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1st Year Mental Health Nursing Student – University of York. The two-day conference in Reading was fantastic. I have met some seriously great, like-minded people, being fellow students from across the UK as well as some fantastic, knowledgeable and inspirational leading figures from across healthcare. The hotel, the food and everything gets top marks from […]

1st Year Adult Nursing Student – Plymouth University On the 5-6 March, myself and colleague and friend, Dawne Jones, attended the Student Leadership Programme launch. Unsure of what to expect, and who we would meet, we quickly met and got chatting to an array of student healthcare professionals from across the UK – from as far […]

1st Year Paediatric Nursing Student – Bangor University It takes a lot to inspire me, the word is bandied around too much, I must feel it in my heart and then feel it through my very soul.  I fear that finding inspiration in everything will leave you numb to the sensation. So, it was that […]

Last week, the team at the Council of Deans welcomed new students to the programme at a residential conference in Reading. Each cohort saw 45 students arrive from 44 different universities across the UK to the Penta Hotel for a thought-provoking two days. Upon arrival, students were greeted by the Council’s Executive Director Dr Katerina […]

Jessica Sinclair, an adult nursing student at the University of Dundee and 2017 SLP student, shares her advice for the new cohort going in to the first conference next week.   Top 10 tips and tricks for the first Student Leadership Programme conference Familiarize yourself with the list of speakers before you go! I wish […]

Following the success of the 2017 Student Leadership Programme, we would like to welcome our 90 new students studying a range of disciplines from across the UK to begin their leadership journey! The 2018 Student Leadership Programme begins with a two-day residential Welcome conference in March, followed by the start of the mentoring scheme for […]

I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of the first ever student leadership programme so generously organised and facilitated by the Council of Deans. This course has made me grow in confidence as a leader, and encouraged me to seek new opportunities to represent and support fellow student midwives, both at my university and […]

Coming to the end of the Student Leadership Programme (SLP), it is time for me to reflect on my experience over the past few months. What an amazing journey it has been! In September, I was allocated my mentor, and after all the anticipation and excitement about who it could be, I was not disappointed. […]

The song ‘Life is a Rollercoaster’ could not have been more appropriate to describe how my first year as a Nursing Associate and getting onto this Leadership course has been. The Nursing Associate course had so much interest that I could not believe that not only me but also my partner had managed to get […]

The Council of Deans of Health, with support from the Burdett Trust for Nursing, launched a Student Leadership Programme recently to build the capacity of nursing, midwifery and allied health students in leadership. This innovative initiative is developing students’ knowledge, skills and networks to enhance their leadership potential both as students and as professional practitioners, […]