Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) is a scheme that fosters cross-year support between students on the same course. What is a PAL Session?
PAL encourages students to support each other and to learn cooperatively under the guidance of trained students, called PAL Leaders, from the year above. Your PAL Leaders have just survived their first year and were in the same shoes as you this time last year. After training, PAL Leaders will facilitate regular study support sessions for groups of first year students. PAL sessions are planned, st
05/09/2023
Going into L6 this September? We've got the role for you!
Recruitment is now open for Peer Support Leaders - final year former PAL Leaders who help the Central PAL Team with observations and get involved with projects.
This is a paid role at £12.94 per hour and training is provided!
Find out more and apply by midnight Weds 20th September at https://libguides.bournemouth.ac.uk/peersupport/apply
28/07/2023
Today we say goodbye to our former PAL Placement Student Emma! She's off to the USA for a well deserved break before returning to her final year of Business & Management at BU - so you may still see her round campus!
I'm sure you'll all join us in wishing her the best of luck with her final year studies. Bon Voyage Emma! 🌟
07/07/2023
📣NEW STAFF MEMBER ALERT! 📣
This week we welcomed our new PAL Placement Student, Jen, to the Central PAL Team! She'll be working with our current PAL Placement Student Emma over the next 4 weeks as she learns the ropes.
"Hi! I’m Jen and I’m the PAL Placement Student for 2023-2024. I study Marketing Communications with Digital Media at BU. I was a PAL Leader in Second Year and enjoyed supporting and assisting the first years in their transition to everything University life has to offer.
This role inspired me to continue with the PAL scheme as being a PAL leader gave me an understanding of what it means to be leading and speaking to a group confidently; being a Placement student for this programme gives me the opportunity to see how everything works behind the scenes. Outside of University I love going to the gym with my friends and also love watching movies and spending time with my friends and family."
This also means that we'll be saying goodbye to Emma Lucas Vieira at the end of the month as she returns to study her final year of Business and Management at BU!
20/04/2023
We've been at the Service Excellence Conference today! Here's our very own Emma putting together a food bag for the Community kitchen!
Located on the second floor in SUBU, the Community Kitchen is open to all students and staff at BU to use throughout the year. Its main purpose is to help those who are facing difficulties during the cost of living crisis and are unable to afford daily essentials such as food or sanitary products. It also is a great place to go and meet people, heat up food, look through receipe books and eat as a group.
10/03/2023
Weekend plans?
✅ Bottomless Brunch
✅ Dinner with friends
✅ Apply for the PAL Placement Student role (maybe hold the Mimosas until after your application is done! 😉)
Get applying for this fantastic 13-week paid placement with the Central PAL Team this weekend! Find lots of benefits, info and how to apply in the link in our bio! 💫
Any questions or want a catch up about the role? Pop us an email at [email protected]
*Only open to students at Bournemouth University
01/03/2023
The PAL Team have a fantastic opportunity for PAL Leaders looking for a placement! They are recruiting for the next PAL Placement Student role starting in July and finishing on 31st July 2024. Applications are NOW open!
This 13-month placement will see the student working as a core member of the Central PAL Team, providing administrative and promotional support, overseeing communication channels, and lots more. The role will also allow them to develop a huge range of professional skills!
To find out more about the role, responsibilities, description, person specification, and to apply, please follow this link:
https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/jobs/pal-placement-student-fixed-term-internal-only
Closing date: 15th of March.
21/02/2023
There are many benefits of taking on the PAL Leader role!
From being paid, to gaining many transferable skills and having great network opportunities.
If you're interested, please visit: https://libguides.bournemouth.ac.uk/palcentral/apply
15/02/2023
Interested in being a PAL Leader next year 23-24?
We are now taking expressions of interest!
This is a rewarding paid role that you can manage alongside your studies, while being fully supported.
Being a PAL Leader is a fantastic opportunity to share your valuable experiences, knowledge, and skills to first-year students in order to help them to adjust quickly in their transition to university life.
If you are interested, please visit:
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pal-leader
15/11/2022
Free on Friday? Head over to the library and help give us some feedback on what you'd love to see furniture wise for our spaces! Coffee and cookies are calling! 🍪☕
There's still time to join one of our fabulous furniture focus groups! They're happening tomorrow, Thurs and Fri - and we could really do with more people for Fri. Coffee, cookies and Louise A's famous wheel of furniture fortune - it's gonna be great! http://ow.ly/mg0m50LywLM
01/11/2022
Final year students! On Monday 14 November we're having a VIP catered event just for you...come and chat to the lovely library team and find out what we can do to support you this year. 5-6.30pm, Talbot campus library - we would love to see you there!
31/10/2022
Thank you to all those who joined us for our PAL Spooky Quiz today!
It was lovely seeing you all and having a bit of fun ☺️
Congratulations to team 'The Nightmares' who were our winners today 🥳
Please stay tuned to our social media and emails for announcements on any future events!
29/09/2022
Calling all former PAL Leaders! We're recruiting!
Recruitment is now open for any former PAL Leaders still studying at BU to become Peer Support Leaders!
Peer Support Leaders are recruited by the Central PAL Team to assist with observations of current PAL Leaders - using your own experiences and providing them with constructive feedback on their sessions to help develop their skills and feel supported. There may also be other paid opportunities to help with PAL events and promotional activities.
✅Full training provided
✅ £11.90 per hour pay rate
✅ Flexible around your final year studies
Interested? Apply by Sunday 9th October via the link here:
https://libguides.bournemouth.ac.uk/peersupport/apply