What is FNF Students Day?
Every year in May we hold our amazing #FNFStudents Day, bringing together a select number of incredible nursing, nursing associate and midwifery students for a day packed full of networking, learning and celebration. Read about last year’s event.
This year we have an amazing opportunity for you to apply to be Co-Chair of the day!
The 2025 Students Day is sponsored by Anglia Ruskin University and HCA Healthcare UK.
100 students will spend the day networking with peers and quizzing established nursing and midwifery leaders. Attendees are mainly students from our FNFÂ Academy Member organisations but there will be a limited number of places available for non-members via this competition.
Following a unique and memorable day, students will be escorted to Westminster Abbey. Here they will join nursing and midwifery leaders from across the four nations of the United Kingdom for our the 60th Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service to be held at the Abbey – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
What the Co-Chair role involves and what we are looking for:
To apply for this incredible opportunity you need to be:
- A current nursing, nursing associate or midwifery student.
- Passionate about supporting your peers & raising students’ profile.
- Happy to speak in front of an audience.
- Keen to be part of a wonderful day celebrating and supporting nursing and midwifery students and your work.
What the role will involve:
- 1 day (approximately) of prep work
- A 2-hour virtual facilitated session on confidence building and presenting in front of an audience (date tbc).
- Prep on who will be at the event and the agenda.
- Advise on a communications plan to best engage with students not attending.
- 1 day attending the event in London on 12 May (plus the Florence Nightingale Commemoration service which takes place at Westminster Abbey from 18:30-19:30).
- Be on stage to introduce several sessions and speakers and moderate discussion panels.
- Support student attendees.
- Meet and greet the speakers.
- Co-facilitate one of the group workshops.
- Travel expenses will be reimbursed.
- Half a day writing a reflective blog. This must be written and sent to FNF within 2 weeks of the event (the FNF Comms team will be happy to support you).
- Sharing your experience on social media before, during, and after the event.
Key benefits for you:
- Gain support and learning before the event from Team FNF (Including a focused learning session on speaking out and confidence).
- Increase your confidence and gain experience in presenting in front of an audience.
- Raise your profile amongst FNF’s wide and varied audiences (both in-person and via our digital platforms).
- Be a key part of this amazing event – including the prestigious Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service at Westminster Abbey!
How to apply:
- Record a short video of yourself (1 minute max) sharing why you want to be our Student Co-Chair and why you would be the best person for the role. Share it on your preferred social media channels (X, Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky or LinkedIn), tagging in FNF, and using the hashtag #FNFStudentsCoChair2025 – by 6pm on 9 April.
- We will make a decision and be in touch by end of 10 April.
We can’t wait to see your videos and posts, don’t forget to tag us in and use the hashtag #FNFStudentsCoChair2025 by 9am on 7 April!
(Images of our fabulous Co-chairs from 2024 left to right: Aghogho and Natasha)
