Monday 4 February 2019
08:45 - 10:00
Registration, refreshments and exhibition
10:00 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:40
10:40 – 11:20
11:20 – 11:40
Refreshments and exhibition
12:30 – 13:20: Breakout session one
UCAS developments for 2020 entry – adviser and agent portal
The UCAS application cycle explained from start to finish
Who really gets into vet school? Destroying myths, and top tips to help your students
Admissions trends data explained
Considering apprenticeships
Understanding admissions processes at selective universities
13:20 – 14:10
Lunch and exhibition
14:10 – 15:00: Breakout session two
16:10 – 17:00: Breakout session three
UCAS developments for 2020 entry – adviser and agent portal
Supporting your students through Clearing and Adjustment
Manifesto for a new kind of art student
Student well-being in higher education
Benefits of the Extended Project Qualification and transitions to higher education
Behind the curtain – how decisions get made on who gets an offer
18:45 – 19:30
Drinks reception and networking
19:30 – 20:30
Evening meal
20:30 onwards
Entertainment
Tuesday 5 February 2019
06:30
Breakfast for residential delegates
08:00 – 08:55
Registration for day delegates, Refreshments and exhibition
10:00 – 10:50: Breakout session four
UCAS developments for 2020 entry – adviser and agent portal
Making an application to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge
Getting into medicine
Qualification reform – looking at the changes impacting the 2019 entry cycle and beyond
Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks: Universities as a resource
Personal statements – what do universities really look for?
10:50 – 11:20
Refreshments and exhibition
11:20 – 12:10: Breakout session five
UCAS developments for 2020 entry – adviser and agent portal
Art and design: a challenging horizon – how can advisers support their pupils?
The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) as a student information tool
The transition from vocational to higher education – helping students to achieve better
Writing references that stand out
Making an application to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge - discussion
12:10 – 13:00
Lunch and exhibition
13:00 – 13:50: Breakout session six
13:50 – 14:20
Refreshments
14:20 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:50: Breakout session seven
15:50
Refreshments