SERC Students’ Union Host Refreshers Week

South Eastern Regional College’s Students’ Union will be hosting their annual Refreshers Week from 1 – 5 February to help students stay connected and focus on their future.

Catherine Shipman, Student Engagement Manager said, “Refocus, Refresh, and Reconnect are the themes for our Refreshers Week which kicks off on Monday 1 February with an online fair open for every student. The fair will highlight the range of internal support available across the College from Pastoral Care to the Learning Resource Centres to Careers and Student Finance. Students will be able to access specially recorded short films that will remind them of staff and teams they can go to for support. We also have input from local mental health charities which will provide tips and ideas for keeping well and who to connect with if you need help.

“On Monday 1st Feb, Wednesday 3rd Feb and Friday 5th Feb, students will be invited to Get Fit with SERC Sport in specially designed taster sessions that will get everyone moving. The idea is that you can pick one or two or try them all and see what you enjoy most.

“Thursday 4th Feb is Time to Talk Day and we are excited to be hosting our very first Parent Learner Support Group. This is a student led initiative which recognises the challenges faced by students who are also parents who are juggling College work with home schooling. It is a safe space for parent learners to share experiences and to get and give advice to others.   

Catherine concluded, “Throughout the week students will also be able to book into support sessions on various aspects of college life. These include Five Ways to Wellbeing, Careers ‘Myth Busting’, HE Student Finance Advice with QUB, Budgeting skills with Bank of Ireland and Making the Most of your Budget with the Consumer Council and the week will conclude with a Drop-In Session hosted by the SU Online Hub, open to any student to ask questions on the SU, Careers and Student Finance.

The webinars available are as follows:

Monday 1 Feb 2021 10:00-11:30-The Five Ways to Wellbeing

An opportunity for students to reflect on their wellbeing and look at self-care practice and support to improve their wellbeing.

Tuesday 2 Feb 10:00-11:00 Myth Busting

This webinar will focus on busting the myths around finding a job in the current market. The students will identifying their skills and what unique qualities they have to offer employers, using the power pose/confidence technique. 

Wednesday 3 Feb 2021 10:00-11:30 Budgeting Skills

The Bank of Ireland will deliver a workshop to build basic budgeting skills and how to manage money, including how to open and manage a bank account, what a credit card is how to avoid debt.

Wednesday 3 Feb 2021 11:00-12:00 HE Student Finance

This webinar will provide information for those progressing to HEM focussing in nursing, bursaries and general finance queries.

Wednesday 3 Feb 2021 13:00-14:00 Making the most of your budget

The webinar will focus on how to get the most value for money, switching energy suppliers, shopping online and managing a household budget.

Click here for the link to sign up for any of the above listed webinars.

A link for the virtual exhibition will be posted on Monday.

Remember you can join the SERC SU Online Hub by clicking here and the SU Health and Wellbeing Channel here. You can also keep up with the Students’ Union via social media channels, the SU are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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