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Higher Education and Schools Partnerships Conference
19 May 2011
Ensuring access; maintaining relationships. 3rd Annual conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1
Headline Speakers
Lord Professor Robert Winston
Professor of Science and Society and Eme...
Professor of Science and Society and Eme...
This conference brought together vice-chancellors, head teachers and college principals, along with partnership and widening participation managers, to discuss the latest policy developments and the future for partnership working.
Programme
10:00
Wes Streeting, Chief Executive, Helena Kennedy Foundation
Welcome and introduction from conference chair
Biography: Wes Streeting
10:15
Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England
Widening participation in a changing landscape
Biography: Professor Steve West
10:35
Lord Professor Robert Winston, Professor of Science and Society, Imperial College London
Keynote Address
Biography: Lord Professor Robert Winston
10:55
Questions and discussion: Session 1
11:30
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
12:00
Andrew Rawson, Deputy Director, Action on Access
Making use of the Aimhigher legacy
Biography: Andrew Rawson
12:20
Kevin Mattinson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community and Partnerships), Keele University
Pooling resources: how HEIs can work together on partnerships
Biography: Kevin Mattinson
12:40
Liam Owens, Head of Student Recruitment, Edge Hill University and Chair, Higher Education Liaison Officers Association (HELOA)
IAG in an age of austerity: supporting and delivering information, advice and guidance
Biography: Liam Owens
12:50
Questions and discussion: Session 2
13:00
Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition
14:00
Dr Graeme Atherton, Executive Director, Aimhigher London West, Central and North (WECAN) Partnership
What do schools want? Results from a direct funding pilot
Biography: Dr Graeme Atherton
14:20
Stephen Grundy, National HE Programme Co-ordinator, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)
Successful partnerships with specialist schools and academies
Biography: Stephen Grundy
14:40
Steve Kendall, Associate Dean of Partnerships, University of Bedfordshire
Building a comprehensive partnership programme
Biography: Steve Kendall
15:00
Questions and discussion: Session 3
15:15
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:30
Key issue seminar 1: Working together to prepare applicants for the HE admissions process: interviews, tests, use of contextual data
Annie Doyle, Senior Project Officer, Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA)
Biography: Annie Doyle
15:30
Key issue seminar 2: Inspiring pupils to progress into STEM subjects
Jo Hutchinson, Deputy Head of Centre, International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS), University of Derby
Biography: Jo Hutchinson