UCAS Teachers and Advisers Conference 2026

Simone Drinkwater is Lead Partnerships Manager at UCAS, driving the organisation's strategic IAG partnerships activity, including its collaborations with student peer-to-peer specialists Unibuddy, labour market information experts Lightcast and leading virtual experiences platform Springpod. 

 

A passionate dendrophile with over 20 years' experience in business and strategic development, including senior roles in publishing and EdTech, Simone will be sharing insights into how UCAS' new and current partnerships with leading subject matter experts can strengthen and support you and your students in and beyond the classroom to gain greater confidence and clarity and widen horizons when reflecting on, researching and reviewing future study options and career choices.