Working across South Yorkshire and North East Derbyshire to encourage more children, young people and adults to consider higher education opportunities.
How can you save money as a student?👩🎓 Take a look at some of our top tips below. 💰 Use Student Discounts: Lots of places offer discounts for students! Download apps like UniDays, Student Beans and TOTUM to see which stores are included or ask in your local shops. 🚂 Open a Student Bank Account: Banks offer perks like free money, rail cards and interest free overdrafts to those who open student accounts with them!…
15 hours ago
➗ It's Day 4 of our Finance Focus Week! ➗ With over half of Higher Education students doing part-time work whilst studying, we thought, as part of Finance Focus Week, we'd take you round the office to find out about some part-time jobs that you could do whilst studying. We've got everything from a student ambassador to working in a lettuce cutting factory! 💼 🥗 #studentfinance #hepp #heppSY #wideningparticipation #highereducation #university #college #degreeapprenticeship #sheffieldhallam #uniofsheffield…
1 day ago
➗ It's Day 3 of our Finance Focus Week! ➗ Today's post is about student finance repayments and maintenance loans! The money that you will be able to spend to live off as a student is your maintenance loan. The amount of money you receive is dependant on your household income. Stay tuned for our coming posts that show how you can top up your maintenance loan with money saving hacks and part-time jobs!💰 #studentfinance…
2 days ago
➗ It's Day 3 of our Finance Focus Week! ➗ Today's posts are about student finance repayments and maintenance loans! Repayments come in the form of a 9% tax on your salary that is over £25,000. This means you will never pay more than you can afford for your higher education costs! #studentfinance #hepp #heppSY #wideningparticipation #highereducation #university #college #degreeapprenticeship #sheffieldhallam #uniofsheffield #studentlife
2 days ago
It's Day 2 of our Finance Focus Week!!💰 Ever wondered how student finance works? Well we're here to explain it all to you! Your student loan comprises of your tuition fee and maintenance allowance and you only pay it back once you start earning over £25,000 per year. You'll never have to pay back more than you can afford!😃 Have any more questions? Check out our Parent and Carer guide to student finance video here:…
3 days ago
➗ ✖️ Finance Focus Week ➕ ➖ Join us on our social media for a week of answering all your Higher Education finance questions, from budgeting to student loans! 💡 Finance Focus Tip 💡 If you want your student loan in your bank account by the start of university term, you should apply by the end of May 2024. If you do it afterwards, you’ll still get your loan but it might arrive after terms…
4 days ago
We've been super busy since Easter, visiting schools all across South Yorkshire and North-East Derbyshire to inform and inspire students about Higher Education! 📍 In Sheffield, we visited Chaucer School, The Sheffield College, Astrea Academy Sheffield, Parkwood E-Act Academy and Sheffield Park Academy! 📍 In Rotherham, we were part of a careers fair and did workshops at St Bernard's Catholic High School. 📍 In Barnsley, our EAs delivered a brilliant Grade Shifter session with Astrea…
7 days ago
We have another insightful Hepp Twilight Session for you! 💻 🌙 Open day visits have a huge impact on the HE institution a person chooses to go to and our session will help parents, carers, and students get the most out of. 🏫 This session will cover the factors that go into making a HE course choice, and how to make the most of open days to gather the information a student needs to make…
8 days ago
Weekly round up! 📢 Last week Martha took over our stories to show a week in the life as an Engagement Assistant! Check out the reel to see what she got up to🤠 Meanwhile, across Hepp and HeppSY we engaged with 12 different schools and colleges including Parkwood E-ACT academy, The Sheffield College and Queen Elizabeth Grammar School! Thanks everyone who got involved 😎
10 days ago
We might be late to the Wes Anderson trend but we'll never be late with helping you revise! Check out our Hepp and HeppSY's revision essentials to get exam ready. Good luck with revision! 📐📚 #exams #examessentials #highereducation #gcse #alevels #university #hepp #heppsy #reelsinstagram
11 days ago
Would you like to know more about how disabled student's allowance works?? 🤷♀️ Check out our helpful video all about DSA, including when and how to apply! Follow the link in our bio to watch the full video on DSA support!📽️ For more information about supporting disabled students journey into higher education, please come along to Hepp's CPD twilight session on the 25th of April! You can sign up for this event at the link…
3 weeks ago
HECan and SHECan Experience Days! 🏛️ Dolapo, Evie, and Audie, took our HECan and SHECan learners to Leeds and Manchester as part of the project's experience days. HECan learners visited The University of Manchester and took part in a workshop and campus tour that explored what life at Higher Education is like. They also visited the Science and Industry Museum to learn about innovative ideas in science and tech! 🔬 ⚙️ On the SHECan trip,…
3 weeks ago
If you're a teacher or adviser and want to support your students in their transition to Higher Education, then come to our Twilight Session! 💻 🌙 Hosted on Wednesday 17th April 2024, from 4 - 5pm, our 'Transition to Higher Education' webinar for Teachers and Adviser will give you up to date information about the transition to higher education, including the transition timeline, what to do before you get there, and Intro Week. 🎓 Sign…
