Monday 26 March 2018
10:00 - 11:00
Conference and hotel registration opens
Our apprenticeship experience.
11:00 - 12:00: Breakout session one - optional sessions
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch, refreshments and exhibition
13:00 - 13:30: Plenary
13:30 - 14:00: Plenary
14:00 - 14:15
Questions and answers
14:15 - 14:35
Refreshments and exhibition
14:35 -15:35: Plenary panel
15:35 - 16:05: Breakout session two - New for 2018 (30 minute information only session)
A snapshot of insight from UCAS’ surveys
Using STROBE to measure the impact of widening participation interventions and engagement activities
The applicant journey – behaviour and insight
UCAS data for beginners
How UCAS is supporting higher and degree apprenticeships
Equality in higher education (HE) – trends, developments and next steps
How can UCAS data help you plan for the future?
The security of UCAS' systems and services
UCAS Postgraduate application management service – live demonstration
Developments in International Baccalaureate programmes
16:05 - 16:25
Refreshments and exhibition
16:25 - 17:25: Breakout session three
Managing applications for degree apprenticeships – where to start
Applicant behaviour – dealing with difficult applicant situations
The academic/administrative divide – how admissions teams can overcome it
Managing mistakes
What your exec team needs to know, and how to brief them
Supporting different cohorts of learners through the admissions process
The changing world of student information – how do applicants make the right choices?
Understanding qualification reform across the four UK countries
Survival guide for new or aspiring heads of admissions
Centralised or devolved admissions – does one size fit all?
Facilitated discussion – offer making
17:45: Optional activities
19:30 - 20:00
Drinks reception for new starters and first-time attendees
20:00
Evening dinner and quiz
Tuesday 27 March 2018
07:00 - 09:00
Breakfast for residential delegates
08:45 - 09:00
Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:05 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:55: Business session
09:55 - 10:30: Plenary
10:30 - 10:50
Refreshments and exhibition
10:50 - 11:20: Plenary
11:20 - 11:45: Plenary
11:50 - 12:50: Breakout session four
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): how it affects the services UCAS provides – 'myths and realities’
Consumer protection law – sharing experiences and good practice
The further education student experience panel
Alternative Providers: Who are they really? How do they complement the HE sector?
The learner’s communication world – ten essential trends to help shape your student marketing strategy
UCAS Business Rules and Admissions Principles Working Group Workshop
Tribal – developments against UCAS' AMS APIs in SITS
Using UCAS data for decisions
Facilitated discussion: Doing more with less – managing process improvements and efficiencies
12:50 - 13:50
Lunch, refreshments and exhibition
13:50 - 14:40: Plenary panel
14:40 - 15:10: Plenary
15:10 - 15:30
Refreshments and exhibition
15:30 - 16:20: Plenary panel
16:25 - 17:25: Breakout session five
Communicating with parents – what do parents really want to know?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): how it affects the services UCAS provides – 'myths and realities’
Scheduling interviews – giving power and choice to the applicant
Qualification reform update - deep dive into changes impacting on the 2018 and 2019 entry cycles
Why student well-being should be your ultimate marketing message
Challenges in international admissions – updating the International Admissions Review
Never breached the ABL results embargo? A provider perspective
Exploring innovation in ITT recruitment
Artificial intelligence or machine learning
Facilitated provider discussion – managing numbers at confirmation
17:45: Optional activites
19:30
Drinks reception and gala dinner
Wednesday 28 March 2018
07:00 - 09:00
Breakfast for residential delegates
08:45 - 09:00
Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40: Plenary
09:40 - 10:30: Plenary panel
10:30 - 10:50
Refreshments and exhibition
10:50 - 11:50: Breakout session six
Supporting learners in prison or with criminal convictions applying to higher education
Auto confirmation: what you need to know
Colleges with HE – working in partnership with universities
Introduction to fraud and plagiarism
The international student experience panel
Applied General qualifications and access to HE – debating the external assessment
How to survive enrolment
Students' expectations from an adviser experience
11:55 - 12:55: Plenary panel
12:55 - 13:05
Closing remarks and wrap up
13:05 - 14:30
Lunch and depart