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Information on PGCE applications is given later in the academic year, but in the meantime, here is a link to the PowerPoint that Simon used at the last meeting.
Looking for a job after University? Why not try Graduate Jobs South www.graduatejobsouth.co.uk

This initiative, run by the University of Winchester, the University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University is intended to help you find the best employment opportunities in the region.

passport The Winchester Passport is an optional, non-credit bearing certificate that has been designed for undergraduate students to recognise and reward them for carrying out a range of activities and experiences outside of their degree course, that enhance their graduate employability skills.  The Careers Service is launching this initiative.

Please have a look on our portal pages (http://portal.winchester.ac.uk/?page=11968) to find out more about the Passport.  You can fill http://portal.winchester.ac.uk/?page=12222

Information on PGCE Application is given later in the academic year, but in the meantime, here is a link to the PowerPoint that Simon used at the last meeting.
CSV (Community Service Volunteers) is the UK's largest volunteering organisation providing hundreds of Full Time Volunteering placements for people aged 16-35 wishing to gain practical skills and experience to help them stand out from the crowd in an increasingly competitive job market. Our opportunities are mainly within social or health care fields, education and youth justice and are available for between 4-12 months with projects located across Scotland, England and Wales

Volunteers are placed away from home and receive FREE accommodation, meals and a weekly allowance.  No previous experience or recognised qualifications are required as all placements are supervised with appropriate training provided. The type of placements available include supporting adults or children with physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health issues, mentoring young people at risk of offending or exclusion from education, assisting in homeless shelters, schools or on environmental projects.

CSV's Full Time Volunteering scheme provides excellent general work experience for a wide range of careers but would be particularly useful for those interested in a career in social work, health care, youth work, childcare, the probation service, teaching, physiotherapy & occupational therapy, counseling and advocacy and many more.
Students interested in finding out more about CSV's opportunities or those wishing to apply can visit our website www.csv.org.uk/volunteeruk or call us free on 0800 374 991

 

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Timetable for next semester - no rooms yet. Note also that none of the new module outlines have been attached to next year's module list yet!
Recruiting now for the Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP): training and assessment in early years practice for graduates with limited experience of working with children from birth to five, who are looking to pursue a career working in early years.

Next course starts September 2012, £3,500 bursary available. Places are limited and subject to entry requirements.

Please contact David Alexander, the EYPS Programme Administrator, at david.alexander@winchester.ac.uk for more information.

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Useful Websites

A great website with free podcasts of interest to some of you is available at http://www.philosophybites.com/

There are over fifty fifteen minute podcasts featuring interviews with leading figures in their particular fields, e.g. Jonathan Wolff on Marx and Alienation, Peter Singer on using animals, Richard Reeves on J. S. Mills' On Liberty, etc.

Encyclopaedia of the philosophy of education

http://www.vusst.hr/ENCYCLOPAEDIA/main.htm

Papers and conference information - Philosophy of Education

http://www.philosophy-of-education.org/conferences/conference_home.asp

Excellent resource for students interested in disability and inclusion:

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-

studies/archiveuk/index.html

Critical Issues in Early Childhood

http://www.wwwords.co.uk/ciec/

content/pdfs/6/issue6_3.asp