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Teach First returns to Well Met with record number of trainee teachers

• Well Met hosts 6th annual Teach First Summer Institute
• Charity grows the number of teachers recruited by 38% in a year
• Most diverse group ever, increasing the proportion of BAME trainees to make up a fifth of this year’s cohort, whilst STEM[1] trainees has increased by 78% in a year

Well Met, the conferencing office of Leeds Beckett University, welcomes back the Teach First Summer Institute (22nd – 26th July) for a sixth year, as the education charity celebrates a record year of 1,735 trainee teachers start training in schools serving disadvantaged communities across England and Wales. These teachers will work in over 750 schools supporting an estimated 300,000 children over the next two years. Continue reading

An Enchanted Christmas at Allianz Park

With the summer holidays yet to fully kick in for most of us, dare we mention the ‘C’ word in July? Christmas may still be a fair few months away when we are all dreaming of sunny days and balmy nights but now is the perfect time to tick one job off that never-ending list that always seems to accompany the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re planning an end of year staff party or a Christmas get-together with friends and family – we would love to welcome you to share an enchanted celebration with us. Continue reading

Well Met hosts Regional NUS Lead and Change Conference at the Rose Bowl Leeds

Well Met, the conference office of Leeds Beckett University, will host the National Union of Students (NUS) flagship training event Lead and Change, North Conference at the Rose Bowl city campus (30th July – 1st August 2019).

Each year Students’ Unions across the country elect full-time officers to help lead their Student Unions and ensure that students have a voice during their time studying. The NUS’ Lead and Change conference is a training event where newly elected and re-elected Officers can network with their peers, learn about the challenges facing the sector and develop their leadership capabilities over the three-day conference. Continue reading

Well Met welcomes health specialists and cutting-edge tech to clinical skills conference

The team at Well Met, the conferencing office of Leeds Beckett University, are putting the final touches to the Rose Bowl city campus, ready to host The Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Skills and Simulation Conference on Wednesday 10th July.

The conference – run in partnership with Health Education England, the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Skills and Simulation Network and is supported by a range of leading simulation technology and training solution providers – brings together health practitioners and technology providers. Continue reading