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# Things to do before FAC20

## Useful links

[FAC20 CF Job Desc](https://www.notion.so/foundersandcoders/London-course-facilitator-for-FAC20-e5236f4d4c134fc89028c69cf7d81604)
[New Cohort Checklist](https://github.com/foundersandcoders/master-reference/blob/master/curriculum-planning/new-cohort-checklist.md)
[Incoming CF responsibilities](https://github.com/foundersandcoders/london-programme/blob/master/cf/docs/incoming-cf-responsibilities.md)

## Prepare Mentors

- Assign mentoring weeks (send airtable for preference of week || Partner)
- Create Mentoring CoC with FAC19
>[name=G]
>I'd rather we call it something other than CoC - Mutual Expectations is the working title
- Add calendar reminders for CF to catch-up with each pair the week before their week (G recommends Wednesday)

## Github

- London Programme folder
- Github Organisation

## Slack 

- Create #fac20 slack channel
- Send invitations to fac-community slack (on Day One)

## Before the course

Arrange and attend an installation party

## Weeks 1 - 8

Assign teams - things to be aware of:
- Gender balance
- Technical ability
- Everyone will work with everyone

Outline a clear document for how students should participate on Zoom (raised hands, breakout rooms, asking for help...)

Outline a clear document for how guests (speakers, etc.) should use Zoom (wait 10s after Q's, ...)

Review Day One Schedule
- Update final hour of Monday to be our new inclusivity talk
- Update talks on fac-slide-kit

## Speakers

Reach out to those who are less well repsented in Tech first.

Fill about half of the lots for weeks 1-8 before you reach out to those who are well represented.

Yvonne & Gregor to compile a list of three waves of contacts. 

## Pastoral Care

CF to source four pastoral care mentors
CF to arrange a weekly debrief with four mentors

>[name=G]
> Any thoughts on this? Would we prefer to run pastoral care ourselves? Do we have capacity to be the mentors?

## Prepare CF

- Weekly Catch-up with Gregor to share responsibilities / Q&A
- Weekly Catch-up with Oli re: Curriculum

## Tech for Better

Gregor to invite speakers for first two weeks (pre-FAC20)

Gregor and CF to lead initial workshops

 