This lesson plan introduces students to the transition to university through a 50-minute session. It aims to discuss students' impressions of university, understand challenges on a personal and academic level, and learn how teaching differs from sixth form. Students will gain an understanding of typical university workloads, exams, extracurricular activities and support services. Teachers should be prepared to discuss their own university experiences and the positives and negatives of transitioning. The session involves students submitting initial university impressions, a lecture on reasons to attend and differences from sixth form, and a discussion of university clubs and financial support. Students' submitted impressions will be shared and any questions answered before summarizing.

1. LESSON PLAN 1: introductory session
Lesson duration: 50mins
Objectives (what we want pupils to learn) 1. Understand the transition to university on a personal level (the
changes for those moving away from home, house chores, joining
societies, making new friends)
2. Understand how teaching and learning is different at 6th
form
college and at university (Independent study, hybrid learning,
autonomy)
3. Being aware of the positive things but also the challenges of going
to university.
What we want pupils to gain/produce? 1. Discuss students’ first impression of university
2. Gain an understanding of the challenges of going to university on a
personal and academic level
3. Students should gain an understanding of the differences in
teaching and learning at university compared to 6th
form.
4. Students will have the booklet with more detailed information
about scholarships at Leeds, financial, wellbeing and career
support
5. Gain a better understanding of a typical week at university, the
work that is expected from a student, types of examinations and
different activities that they will have to do during the course
6. Gain a better understand of the different services offered by the
university with the union, societies and clubs, wellbeing, financial
and career support and scholarships awards.
Knowledge required from teachers for this session? 1. Being aware of the personal changes moving to university
2. Being aware of the amount of work required from students at
university
3. Having an understanding of the university’s way of teaching for the
next year for medical sciences, neuroscience and sports science
(hybrid, on campus, CBL, lab based, PBL)
4. Being aware from our own experience the positives and negatives
of going to university

2. 5. Being aware of the different services created by the uni for
students support in wellbeing and mental health, financial support,
support for disabled students, government and university funding
6. Being able to direct students to the right contacts and places
(website) to find more information on the universities’ student
services
Knowledge that we want to revisit, review or refer to?
Duration Teacher
activity/pedagogy/implementation
Pupil activity/learning Learning checks (inc.
questions) / assessment
Support, challenge,
intervention
5mins Put booklet on tables prior to them
entering the class
Students enter the
classroom
8mins Talk to them that we are students
from the university of Leeds and as
part of final year project we have
organised these sessions
Present ourselves one by one
Ask students to put up
their hand if they are
considering going to
university
3mins Tell students what our aims are for
this session and what we will talk
about in this first session
Explain that the booklets on their
table will help them follow the
lessons and there will be some
activities inside the booklet to do
during the lessons
Mention that they need to bring
the booklet back for each session
Students look through the
booklet for a few minutes
2mins Explain our plan for the following
sessions
Ask students if they have
any questions on the

3. sessions and how they are
going to be led
10mins Go through the answers as they
appear on the board and read them
outloud
Let the student scan a QR
code and send in their
answers on the padlet on
their first impression of
university is (one or two
words)
15mins Lecture student on why you can go
to university: ask if students want
to go to university and potentially
which course they are interested in
Explain typical week at university
Teaching and learning at university
and the different points why it is
different to 6th
form college
Talk about hybrid learning
Talk about autonomy of learning at
university
Clubs and societies at the university
of leeds
Financial support and government
support
Student support and wellbeing
Ask students to follow as
you go along
At end of slide on support
and wellbeing ask
students if they have any
questions
Let students know at the
beginning that there is
more information in the
booklet if they are
interested
5mins Show the students the results of
the questionnaire and point out

4. important aspects of transitionning
to uni
2mins Summarize the information and
Q&A
Ask if students have any
questions and let them
know about the second
session
Evaluation of the impact of the lesson and set action points for improvement:
Observations and fields notes:
Did the students participate, ask questions to show that they were engaged and interested during the session?