Durham HE Fair
I probably shouldn’t be posting this as I’m sure it will be costing me a fortune on my Vodafone mobile connect card, but I’m a long way from home and I need to communicate so what the hell! At present I’m staying in an Express by Holiday Inn in Newcastle or Gateshead (not sure where exactly) trying to persuade a teabag to give me a third cup of tea. I’m losing the argument. Why are these places so stingy with the tea bags?
I peddled our university’s wares to the sixth formers of County Durham today (after staying in the similarly unimpressive A1 J61 Premier Travel Inn last night). Frankly, I’m amazed that anyone ever makes it to university from County Durham. The schools seem utterly apathetic about tertiary education. Half the schools would only let their students come to the HE Fair if they had a free period so of course hardly anyone came to the afternoon session. Don’t these schools realise that their stats look bad if none of their students progress to HE? What the hell are they thinking? Of those students that did attend very few were prepared - most didn’t have a clue what course they want to do or what careers they could lead to. What are the careers teachers doing around here?
On the plus side though the sun was shining, and County Durham is very beautiful. So I guess I shouldn’t complain too much.