2 DAYS / 60 SPEAKERS 2019 PROGRAMME WELCOME Welcome to the fourth University of Buckingham Festival of Higher Education
What a year Higher Education has had! The rise in unconditional offers, concerns over student mental health and the role universities should take in shaping the lives of young people have all been in the news, before we even get to the A word.
We all know there is a lot to be done in the sector, from how students transition from school, to the methods universities use to engage with their students and the way technology is used to achieve this; there has never been a more fascinating time to work in the sector.
The release of the Augar Review has resulted in many universities reviewing what they have to offer and how they offer their services to Generation Z. We expect that many of our debates during the festival’s programme will draw on the findings of this report.
Debates over the two-year degree came to a crescendo this year as the Government looked to legislate the two-year degree structure into mainstream university education. Yet many see little future for accelerated degrees.
Admissions figures at many HEIs have continued to rise but is it right some expand while others contract, especially in less affluent areas?
I look forward to exploring new and innovative ideas with you over the next few days as sparks fly at this year’s Festival.
With best wishes,
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PROGRAMME
DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE TIME/VENUE EVENT
08.45-09.10 Registration and Refreshments
09.15-09.25 Welcome from Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Buckingham
09.30-10.15 HEPI Debate - Motion: This House believes 18-year olds are still children and not Marquee adults Chair: Ed Dorrell, Head of Content, TES Dr Joanna Williams, Head of Education and Culture, Policy Exchange Johnny Rich, Chief Executive of Push and the Engineering Professors’ Council Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute Chris Ramsey, Headmaster, Whitgift School
10.20-11.00 Pearson Debate - Make or Break: Helping students to transition into higher Marquee education Chair: Emily Scott, Head of Service Development and Strategic Initiatives, Pearson Professor Dan Herbert, Director of Education, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham Dr Emily McIntosh, Director of Student Life, University of Bolton Dr Ishan Cader, Higher Education Development Coordinator, Morley College London
11.05-12.00 Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships: The way forward Marquee Chair: Barnaby Lenon CBE, Dean of Education, The University of Buckingham Euan Blair, Chief Executive Officer, Founder, WhiteHat Professor Julian Chaudhuri, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, University of Plymouth Dr Fiona Aldridge, Director for Policy and Research, Learning and Work Institute Katherine Everest, Rotational Degree Apprentice, Pearson College
11.05-12.00 Royal Shakespeare Company Debate: Arts - rich learning and its impact on mental Vinson health and well-being Building Chair: Professor Matthew Broome, Director of the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham Jacqui O’Hanlon, Director of Education, RSC Kate Greig, Executive Head Teacher, King Ethelbert School Niall Boyce, Editor, The Lancet Professor Femi Oyebode, Consultant Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham
12.20-13.10 Widening Participation - Are schools and universities doing enough? Marquee Chair: Jane Baker, Director Higher Education Qualifications, Pearson Chris Millward, Director of Fair Access and Widening Participation, Office for Students Anne-Marie Canning MBE, Director of Social Mobility, King’s College London Richard Eyre, Chief Programmes Officer, The Brilliant Club
12.20-13.10 HE Admissions - Developing a fair and transparent system - Is it time for a reboot? Vinson Chair: James Seymour, Associate Director of Recruitment and Admissions, The Building University of Buckingham David Hawkins, International HE Adviser, Director, Hawkins Global Education Mike Nicholson, Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions, University of Bath Fiona Johnston, Director of Operations, UCAS Michelle Morgan Associate Dean, Student Experience, Bournemouth University Chris Ramsey, Headmaster, Whitgift School DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE TIME/VENUE EVENT
13.10-14.00 Lunch and Pop-up Debate Mate Debates Vinson Pop-up 1: This House believes that the UK admissions system is stuck in the past Building Pop-up 2: This House believes that Higher Education is not worth the money Live music will be playing outside the marquee during lunch
14.00-15.30 Education Question Time Vinson Chair: Claire Fox MEP (elect), Director, Academy of Ideas Building Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner, Public First Lord Jim Knight, Chief Education and External Officer, TES Global Ltd Ella Whelan, Author, What Women Want Trevor Phillips OBE, Writer and Television Producer Anne-Marie Canning MBE, Director of Social Mobility, King’s College London
14.00-14.45 Politicians Should Have Nothing to Do with Education Policies: Discuss Marquee Chair: Dr Joanna Williams, Head of Education and Culture, Policy Exchange Rt Hon David Laws, Executive Chairman, Education Policy Institute Sir Michael Tomlinson CBE, Former Chief Inspector of Schools, Trustee, The Baker Dearing Foundation
14.50-15.30 Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted in conversation with Sir Marquee Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Buckingham
