education

Date: Wednesday 21st November, 08.30 – 10.00
RSVP: By Friday 9th November – events@uniaid.org.uk

http://www.uniaidinteractive.org.uk/

TEL: 020 7922 7790








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