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Access and Admissions to Higher Education #accessHE
30 Oct 2012
Broadcast from Central London
Headline Speakers
Dr Graeme Atherton
Head, AccessHE; Director of National Edu...
Head, AccessHE; Director of National Edu...
Mary Curnock Cook OBE
Chief Executive, UCAS
Chief Executive, UCAS
Clair Murphy
Senior HE Policy Adviser, Student Opport...
Senior HE Policy Adviser, Student Opport...
Andrew Rawson
Director, Action on Access
Director, Action on Access
As the first cohort of students enter higher education under the new funding regime, questions are already being asked about whether demand will recover from the 10% drop in England in 2012 and what more the higher education sector can do to improve access and admissions across the United Kingdom.
This online event will learn from good practice on access and outreach, consider how access agreements can continue to be fit for purpose and establish how collaborative activity can deliver for your institution.
Programme
09:50
Aaron Porter, HE Consultant and Journalist
Welcome and introduction
Biography: Aaron Porter
10:00
Mary Curnock Cook OBE, Chief Executive, UCAS
Managing admissions in a changing landscape
Biography: Mary Curnock Cook OBE
10:20
Dr Graeme Atherton, Director, Access HE and Director, National Education Opportunities Network
Building regional partnerships to support access
Biography: Dr Graeme Atherton
10:40
James Turner, Director Programmes and Partnerships, The Sutton Trust
Summer schools and outreach to improve access
Biography: James Turner
11:00
Session 1: Questions and discussion
11:15
Break
11:45
Janet Graham, Director, Supporting Professionalism in Admissions Programme (SPA)
Fair access and admissions in a competitive environment
Biography: Janet Graham
12:05
Clair Murphy, Senior Higher Education Policy Advisor, Higher Education Funding Council for England
Building evidence to effectively widen access
Biography: Clair Murphy
12:25
Andrew Rawson, Director, Action on Access
Supporting institutions to improve their record on access
Biography: Andrew Rawson
12:45
Session 2: Questions and discussion
13:00
Break
14:00
Professor Joy Carter, Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester; and Chair, The Cathedrals Group
Can the university sector improve access in a new fee environment?
Biography: Professor Joy Carter
14:20
Dr Tessa Stone, Chief Executive, Brightside
Information, advice and guidance is still critical to fair access
Biography: Tessa Stone
14:40
Vicky Hudson, Access and Funding Officer 2012-2013, Cambridge University Students' Union
Students’ unions supporting the access agenda
Biography: Vicky Hudson
15:00
Session 3: Questions and discussion
15:15
Break
15:45
Key issue seminar sessions
One of the following seminars will be filmed live on the day
15:45
Janet Graham, Director, Supporting Professionalism in Admissions Programme (SPA)
National policy changes and fair admissions – what it means for your institution
Biography: Janet Graham
15:45
Dr Paul Wakeling, Lecturer in Education, The University of York
Examining access to postgraduate study
Biography: Dr Paul Wakeling
16:45
End of broadcast