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Live sessions, set in the calendar
Every session is announced in the calendar, held at the stated time and recorded. You arrive with your questions and leave with the answer and the recording, which stays viewable afterwards, as often as you need it.
How a session runs
- 01
Calendar announcement
Date, time, speaker and topic, published in advance. You post your questions as soon as it is announced, so they are covered in the session.
- 02
Taking on the hard point
The speaker starts from what stopped the cohort in the current module, rather than from a general talk prepared beforehand.
- 03
Working through questions
Those posted first, then live ones. Each answer is phrased so it stays useful to whoever listens to the recording.
- 04
Recording and notes
Published in the module space, with time markers and the documents shown during the session.
What you keep from it
A live session leaves a durable, consultable trace, which makes it useful even when the time slot does not suit you. The whole cohort has the same materials, in the same module space.
- The full recording, available in the module space
- Time markers, to find an answer within seconds
- The documents shown, downloadable
- The question thread, with the written answers that followed
The year's fixed points
The rhythm is known from day one: two semesters, each closing with a synthesis assessment, and one project carried end to end. Live sessions sit on that frame, which lets you block out your slots in advance.
- semesters per year
- 2
- of actual work per week
- 15–20 h
- project carried end to end
- 1
On a job-compatible pace; more when studying full time.
Revisited live at each marking stage.
Following a session from a phone
The live stream is designed for a phone and an ordinary connection: audio carries the essentials, documents download separately and the recording plays back offline. It is a constraint held since the first module, because it decides who can genuinely take part.
Questions about sessions
Do I need to attend at the stated time?
You choose. Questions posted before the session are covered even if you are away, and the full recording stays available afterwards. The only firm dates in the year are the assessments, published in the calendar from day one.
Who runs the sessions?
A teacher from the field concerned, named in the announcement. This principle holds across all schools: each assigns teachers from its own field rather than generalists, and the announcement says who is speaking before you block out your slot.
Can I propose a session topic?
Yes, directly in the module thread or through your representatives. The topics that come up most are scheduled first: a session's value lies in what it addresses, and the cohort knows better than anyone what is stopping it.
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