Writing & Talking Saturday Club Co-facilitators 2024-25
The Writing & Talking Saturday Club runs on Saturday afternoons, from 1st Feb through to 14th June. We are looking to recruit students with an interest in creative approaches to working with young people to support delivery of this nationally recognised project, which will meet, weekly during school term times, in the Poetry Library.
To find out more about the full range of Saturday Clubs see:
What does it mean to be a co-facilitator?
Becoming a Saturday Club Co-Facilitator means you will learn how to develop skills around the delivery of workshops. We will touch upon delivery methods, important things to know when leading sessions/lessons/workshops/activities, look at planning a session, and consider ways you can support the lead tutor in the club delivery.
You will then support a lead Club Tutor to run sessions and support a group of 13-16 year olds on Saturdays, on campus.
What is Saturday Club?
The National Saturday Club is a network of subject specialist clubs for young people, they run all over the country and offer 13-16 year olds free workshops in a subject of their choice.
Manchester Metropolitan has a long history of running Saturday Clubs and Writing & Talking Saturday Club has run out of the Manchester Poetry Library for the last three years. The club is led by two postgraduate Lead Tutors, who are supported by colleagues from the Poetry Library and the Manchester Writing School.
We need students like you to come and support the delivery, bring your wonderful personalities and varied interests, and show young people what it is like to live in Manchester and attend a vibrant university like Manchester Met.
Whether you have experience working with children and young people, or are just interested in writing-related, creative activity, or like the idea of learning to facilitate workshops, we want to hear from you. Send us an expression of interest, tell us about yourself, your experience, and what you study.
The club will be delivered across 14 sessions between 1st Feb and 14th June. Full details of the programme, including a trip to London for the National Saturday Club Summer Showcase, will be shared with successful applicants.
We understand that, across such a long programme, there may be occasional Saturdays when people can’t be there. We can work around this but it would be helpful, in your expression of interest, if you could let us know if you forsee any reasons why you might not be available during certain times.
No experience is required and essential training for all Saturday Club Co-Facilitators (across all 5 subject areas) will take place on the afternoons of 15th, 22nd and 29th Jan and on 5th Feb. Please make a note of these dates in your calendar. Details will be confirmed as soon as possible after the deadline.
Find out more about Saturday Clubs here: https://saturday-club.org/
Associated Badges:
In A Nutshell...
- Training... to become facilitators with workshop delivery skills and the confidence to design your own sessions
- Learning...work in a fun and creative learning environment where we will encourage young people to play, learn and socialise through relaxed, creative sessions.
- Collaboration... work in small groups to support the design and delivery of workshops
- Co-Facilitation... work with a club tutor to deliver workshops, support them and take leadership too, to build an inclusive and fun environment where young people can make friends, learn new skills and find out about university
- Developing... key skills that can be useful for anyone interested in delivering workshops, teaching, facilitating, in the future.
- Earn up to 300 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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13:00 to 16:00 on 15/01/25 - Manchester Poetry Library - Grosvenor East - detail tbc
Essential Training Session 1 Detail tbc - the training sessions will cover aspects of safeguarding, working with groups, inclusive practice, planning and other, general, transferable skills. -
13:00 to 16:00 on 22/01/25 - Manchester Poetry Library - Grosvenor East
Essential training session 2 Detail tbc -
13:00 to 16:00 on 29/01/25 - Manchester Poetry Library - Grosvenor East
Essential Training 3 Details tbc - this may be an online self-study option -
00:00 to 12:00 on 30/01/25
Complete Self Study Kit The Facilitation Workbook Take this self study pack before attending the training sessions, to better understand the role of a facilitators and start your training. Access Associated Resource → -
13:00 to 16:00 on 05/02/25 - Manchester Poetry Library - Grosvenor East
Essential training session 4 tbc - this may be online independent study -
01/02/25 to 14/06/25
Project delivery. As many Saturdays as you can attend. Please commit to as many Saturday sessions as possible and community with your Lead Tutors if, for any reason, you are unable to attend. This will benefit you and also the young people attending.