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Student Retention and Progression in Higher Education
25 Jan 2011
6th Annual Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1P
This conference brought together senior managers and policy makers from across the higher education sector to explore how to sustain widening participation, achieve high levels of student retention and to provide students with the best opportunity to succeed.
Programme
10:00
John O’Leary, Editor, Policy Review
Welcome and introduction from conference chair
Biography: John O'Leary
10:10
Wes Streeting, Chief Executive, Helena Kennedy Foundation
Widening participation and social mobility in an age of austerity
Biography: Wes Streeting
10:30
Tim Hulme, Deputy Principal, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, representing the 157 Group
Raising aspirations to progress to higher education
Biography: Tim Hulme
10:50
Professor Mary Malcolm, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Bedfordshire
Keynote address
Biography: Professor Mary Malcolm
11:25
Questions and discussion: Session 1
11:35
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
12:00
Henrietta Harnisch, Associate Director, Education Partnerships, University of Wolverhampton
Embedding higher level study skills in transition curricula to improve retention
Biography: Henriette Harnisch
12:20
Peter Cobrin, National Education Director, Notgoingtouni
Getting it right first time: supporting a better understanding of HE and the alternatives!
Biography: Peter Cobrin
12:45
Jo Wiggans, Director, Aimhigher Greater Manchester
Case studies from the Aimhigher collaborative action programme
Biography: Dr Graeme Atherton
Biography: Jo Wiggans
What's on now:
13:00
Questions and discussion: Session 2
13:10
Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition
14:15
Usman Ali, Vice President (Higher Education), National Union of Students
Active listening to the student voice
Biography: Usman Ali
14:30
Jacqueline Stevenson, Reader in Widening Participation, Leeds Metropolitan University
Helping students stay in higher education: building resilience
Biography: Jacqueline Stevenson
14:45
Professor Michael Bramhall, Head of Learning, Teaching and Assessment Sheffield Hallam University
Developing an institutional policy
Biography: Professor Michael Bramhall
15:00
Questions and discussion: Session 3
15:10
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:30
Seminar 1: Understanding what students need to feel like they belong at university
Martin Pennington, Project Manager, Student Retention and Success Project, University of Leicester
Craig Bartle, Research Assistant, Student Retention and Success Project, University of Leicester
Kine Dorum, Research Assistant, Student Retention and Success Project, University of Leicester
Biography: Craig Bartle
Biography: Kine Dorum
Biography: Martin Pennington
15:30
Seminar 2: Data analysis – what does ‘evidence-based’ really mean?
Shelia Pankhurst, Director of Studies, Anglia Ruskin University
Biography: Dr Sheila Pankhurst
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