Preparing Your Students for Success

11th Annual Teachers and Careers Advisers Conference

Friday 4th May 2018 9.15am – 3.15pm

Preparing your students for success

11th Annual Teachers and Careers Advisers Conference

Preparing your students for success

We are delighted to invite you to the eleventh annual Teachers and Careers Advisers Conference. This free, one day event organised by the Student Recruitment Team at Edge Hill University, will update you on the changing HE landscape and will give you the opportunity to share experiences and good practice with colleagues who provide post-16 information, advice and guidance (IAG) across a broad range of school and college settings.

The conference is aimed at all Teachers and Careers Advisers working in post-16 education. Professionals and practitioners in the HE sector will be available through plenary and workshop sessions to equip you with up-to-date, essential information to inform your own practice.

Location: Edge Hill University Business School

Conference Programme (subject to change) 8.30am 9.15am

9.30am

Registration & Refreshments

Conference Welcome Simon Jenkins, Head of Student Recruitment, Edge Hill University Plenary: HE Sector Overview Dr John Cater, Vice Chancellor, Edge Hill University

10.30am Refreshments

10.45am Workshop Sessions 1 Delegates choose from:

a) Examining the routes into working in Education: the developing landscape and the opportunities this offers This session will discuss the many ways in which your students could potentially work in the field of Education and build a career path towards this. It will include consideration of the routes into Initial Teacher Training at all levels, the range of new employment opportunities emerging in working with children and young people in this field and offer advice on the choices your students can make if they are considering a future in education or teaching.

Dr Helen O'Keeffe, Associate Dean (Students and External), Faculty of Education Edge Hill University

b) Working with looked after children and care leavers This session will address the definition of a ‘looked after child’ and the challenges that these children face within and outside of the educational environment. The session will also identify the ways in which these students are supported during their education, both at school and university level and will offer guidance as to the help that you can access in order to support your ‘looked after’ students.

Anna Wooley, Widening Participation Officer, Edge Hill University Jenny Clay, Education Support Team CLA, Knowsley Virtual School Debbie Williams, Head Teacher, Knowsley Virtual School

c) UCAS update: Applications, sector changes and adviser resources This session will provide a brief overview of key trends and changes in the current progression to HE picture and will discuss the essential elements required for successful UCAS applications. You will also be updated on fundamental messages about UCAS future developments and provided with new resources which can be used to support advisers and your students alike.

Alan Jones, Professional Development Executive, UCAS

12.00pm Buffet Lunch Sages Restaurant We will also be running optional campus and departmental tours throughout this hour.

1.00pm

1.45pm

2.00pm

Keynote: How can we encourage and support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to University?

Deborah Streatfield, Founder, My Big Career Refreshments

Workshop Sessions 2 Delegates choose from:

d) Routes into Health and Social Care This session discusses our diverse portfolio of Applied Health and Social Care programmes before introducing degrees in Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. Delivery of our BSc Operating Department Practice and BSc Paramedic Practice at both Ormskirk and St James’ Manchester will also be outlined. The session will conclude by providing a broad overview of careers and professional pathways in the expanding and evolving health and social care sector.

Carole Wilson, Assistant Head of Applied Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University Nursing and Midwifery representative, Edge Hill University

e) UCAS update: Applications, sector changes and adviser resources This session will provide a brief overview of key trends and changes in the current progression to HE picture and will discuss the essential elements required for successful UCAS applications. You will also be updated on fundamental messages about UCAS future developments and provided with new resources which can be used to support advisers and your students alike.

Alan Jones, Professional Development Executive, UCAS

f) What Admissions Tutors are looking for; hints and tips on Personal Statements and References Delivered by the Education Liaison Team using advice and feedback from Edge Hill University Admissions Tutors and sector experts, this session will provide an insight into what makes an application stand out. You will see real life examples of extracts from applications and will discuss what you think makes a good application.

There will also be the opportunity to put your questions to our panel of admissions tutors At the end of the session you will have practical tips to share with your students about the structure and content of their Personal Statement, and with your colleagues about how the Reference they supply will be considered and used.

3.15pm

Tea & Coffee and Depart A chance to meet Edge Hill University staff, current undergraduate students and Student Loans Company representative, Jon Legg, Funding Information Partners Account Manager Student Loans Company.

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Preston

Blackburn

M65

M6

Southport

M62

M66

Ormskirk

Wigan

Bolton

M61

M60

M58

MANCHESTER

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M67 M62 M60

LIVERPOOL

Aberdeen

Warrington

M53 Dundee

M56 Edinburgh

Glasgow

Carlisle

Derry

Donegal

Knock

Galway

M6

Belfast

Sligo

Isle of Man

Athlone

Dublin

M6

Leeds

Preston Liverpool

M62

Manchester Sheffield

M6

Kerry

Waterford

M1

Nottingham

Shannon

Limerick

Chester

Newcastle

Norwich

Birmingham

Wexford

Cambridge

M1

Cork

M5

Cardiff

Bristol

M4

Exeter

London

Key Successes and Developments Winner of best accommodation at the What Uni Student Choice Awards 2017.

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Portsmouth

Winner of Safest University in the North West for the sixth year running by Complete University Guide 2017.

Achieved Gold in 2017, the highest rating in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), indicating that teaching is of 'the highest quality found in the UK.'

Top Ten for Teaching by The Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.

Named University of the Year for Student Retention

by The Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.

Voted Best University Workplace by the Times Higher Education 2015.

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Student Recruitment Team Edge Hill University St Helens Road, Ormskirk Lancashire, L39 4QP

T: 01695 584388 E: advisersconference@edgehill.ac.uk

Soon to be completed brand new Catalyst building, which will be opening this summer. This exciting project is the latest milestone in our programme of campus developments which will house the Library and Learning Services, Student Services and Careers.

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