We have received details about a visit from Teach First to Aberystwyth next Tuesday (3rd December). The event starts at 5pm in the Students Union. If you are interested in graduate teaching opportunities, please read on.

–8<----- Hello, My name is Laura McAvoy and I am the main contact for Aberystwyth students who’d like to find out more about Teach First. The link between low family income and poor educational attainment is greater in the UK than in almost any other developed country. It’s not right, it’s not fair and it can’t continue. But it doesn't have to be this way. Teach First harnesses the energy, enthusiasm and drive of outstanding graduates, like you, and equips them with leadership skills to enable inspirational teaching in schools in challenging circumstances across England and Wales. At the same time Teach First’s two-year Leadership Development Programme gives participants the skills, experience and leadership development training to excel in careers in any field. Teach First is an influential charity and an increasingly powerful movement founded to address this problem directly. Now in its eleventh year, it has played a part in changing the lives of thousands of young people. Join us at our Aberystwyth University presentation to find out more about our Leadership Development Programme. Day- Tuesday 3rd December Time- 5pm Venue- Aberystwyth Students' Union – The Picturehouse, 3rd floor It will be a great opportunity for you to find out more, have your questions answered and hear from people who have done the programme. You can sign up via our website- http://graduates.teachfirst.org.uk/events/index.html.

I look forward to seeing you then,

Laura
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King’s College London is promoting PhD opportunities. There are webinars next week and an open day the following week. A page of details is available.

On the 23rd November Andrew Dixon is visiting the University and will offer a day-long seminar on entrepreneurship for 25-30 students. Andrew’s biography is below. During the day you will learn about raising money for start-up companies and be able to discuss your business ideas with fellow seminar participants. Lunch is included.

WHEN: 23rd November 0930-1530
WHERE: Medrus
HOW DO I REGISTER? WIth Steve McGuire (SMB) sbm@aber.ac.uk. Basically, it is the first 25-30 students who register
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING? An interest in entrepreneurship and, ideally, a business idea (at whatever stage of development) that we can talk about.

Andrew is an investor in early-stage UK businesses – online gaming and instrumentation in the nanotechnology sector are the cornerstones of the portfolio. He previously worked at Societe Generale and Goldman Sachs where he advised gold producers, end-users, central banks & investors across the Asian region as to appropriate commodity derivative strategies. Andrew is an Enterprise Fellow at the Prince’s Trust, and holds a degree in International Politics from Aberystwyth University and an MBA from London Business School. He enjoys the odd bottle of Australian Shiraz, a half-volley outside off stump and a walk with the dog across the common.