North East

Groups of either 5 or 10 pupils from any one school are welcome to register, with 1 or 2 teacher chaperones respectively. pupils should be year 10 studying French. Please inform event organisers as to any learning, mobility or dietary requirements you or your pupils may have. For further information please call 0191 208 5454 or email routesne@ncl.ac.uk

Joining Instructions: Beat the Rat Race 2016

Wednesday 14^th December 2016
09:30 – 14:30

The Beehive, Old Library Building, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU

Map: please see separate document or visit http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/maps.htm. The Beehive is in the Old Library Building, No. 25 on the Campus Map.

Key Information

The event is capped at 100 pupils with a maximum of 10 from any one school. Pupils must be accompanied by a DBS checked teacher and must not be left unsupervised at any time during the day. Our Student Ambassadors have not undergone DBS checks at this current time. A full list of pupil and teacher names and other details as requested must be emailed to helen.kenny@ncl.ac.uk no later than Wednesday 30^th November.

Arrivals

Registration will be from 09:30 – 09:55 at the Beehive registration desk which will be clearly signposted. Please arrive punctually for a 10:00 start.

Transport

Drop-off: there is a drop-off point for buses on King’s Road outside the Hatton Gallery. If you enter from the Claremont Road entrance you can drop-off and walk the short distance to the venue.

Parking:  we regret that there is no parking available for buses of any kind on the university campus. Bus drivers must make their own arrangements for parking their vehicle during the event.

Public Transport: Newcastle University is easily accessible by bus, train and Metro. The nearest Metro station is Haymarket, a short walk from the venue.

Programme

Please see the accompanying document for a full programme for the day. Please note that this may be subject to minor change.

What to bring

Please ensure that you and your pupils bring along with you:

The pre-delivered activity booklets, having completed the relevant sections in advance

Completed pre-event pupil questionnaires for all pupils

Completed photo permission forms for all pupils (please inform us of any pupils without permission when reporting to the registration desk upon arrival)

Lunch

A buffet lunch will be provided for teachers and pupils will be given a packed lunch free of charge, to be eaten in the Beehive. Please ensure that any dietary requirements are listed as part of the information provided in addition to teacher and pupils names.

Language Taster Sessions

School groups will be allocated to language taster sessions in advance, taking into account the language(s) already studied according to information provided in advance by the school.

Contact

If you have any further questions about the day, please email Language Learning Support Officer Helen Kenny (helen.kenny@ncl.ac.uk) or phone the Routes into Languages North East office on 0191 208 5454. For emergency contact on the day, please phone the Language Resource Centre reception on 0191 208 7490.

Online registration is now open here via the Durham University For Teachers website. In the event of any queries, however, please email Routes into Languages North East Project Manager sophie.stewart2@ncl.ac.uk.

Please register your interest using the links available. Places are available for either 5 or 10 pupils per school (assuming 1 accompanying teacher per 5 pupils) but please be aware that registration does not automatically guarantee attendance. The nature of the event means that places will be allocated to ensure an appropriate balance between the three languages studied (French, German and Spanish) and will only be fully confirmed following further correspondence with the Routes North East team. Please be sure to include details of the language(s) studied by your pupils in the 'Comments' section when registering. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Please register using the links available above or, in the event of any queries, email sophie.stewart2@ncl.ac.uk. Each school is able to bring a group of 15 pupils (either Year 8 or Year 9 but yet to make their GCSE option choices) and a total of six schools can take part in the event. Please be aware that a £50 cancellation fee applies in the event of cancellation with less than two weeks' notice ahead of the event - this is in respect to the additional administrative work involved and extra costs incurred as a result.