Background
The growing number of international-curriculum schools in Indonesia is one of the factors that triggered the growth of Indonesian students studying overseas. In Indonesia, there are now more than 200 schools with Cambridge curriculum and 52 IB schools. This excludes non IB/Cambridge international curriculum schools, private schools and potential state schools. However, the level of knowledge of the school counselors regarding UK education is varied. Many school counselors from the new international-curriculum, private or state schools are still not aware of the UK education system.
To meet the demand from the school counselors to hold another seminar that can accommodate both counselors who are new to UK university application system and counselors who need more advance knowledge in UK university application system, this year British Council Indonesia plans to hold another School Counselor Seminar that can meet these needs by holding two parallel sessions.
Objectives
This event aims to:
- To provide deeper understanding of UK education to school counsellors
- To build and improve the capacity of school counsellors in guiding their students to apply to UK universities.
- Broaden and strengthen the network and engagement with school counsellors from different kind of secondary schools.
- To allow and support UK Universities to engage with school counselors from prominent schools across Indonesia
Target Audience
- 50 – 80 School counsellors or principals from SPK schools, FPA schools, private and state schools ;
- 30- 40 counselors/principals for each of the session
- 50 – 80 counselors/principals at the Networking Lunch
- 10 UK Universities that represent all part of the UK; England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Event Details
Date/Time : Thursday, 8 March 2018 / 08.30 – 16.00
Venue : Jakarta (TBC)
There will be 2 sessions in parallel, with the following provisional programmes:
SCHOOL COUNSELOR SEMINAR 8 MARCH 2017 | |||
08.30 - 09.00 | Registration & Morning Coffee | ||
Session for Beginner Counselors | Session for Advanced Counselors | ||
09.00 - 10.00 | Introduction to UK Education ; England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland | 09.00 - 10.00 | Business and Management Studies in the UK ; the variety of subjects and tips to successful application |
10.00 - 11.00 | Guidance in applying via UCAS * step by step UCAS technical guide would be useful | 10.00 - 11.00 | Creative Education in the UK ; the variety of subjects and tips to successful application including preparing the portfolio |
11.00 - 12.00 | Tips on guiding your students to be successful in applying to UK University | 11. 00 -11.30 | UK Visa presentation *from UKVI |
12.00 - 12.30 | UK Visa presentation *from UKVI | 11.30 - 12. 30 | STEM education in the UK ; the options and tips to successful application |
12.30 - 14.00 | Networking Lunch | ||
14.00 - 15. 00 | Tips on guiding your students on writing their personal statements | 14.00 - 15.00 | Guidance to apply for medicine in the UK |
15.00 - 16. 00 | Tips on writing references for students | 15.00 - 16.00 | Social Studies in the UK ; the variety of subjects and tips to successful application |
The opportunities we offer to UK Universities are as follows:
Seminar slot: GBP 700 (exc VAT)
- One hour (60 minutes) seminar slot for UK University
- Networking lunch with counselors.
- Brochure distribution to counselors.
- Logo placement on the invitation and certificate of attendance for counselors
Networking Lunch : GBP 50 (exc VAT)
- 1,5 hours networking lunch with counselors.
How to participate
Please select one of the 10 subjects on the draft programme above and send your expression of interest by email to Meinanda.Chudahman@britishcouncil.or.id at the latest on 9 February 2018.
On your email, please select subject, please write : “School Counselor Seminar Indonesia”
We will select the participants based on first-in-first-serve. If the topic that you choose is no longer available, we will suggest other available topics from the draft programme.
How to participate
Please select one of the 10 subjects on the draft programme above and send your expression of interest by email to Meinanda.Chudahman@britishcouncil.or.id at the latest on 9 February 2018.
On your email, please select subject, please write : “School Counselor Seminar Indonesia”
We will select the participants based on first-in-first-serve. If the topic that you choose is no longer available, we will suggest other available topics from the draft programme.