4 weeks ago
Recently Hepp got to celebrate young entrepreneurship at Sheffield's BiG Challenge awards! 🎉 We were excited to select and present the award for aiming high! Congratulations to all that took part👏 To read more about the BiG Challenge, and the awards evening follow this link buff.ly/3vQ2XMt
4 weeks ago
Get to know the Hepp/HeppSY office! 👋 We went around the Hepp and HeppSY office and interviewed our colleagues so YOU can get to know us and our Higher Education journeys! Keep watching to find out what our fearless leader/Director of Hepp, Gemma, studied for Higher Education, which sports team Regional Activity Coordinator, Joe, was captain of, and how Operations Manager, Alex, ended up studying in LA 😱🌴 #hepp #heppsy #highereducation #OfficeForStudents #UniConnect #university #furthereducation…
5 weeks ago
We've got some Hepp Twilight Sessions for you this month! 💻 🌙 🗓️ On Wednesday 17th April 2024, from 4 - 5pm, we have 'Transition to Higher Education' for Teachers and Advisers. This webinar aims to provide teachers and advisers with up to date information to support students in the transition to higher education, inc. the transition timeline, what to do before you get there, and Intro Week. On Thursday 25th April 2024, from 4…
5 weeks ago
It's been another busy week for Hepp/HeppSY! 📚 On Monday, our lovely EAs Ruby and Lucy D hosted a campus tour at the University of Sheffield for @sirthomaswharton . Our EAs Kerry and Lucy T also visited @chaucerschoolsheffield to deliver a Grade Shifter workshop all about Goal Setting! 🏫On Tuesday, Dolapo visited @parkwoodacademyeact to deliver workshops on belonging in Higher Education. Jacob visited @yewlandsacademy to deliver our GOALS breakfast club! 📝On Wednesday, Ruby delivered a…
7 weeks ago
📣 Spotlight on ~ HeppSY Campus Visits🎓 Follow our Engagement Assistants for a sneak peak of one of our campus visits with HeppSY. For further information and to book your campus visit to either Sheffield Hallam University or University of Sheffield, please contact your Engagement Manager! 🏫 #hepp #heppsy #campus #campustour #sheffield #sheffieldhallam #universityofsheffield #visitus #studentlife #highereducation #university #wideningparticipation #unilife #uniadvice #EducationIsForAll
7 weeks ago
Happy Women's History Month from Hepp and HeppSY! ♀️ Did you know, in 1869, The University of London graduated 6 women in the ‘General Examination for Women’. In 1878, The University of London awarded its first degree to a woman. But, as of 2020, 56.9% of students at UK Higher Education identified as female! We're so excited to carry on doing this vital work to get more girls and women into Higher Education. #WomensHistoryMonth
7 weeks ago
Another busy week for Hepp/HeppSY! 🏫 On Monday, Martha headed to @whittingtongreenschool to deliver an assembly about achieving and developing academic confidence and resilience. 👮♀️ 🥼 Tuesday and Friday saw Young Carers and Care Experienced Students on our PIE programme head to @sheffhallamuni to explore careers in policing and healthcare. 🎓 This week EAs also delivered informative and empowering sessions to our excellent Student Ambassadors helping them build their classroom management and engagement techniques. 🏛️…
8 weeks ago
According to a recent survey by BBC of more than 4,000 13-16-year-olds, becoming a Doctor has topped the list of jobs teenagers want the most when they’re older🥼 💉 So, for our national careers week at Hepp/HeppSY our EA Dolapo who is also a medical doctor had the opportunity to speak to students at @ncdoncaster for a Me and My Degree session 👩⚕️ 🎓 The students were able to learn what it’s like…
9 weeks ago
📢 Work with us 📢 HeppSY (Higher Education Progression Partnership South Yorkshire) are seeking a Data and Evaluation Administrator to assist in the data and evaluation of our programme. They will be pivotal in the delivery and reporting responsibilities for HeppSY by providing data administration support and by overseeing the collection, cleansing and maintenance of key datasets. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate: • Experience of carrying out evaluation and data related administration…
9 weeks ago
📣 HeppFest Reloaded is now live! 📣 Missed out on HeppFest? With HeppFest Reloaded, you will get access to recordings of every session from this years’ HeppFEST. These recordings are informative and beneficial for all students, particularly those in Years 11 – 13. They can be shown at any time, during form time, during lessons, for exam preparation and much more! For #NationalCareersWeek, why not check out our workshop with @lukestaton1, all about envisioning a…
9 weeks ago
Happy #NationalCareersWeek! 💼 To celebrate, why not hear from one of our successful and inspiring Engagement Assistants about their careers and educational journeys so far! Book a Me & My Degree session to hear about the wide range of qualifications our Engagement Assistants have. We have... 🔠 Lucy - Modern Languages (French and Spanish) 🗳️ Eve and Evie - Politics and International Relations 🏛️ Kerry - History and Politics 🧑🤝🧑 Lucy, Martha & Ruby -…
9 weeks ago
We have an upcoming #CPD opportunity on Wednesday 13th March! This session, created by the Uni Connect Programme and Standalone, will address the challenges that Estranged students face and provide guidance on supporting their progression to Higher Education. Reserve your spot by signing up through the link in our bio before the 13th of March! 🎓 🌟
9 weeks ago
HeppFEST Reloaded is LIVE! Rediscover four days of FREE sessions to inspire, motivate and increase the confidence of students on their journey to Higher Education. Visit website
