We conduct group interviews. These will be conducted by at least three midwifery lecturers plus practising midwives, student midwives and service users.  Expect to work alongside other candidates in a series of tasks which are designed to allow you to demonstrate your potential to be student midwife.

Format of the session

• Introduction and welcome
• Ice breaker
• Numeracy assessment (no calculators allowed)
• Work stations 1, 2 and 3
• The session will end with a presentation about the programme from one of the midwifery tutors and an opportunity for questions.

The session will take approximately 3 hours.

The aim of the selection process is to ascertain your:

• academic potential
• ability to learn
• awareness of the role of the Midwife and its demands
• communication skills: verbal and non-verbal
• motivation for a career in Midwifery
• awareness of current issues in maternity care

Please be assured that interviewers are not trying to catch you out; if you do not understand any of the questions/instructions just ask for them to be repeated. This is an opportunity for us to find out about you and for you to find out about us. At the end of the selection process you will be given the chance to ask any questions you may have. You are most welcome to prepare these in advance and write them down.

The School of Health and Social Care aims to enhance the quality of student experience through the provision of a bilingual environment. We work closely with Coleg Cymraeg, and our Welsh medium midwifery lecturer will be a key part of the interview process. If you would like part or all of your interview to be conducted in Welsh you should contact us as soon as possible prior to your interview in order that appropriate arrangements can be made.

If you have any special needs for the interview day then you may wish to inform the School as soon as possible prior to your interview in order that appropriate arrangements can be made. We are happy to support any reasonable request but may find this difficult to accommodate on the day without prior notice

If you are a UCAS application you will be informed of the outcome of your interview via UCAS.

Except for late applicants, the School will follow the UCAS timescales for making decisions. You will normally be told at the interview when decisions for your course will be made.

If applying through UCAS you will be required to make your decision within a set time limit. It is recommended that if you have applied for numerous courses that you await the decisions of all of these before making your decision. This way you know what all your options are.

None of our courses allow candidates to defer their place to a later date. Should you feel that you have extenuating reasons then consideration will be given to the reason for the request, length of deferral and individual circumstances. Please contact your relevant admissions tutor for more advice.

You need to be aware that should a deferral be granted, conditions will apply, examples of conditions include;

• Attending an informal interview with the admissions tutor prior to commencement to ensure that any changes to your circumstances will not prevent enrolment. 
• Keeping the School informed of changes to contact details.
• To update the ‘conditions of offer’ below.
• Meeting any new regulatory or government criteria

Please be aware that any additional expense such as re-application to the DBS, will need to be met by yourself.

• NHS Bursary
• Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
• Occupational Health Assessment
• Good character statements

All Nursing and Midwifery programmes in Wales have a limited allocation of NHS bursaries.  Therefore, the availability of a NHS bursary will be a condition of the offer. The School is unable to recruit additional students on a non bursary basis other than pre arranged contractual agreements.

Please be aware than the Welsh Government has made changes to the bursary provision from September 2012 onwards. Information regarding these changes can be obtained from the WEDS website