RR/KRE

25th November 2020

Dear Parents/Carers

Please see the information below regarding an excellent opportunity for Y11 students. I strongly recommend that your child signs up to this event.

Yours sincerely

Rachel Robinson

Rachel Robinson Assistant Principal

Hello Future and partners have come together to showcase the range of Further and Higher Education options available across the region, through a virtual opportunities fair: Hello Future Expo. The event aims to provide opportunities to explore and interact with participating organisations by visiting their virtual booth, picking up resources, watching a virtual talk and communicating with real people through the chat function!

The event will be live on Saturday, 28th November, 1-4pm, but remains accessible until Monday 28th December 2020.

The event is free to students, staff, parents and carers; all you have to do is sign up here: https://hellofutureexpo.vfairs.com/

The Hello Future partners attending include colleges, universities and businesses from around our region: University of , , UCLan, , College, , Furness College, Lakes College, , Lancaster and Morecambe College, BAE Systems, NHS and Inspira.

By registering for the event, everyone enters the chance to win a Kindle Fire 7 tablet, and by taking part in the live event, you take part in the leader board to win: a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim, Kindle Fire 7 and a £50 Amazon voucher! You can earn points for the leader board by doing any of the following:

• Visit any booth in the Exhibit Hall (50 points) • View a booth document in the Exhibit Hall (60 points) • Watch a booth video in the Exhibit Hall (80 points) • Watch a webinar in the Lecture Theatre (100 points) • Complete the Hello Future Expo Survey (200 points)

This is a great opportunity to learn about the options ahead of you, and to chat directly to organisations who want to help and support you!