15.40-16.40 Students’ Mental Health: The importance of language and communication Vinson Chair: Professor Rosemary Sage, Ed.D Programme Lead, School of Education, The Building University of Buckingham Natasha Devon MBE, Author and Social Critic Professor Kamaldeep Bhui CBE, Professor of Cultural Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Queen Mary University of London Professor Luke Sage, Chartered Psychologist and Director of the BSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology Programme, Coventry University Professor Kim Orton, Research Officer, Practitioner Doctoral Studies, The University of Buckingham
15.40-16.40 Debate Mate Debate - That this House proposes that schools and universities Marquee should not host speakers who propound offensive ideas Chair: Ade Odusola, Executive Programme Director, Debate Mate Professor Susan Edwards, Director of Community Relations, The University of Buckingham Tom Slater, Deputy Editor, Spiked Adam Roble, History Student, Oxford University Alena Bell-Gam, Neuroscience Student, King’s College London Haider Nazerali, Medical Student, Imperial College London Ella Cox, English Student, Yale University
16.45-16.50 Closing Remarks from Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Marquee Buckingham
19.00-21.00 An Evening of Song Radcliffe Boogie Notes and Buckingham Rock Choir Centre Free admission, all welcome Correct at time of printing (17/6/19). Programme may be subject to change. Speaker biographies can be found at www.hefestival.com DAY TWO - THURSDAY 27 JUNE
TIME/VENUE EVENT
08.30-08.55 Registration and Refreshments
09.00-09.05 Reflections from the first day from Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The Marquee University of Buckingham
09.05-09.50 Michael Ignatieff, President and Rector, Central European University (CEU) Marquee in conversation with Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Buckingham, with Q and A session via video link
10.00-10.40 Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Marquee Innovation in conversation with Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Buckingham
10.45-11.20 Preparing Students for the 21st Century Marquee Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Buckingham in conversation with Joseph Aoun, President, Northeastern University, USA
11.25-12.15 Post-18 Augar Funding Review - A fair deal for the HE sector? Marquee Chair: Mary Curnock Cook OBE, Former CEO of UCAS Emran Mian, Interim Director General, Strategy and International, Department for Education Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive, Universities UK Dr Gary Gates, Senior Vice President, Global Business (Pearson VUE) and UK Higher Education Professor Liz Barnes CBE, Vice-Chancellor, Chief Executive, Staffordshire University
11.25-12.15 Looking Ahead - Challenges and opportunities for the HE sector post Brexit Vinson Chair: Professor Andy Westwood, Vice Dean, University of Manchester Building Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow Professor Sir Michael Barber, Chair, Office for Students Maggie Galliers CBE, Chair of the Board, Learning and Work Institute, Member of the Council, Open University
12.20-13.10 Artificial Intelligence: Robotics, the curriculum and inclusion Marquee Chair: Dr Harin Sellahewa, Interim Dean, School of Computing, The University of Buckingham Dr Esyin Chew, Founder of Eureka Robotics Lab, Cardiff Metropolitan University Paul Feldman, Chief Executive, JISC Dr Nisreen Ameen, Lecturer in Information Technology Management, Queen Mary University of London
12.20-13.10 HEPI Debate - Motion: This House believes the UK higher education system is Vinson failing boys Building Chair: Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute Mary Curnock Cook OBE, Former CEO of UCAS Martin Daubney MEP (elect), Columnist and Writer on the Role of Men and Boys in Contemporary Society Professor Martin Mills, Director, Centre for Research on Teachers and Teaching IOE Sarah Fletcher, High Mistress, St Paul’s School for Girls’ DAY TWO - THURSDAY 27 JUNE
TIME/VENUE EVENT
13.10-14.00 Lunch Break Live music will be playing outside the marquee during lunch
14.00-14.50 Seeking an Inclusive Curriculum Fit for the 21st Century - Should the Marquee curriculum be decolonised? Chair: Professor Matthias Klaes, Director of the Vinson Centre for Economics and Entrepreneurship, The University of Buckingham Maeve Cohen, Co-Director, Rethinking Economics Helen Pluckrose, Editor, Areo Magazine Dr Alex Standish, Senior Lecturer in Geography, PGCE Course Leader, UCL Institute of Education
14.00-14.50 Pearson Debate - HE as preparation for the future of work Vinson Chair: Rod Bristow, President, UK & Core, Pearson Building Professor Adam Tickell, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Sussex
14.55-15.35 Students and Staff - Mental health and well-being Marquee Chair: Mike Buchanan, Chief Executive, The Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) Sinéad Mc Brearty, Chief Executive Officer, Education Support Partnership Dr Dominique Thompson, Founder of Buzz Consulting, Specialist Student Health, GP, Member of UK Mental Health Task Group Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary, National Education Union
14.55-15.35 Higher Education and Local Communities - The Civic University Vinson Chair: Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute Building Lord Kerslake, Chair, UPP Foundation, Civic University Commission Professor Jane Robinson, Dean of Engagement and Place, Newcastle University
15.40-16.30 The Threat of Fake News Marquee Chair: Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, The Financial Times Gianfranco Polizzi, PhD Researcher, London School of Economics Dr Geoff Walton, Senior Lecturer in Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University Fay Lant, Programme Manager, National Literacy Trust
15.40-16.30 Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Closing Debate and Panel Discussion Vinson Building
16.30-16.35 Closing Remarks from Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, The University Marquee of Buckingham
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