Summer School Conference 2010

Friday 19th March 2010

The Lakeside Conference Centre, Aston University, Birmingham

Summer Schools Conference 2010

Given the interest surrounding the financing and sustainability of summer schools beyond 2010, this summer school conference will be a more strategically focused event than in the past. It will be of particular interest to Aimhigher leads and chairs, and senior managers in HEIs. Summer School staff will also find the presentations and networking opportunities of value for their future planning. Presentations from HEFCE will include items on funding and the future, progress with the UCAS electronic applications pilot and the latest research on summer school data. It should be noted that we will not be running workshops at this event.

Please email info@actiononaccess.org for a booking form.

Programme

10:00–10:30

Registration and Refreshments

10:30

Chair’s Welcome

Professor John Storan, Director, Action on Access

10:40

Summer Schools: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges

Dr John Selby, Director (Education and Participation), Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

11:00

UCAS Electronic Application System Extended Pilot: Progress to Date

Jenny Allen, Higher Education Policy Adviser, HEFCE

11:20

Summer School Data Analysis: Latest Research Information

Seth Fleet, Analytical Services Group, HEFCE

11:45

Refreshment Break

12:15

Planning for Sustainability: A Partnership’s Approach

Steve Furness, Summer School Co-ordinator, Aimhigher South West

Steve Kendall, Director, Aimhigher Bedfordshire

12:35

Panel Session

Panel:

Dr John Selby, Director (Education and Participation), HEFCE

Clair Murphy, Senior HE Policy Adviser, HEFCE

Seth Fleet, Analytical Services Group, HEFCE

 

13:05

Concluding Remarks

Professor John Storan, Director, Action on Access

 

13:10–14.30

Lunch and Networking