Monday 7 June 2021
10:00 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:45: Plenary
10:50 - 11:30: Plenary
11:40 - 12:30: Breakout session one
12:30 - 12:50
Lunch and chance to network
12:50 - 13:40: Breakout session two
Where next for reform?
Applying to UK Universities: advice for counsellors including myth and jargon busting. A perspective from both sides of the desk
Laying the foundations for university success
Off the beaten track – encouraging students to look beyond traditional universities
Inside the admissions desk – how universities determine ‘best fit’ for competitive programmes
Endgame: how to prepare your students for Confirmation, Clearing and Adjustment
13:45 - 14:35: Plenary
14:45 - 15:35: Breakout session three
Advising students on excellent personal statements
Endgame: how to prepare your students for Confirmation, Clearing and Adjustment
Admissions tests
Applying to competitive universities
Specialist creative arts degrees from a UK perspective
The (not so) secret to success: how universities are preparing students for the future in times of uncertainty
15:40 - 18:00
18:00
Close of Day one
Tuesday 8 June 2021
10:00 - 10:05
10:10 - 11:00: Breakout session four
Away to the UK! Studying in Wales & Scotland
How to embed student wellbeing and positive education in your school
Mind the gap
Help your students to be best prepared for university and boost their career prospects
Demystifying conservatoire applications with Conservatoires UK
“Please Sir/ Please Miss… what kind of engineer am I”, an advisors guide
11:10 - 12:00: Breakout session five
Advising students on excellent personal statements
Supporting students’ academic transition to university through research-based learning
Understanding fee status
Employability at university: How UK universities help students land their “dream job”
Supporting young people to develop creative employability
Architecture: Preparing and pitching a successful portfolio
12:00 - 12:30
Lunch and chance to network
12:30 - 13:20: Breakout session six
13:25 - 14:20: Plenary
14:25 - 15:15: Breakout session seven
15:30 - 18:00
18:00
Close of Day two