Redecorating reorganising reenergising
I’ve actually had a busy couple of weeks, and now I am on holiday. I forgot I was on holiday until a few days ago. It has been a pleasant surprise. I intended to return (physically) to college today but then I looked in my calendar and saw I had a bunch of NUS-related meetings in preparation for the NUS Conference next month so I thought that maybe I ought to book some days off… it turns out I already had.
I had an informal interview for one of the Santander Internships and it looks very promising, and exciting. I am reluctant to talk about it because it hasn’t been set up yet but it’s a three week placement in one of my favourite charities. And it links nicely to the work I do around widening participation and student unions.
I had my final workshop with Claud and the Rocket Artists yesterday. I enjoyed saying goodbye and looking at our work over the past five weeks.
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I’m still a volunteer observer for two other classmates, but I only have three more sessions with them. I love working with my classmates, but unfortunately their workshops clash with my day job so I have to work time in lieu and reschedule my weeks… which is tough! Here are my next four weeks:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | ||
| AM | Opticians | NUS Conference | NUS Conference | NUS Conference | Workshop Volunteer |
| PM | #CareConvos | NUS Conference | NUS Conference | NUS Conference | Write up notes and scan journal |
| Aims | Find out about submitting motions and standing for committee next year | Find out about submitting motions and standing for committee next year | Find out about submitting motions and standing for committee next year | Final feedback session | |
| Preparation | Register on NUS Connect, read motions and election guidance | Register on NUS Connect, read motions and election guidance | Register on NUS Connect, read motions and election guidance |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| AM | Return to work; read emails and reply. | VSSK? | Update Group J | Update website plug-ins | Workshop Volunteer |
| PM | Send documents for CLPP meeting next week. | | NEON Mature Learners Meering | Update website contact information | App |
| Aims | Catch up from leave. | Confirm time and event link | Send latest draft for review | Complete next stage of business case and app | |
| Preparation | Check out the Care Experience and Culture launch | Email group and read notes | Contact partners for their information. | Review notes |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| AM | Write up minutes from yesterday.
Meeting with Stand Alone? |
Widening Participation in Postgraduate Study | Meeting with Stand Alone? | One-to-One | |
| PM | CLPP meeting | Your Personality, Your Career | Brighton Focus Group | AccessHE Forum (part-time & mature) | Contact trainers for workshop week |
| Aims | Circulate minutes | Make notes from ebooks | |||
| Preparation | Run through presentation, tech testing | Review notes |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| AM | Send update to widening participation mailing lists about Care Experienced History Month | Follow up latest FOI requests. | Read items on reading list | Workshop Volunteer | |
| PM | Follow up with Ramy Badrie about interview | Thrive Not Strive | Collect feedback on my latest research question draft. | Career Wellbeing Leaving University | App |
| Aims | Get data report reading for sending. | Read feedback. | Update with notes from previous CLPP meeting | ||
| Preparation | Review notes |
And that’s not even counting my plans for the rest of my holiday.
