It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to your Staffordshire University course being delivered at Wilkes Academy of performing Arts.
This is the start of a very exciting few years where you will be stretched and challenged to achieve to your best potential. You can be assured that the team at Wilkes academy will be right behind you to support you to succeed. Our learning programme has been carefully designed to ensure you are provided with a safe, supportive and positive learning environment while being taught, guided and inspired daily by performing arts industry experts. On top of this, our industry standard practical facilities and learning zones give you the perfect mix of resources to achieve at the highest standards.
We pride ourselves on being a student centred institution and your contribution to this is extremely valuable. You will be asked regularly for your thoughts, ideas and feedback on how the course you are studying can be developed further.
We are absolutely delighted to be sharing this learning experience with you and being part of your journey to a successful career in the performing Arts industry.
Jonathan Wilkes, Nikki Wilkes and Suzanne Mole, Principals of Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you as a Staffordshire University student studying at one of our partner institutions. You may be studying closer to home, or studying a specialised course that matches your interests, but you are also a student of the University and part of the Student community.
The Partnerships team and the academic Schools at the University work very closely with our partner institutions to ensure that you, our students, have a great experience whilst studying your Staffordshire University award.
I wish you all the best for the coming academic year.
Prof Annabel Kiernan, Pro Vice Chancellor – Academic, Staffordshire University
When do I need to enrol?
You will receive an invitation via email to invite you to complete your online enrolment. Please ensure you do this as soon as possible as this will give you access to a range of University resources and information to help you to prepare for your new course.
When your course is ready for you to complete your enrolment, you will receive a separate email with your enrolment invitation. These invitations are being sent out over the course of late July and Early August. Please make sure you keep checking your email account.
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