ANNUAL ADMISSIONS CONFERENCE
FRIDAY 12 JANUARY – 10.00AM – 3.30PM, ASTON UNIVERSITY
TIME SESSION LOCATION
09.30am REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS Conference Aston Meeting Suite (CAMS) 10.00am Conference Welcome Steelhouse 1-3 Professor Alec Cameron, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University (CAMS) 10.10am Student Recruitment and Outreach Welcome Steelhouse 1-3 Sapreena Kumari, Director of Student Recruitment and Outreach, Aston University (CAMS) 10.20am PLENARY: UCAS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL Steelhouse 1-3 CLIMATE (CAMS) Louise Evans, Head of Adviser and Provider Experience, UCAS. 10.50am Move to workshop session one (rooms will be confirmed prior to the event) 10.55am WORKSHOP ONE: When I grow up…the importance of employer engagement Sarah Fullwood, Recruitment Officer, Aston University
Personal statements and reference writing* Anne Young, Senior Admissions Manager, Aston University Andreas Michael, Outreach Manager, Aston University *suitable for less experienced advisers/those new to HE guidance Engaging universities in your school events: hints and tips for a successful HE event Jo Burrows, Student Recruitment and Outreach Officer, Aston University Jonathan Hunter, Student Recruitment Officer, University of Birmingham Student Finance England Update Ahmar Ehsan, Funding Information Partners Account Manager, Student Finance England Using social media in education: lessons, hints and tips Jayne Reilly, Student Recruitment Officer, Aston University Andra Groza, Digital Marketing Officer, Aston University Interviews in practice and admissions tests Dr Hannah Bartlett, Reader in Optometry, Aston University Amanda Bishop, Widening Participation and Admissions Manager, Aston Medical School Medical School – getting in and getting on Dr Ray Carson, Senior Lecturer and phase one lead, Aston Medical School
11.40am REFRESHMENTS CAMS
12.00noon Move to workshop session two 12.05 WORKSHOP TWO: Engaging universities in your school events: hints and tips for a successful HE event Jo Burrows, Student Recruitment and Outreach Officer, Aston University Jonathan Hunter, Student Recruitment Officer, University of Birmingham Supporting students at Aston University Benedict Van-Der-Linde, Advice Zone Manager, Aston University Modasar Rasul, Learner Enhancement Officer, Aston University Ellen Pope, Head of Learning Development Centre, Aston University Degree Apprenticeships Sarah Fullwood, Student Recruitment Officer, Aston University Laura Hutchinson, Degree Apprenticeships Marketing and Events Officer, Aston University Applying to Oxford and Cambridge Rachel Lister, Head of Student Recruitment and Information, Cambridge Admissions Office, University of Cambridge Innovative approaches to learning and teaching Christopher Wilson, Lecturer in Learning, Innovation and Professional Practice, Aston University Supporting students in making the right choices Louise Foster-Agg, Head of Undergraduate Admissions, Aston University Services for schools and colleges at Aston and the benefit of engaging with universities Andreas Michael, Outreach Manager, Aston University Peter Lakeland, Head of Student Recruitment and Outreach, Aston University
12.50pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING CAMS 1.50pm Move to plenary session 1.55pm PLENARY: ASK THE EXPERTS: ADMISSIONS PANEL Steelhouse 1-3 (CAMS) Louise Foster-Agg, Head of Undergraduate Admissions, Aston University Mike Youlton, Admissions Service Manager, Undergraduate Admissions, Warwick University Jo Ladwa, Head of Planning, Admissions and Timetabling, Keele University 2.40pm Move to workshop session three 2.45pm WORKSHOP THREE: Student Finance England Update Ahmar Ehsan, Funding Information Partners Account Manager, Student Finance England Personal statements and reference writing* Anne Young, Senior Admissions Manager, Aston University Andreas Michael, Outreach Manager, Aston University *suitable for less experienced advisers/those new to HE guidance Using social media in education: lessons, hints and tips Jayne Reilly, Student Recruitment, Aston University Andra Groza, Digital Marketing Officer, Aston University Medical School – getting in and getting on Dr Ray Carson, Senior Lecturer and phase one lead, Aston Medical School Degree Apprenticeships Sarah Fullwood, Student Recruitment Officer, Aston University Laura Hutchinson, Degree Apprenticeships Marketing and Events Officer, Aston University
Motivating the uninspired George Kearney-Bambridge, NCOP Manager, Aston University Changing the way students choose a university Nikki Jell, Education Liaison Manager, Hotcourses Group
3.30pm FINISH AND REFRESHMENTS CAMS