Experience Winchester Day
Parents
and Supporters’ Programme
Timings and information
TIME
Arrive any time between 9am and 9.45am
Registration Register the applicant’s attendance at your allocated registration point.
9.45am Applicant Academic Sessions
10am Supporting our Students to Succeed – Panel with Q&A
11am Next Steps Talk
9am-4pm Advice Fair
10am-12noon (while applicants are in their academic sessions)
Catch up on work, emails or life admin
Please see applicant’s programme for Registration Point information.
Applicants will be collected by a current student from their course (Course Champion) and taken to their academic session, this is their chance to find out more about how the course is taught at Winchester and meet fellow applicants.
Parents and supporters don’t usually attend these sessions unless there are exceptional circumstances. If you’re unsure, please speak to a member of staff. Whilst applicants are in their academic sessions we have put on some parent information sessions that you can attend or you are welcome to make use of our campus facilities, visit our Advice Fair or explore Winchester City Centre. Please see below for details.
Informative session for parents/carers to hear from and ask questions of our Student Support and Success Team; Housing and Security teams; Students’ Union; and a parent of a current university student.
Find out more about what happens now applicants have received their offer. This includes applying for Student Finance, choosing firm and insurance choices, applying for housing and preparing to start in September.
Staff from the following departments will be available to talk to on a one-to-one basis. This is the perfect opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have or simply find out more about what’s on offer.
• Admissions
• Housing
• StudyAbroad
• Student Finance
• Student Support and Success
• Student Union
• Careers
We know it can be hard to find the time to keep up with emails, projects or life admin so we would like to provide you with the space to do just that. Please follow this QR code for complimentary WiFi access. These spaces have catering outlets, WiFi and desks with plugs.
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10am-12noon (while applicants are in their academic session)
Explore the City
1.30pm Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Talk
Students live here for at least three years, it’s important that the City and surrounding areas feel like home to them. Maps of thecity are avaliable at registration. The city is just a 10 minute walk (downhill), 15 minutes on the way back (uphill!) and is steeped in history, there are also a wide variety of shops (both high street and independent) coffee shops, eateries and pubs.
Applicants will finish their academic session between 12.30pm and 1pm, they will be taken back to their registration point so we suggest making your way back to where you registered so you can be reunited.
Self-guided walking maps are available at Registration
12-4pm (last tour 3.45pm)
Accommodation Tours
Whether the applicant applying to a course in education, healthcare, or any placement involving vulnerable groups, this workshop will walk them through the application procedures, helping them understand how to obtain a DBS check efficiently. Both applicants and parents are welcome. West Downs Centre Auditorium 28
Just make your way to the Student Village you would like to see and one of our students will be on hand to give you a tour of the flats.
12-4pm (last tour 3.15pm)
Outward 1.45pm and 3.15pm Return 2.45pm and 4.15pm
Campus Tours
Winchester Sports Tour
Take a look at the facilities Winchester has to offer and explore our beautiful campus grounds. They are led by a current student and take approximately 1-1.5 hours.
Come and have a tour of the Sports Facilities located in the City. The stadium is home to a floodlit 8-lane athletics track and floodlit Tiger Turf All-Weather Pitch. The Leisure Centre next door has multiple pools, hydrotherapy facilities, sports hall, gym, squash courts, treatment rooms, studios and climbing walls.
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Tours start from Room 6 in the Winton Building 30
King Alfred Quarter Main Reception >
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Sports and Leisure Park Reception, Bar End
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King Alfred Quarter Main Reception
Student Support at Winchester Parents and Supporter resources
Our Student Support and Success Department consists of the following teams, all here to help support our students to achieve the best they can whilst at University:
Student Journey
Supports with settling in and transitioning to University, housing issues, under-represented groups, friendship issues, bullying and harassment, parenting and childcare, family issues, bereavement and estrangement, course issues.
Mental Wellbeing
Managing mental wellbeing including anxiety, low mood, eating difficulties, stress, sleep problems, self-harm and suicide through 1-1 appointments, with trained, experienced counsellors, workshops, groups and external support.
Disability and Inclusion
Supports with Learning Agreements, Disabled Students Allowance (DSA), exceptional circumstances, dyslexia screening, assistive technology, inclusive learning and much more.
Students and Money
This team can help with Student Finance, bursaries, scholarships and awards, money management and financial hardship, NHS funding and online payments.
Careers and Opportunities
The Careers and Opportunities Team empower, inspire, and guide learners, students, and graduates to navigate their professional journeys with confidence and purpose. They can help with CV’s. covering letters, applications, finding part time work, interviews, LinkedIn, work placements and volunteering modules, volunteering opportunities, postgraduate study and finding a graduate job.
International Student Success
Supporting our international students with visas and immigration, living in the UK, US federal loans and Study Abroad.
Student Academic Success
This team helps students with specific learning differences, ADHD and ASC including memory and notetaking, organising and planning, exam techniques, presentation skills, referencing, academic writing, research skills, understanding feedback and much more.
We have a dedicated webpage for Parents and Supporters of University students.
On this page you can find:
• Parent blogs
• Packing lists
• Tips on helping your student prepare for university
• Tips to help them make their university choice
• Commuting to Winchester information
• FAQ’s
What I can say with absolute certainty is that the University of Winchester was the right choice for Tom, and us all as a family.
It is small enough to be friendly and nurturing and large enough to offer variety and independence. It is an incredibly welcoming place that provides opportunities that you might not have thought of and may take your child in directions that they had not anticipated. Top that with an amazing city full of culture, restaurants, bars, shopping and a beautiful Christmas Market and, to be honest, it is incredibly hard to find any negatives.
Clare, mother of Geography graduate, Tom
If you would like to sign up for the latest news to help you support your young person, please scan this QR code and complete the form
Sport at Winchester
Board a minibus and go for a tour of the impressive
Sports Facilities at Bar End our students have access to, including:
• 50m eight-lane swimming pool
• 8 lane athletics track
• Flood-lit and all weather pitches
• Full size Football pitch
• Full size Hockey pitch
• Three 5-a-side football pitches
• Sports Hall
• Squash Courts
• Winchester Health Clinic (our community facing Physiotherapy Clinic)
• Hydrotherapy pools
• State of the art Gym
• Fitness studios.
Minibus timetable:
King Alfred Reception > Bar End 1.45pm and 2.45pm
Bar End > King Alfred Reception 3.15pm and 4.15pm
In total the tour will take you approximately 1 hour 15 minutes (45 minute tour and 15 minutes each way for the minibus)
Alwyn Hall (AH)
Beech Glade Hall (BGH)
Bowers Building (BB)
Burma Road Student Village (BRSV)
Centre for Sport (CFS)
Chapel
Cottage
Fred Wheeler Building (FWB)
Herbert Jarman Building (HJB)
Holm Lodge (HL) – Crime Scene House
Kenneth Kettle Building (KKB)
King Alfred Centre (KAC)
Martial Rose Library (MRL)
Masters Lodge
Medecroft (MC)
Medecroft Annexe (MCA)
Paul Chamberlain Building (PCB)
Queen’s Road Student Village (QRSV)
St Alphege (SAB)
St Edburga (SEB)
The University of Winchester Business School (UWBS)
Tom Atkinson Building (TAB)
West Downs Centre (WDC)
West Downs Student Village (WDSV)
Winton Building (WB)
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