Presentations

NEON Summer Symposium 2019

 

SessionSession or Keynote speakerLinks to presentations
Keynote AddressAndy Mellor, National Association of Headteachers, National President 2018-19https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Andy-Mellor-National-Association-of-Headteachers-National-President-2018-19.pdf
Keynote AddressJenny Ann Allen, Access and Participation Funding Manager, Office for Studentshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Jenny-Ann-Allen-Access-and-Participation-Funding-Manager-Office-for-Students.pdf
Laboratory Sessions
Session 1Education will set you free. Prison-university partnerships: bringing HE behind barshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-1-Rosie-Reynolds-Academic-Networks-Officer-Prisoners’-Education-Trust.pdf
Session 2BTEC Students into Higher Education: Listening to Learners’ Voiceshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-2-David-MacKay-Head-of-Stakeholder-Relationships-Hayley-Dalton-Head-of-Vocational-Design-Pearson.pdf
Session 3ReMEMber: there are multiple ways to measure equalityhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-3-Charlie-Brown-Lead-Data-Scientist-UCAS.pdf
Session 4Fairness in progression: supporting Widening Participation students through Higher Education and into graduate level opportunitiesComing soon
Session 5When is a disability not a disability?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-5-Peter-Riley-Head-of-Widening-Participation-Manchester-Metropolitan-University.pdf
Session 6Care Leaver Covenant and its HE strategyhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-6-Natalie-Latham-Senior-Engagement-Advisor-Care-Leaver-Covenant.pdf
Paper Sessions
Session 7Evaluating outreach in a new era: What now?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-7-Jo-Astley-Widening-Access-Manager-University-of-Derby.pdf
A Realist Evaluation Framework for the National Collaborative Outreach Programme in West Yorkshire: Finding out the reasons why…https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-7-Jemma-Basham-NCOP-Research-and-Evaluation-Manager-Go-Higher-West-Yorkshire-University-of-Leeds.pdf
SLN:COP Building a legacy through research and evaluation:https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-7-Holly-Lewis-Data-Officer-Sussex-Learning-Network.pdf
Session 8Caps and Fees: the Unintended Impact of Policy Change on the Composition of Student Cohorts and Practice within UK Universitieshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-8-Denise-Hawkes-Professor-of-Education-Economics-University-of-Greenwich.pdf
Using Shared Reading and Discussion to support diverse groups and enhance discussion about racial equalityNot available 
Inspiring Minds through Informal Science Learninghttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-8-Stefan-Colley-Project-Manager-KAMCOP.pdf
Session 9Seven sectors in the third age of widening access: a collaborative approach to information, advice and guidance.Coming soon
What’s your Future You?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-9-Joni-Chase-Development-Manager-KaMCOP.pdf
What does the evidence say about how prospective students make decisions about HE?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-9-Cheryl-LLoyd-and-Sharmila-Metcalf-Nuffield-Foundation.pdf
Session 10Changing the standard HE taster day- how collaboration can show NCOP students the bigger picturehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-10-Lucy-Holehan-NCOP-Outreach-Officer-Go-Higher-West-Yorkshire.pdf
Regional Progression Framework: Supporting all students to reach their full potential.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-10-Tanya-Harrison-Project-Manager-North-East-Collaborative-Outreach-Programme.pdf
Powerful Play in a Teaching Excellence Frameworkhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-10-Gail-Frampton-Course-Leader-University-Campus.pdf
Session 11Fast Trackers: linking education to industry for widening accesshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-11-Hannah-Merry-Higher-Horizons-Operations-Manager-Keele-University.pdf
‘A Unique Perspective on the Last Ten Years and Advice for the Next Decade.’ Alumni reflect on the outcomes from their attendance on a sustained ‘Widening Access’ Initiative, the Urban Scholars Programme.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-11-Carole-Portman-Smith-Urban-Scholars-Programme-Director-Brunel-University-London.pdf
HE and Gatsby – more than just Benchmark 7https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-11-Grace-Sheldon-Operations-Manager-Governance-Greater-Manchester-Higher.pdf
Session 12Reading Together: How Partnerships create Potentialhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-12-Deirdre-Lynskey-Outreach-Officer-Queen’s-University-Belfast-.pdf
Expanding opportunities for pupils in carehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-12-Catherine-Shillito-Schools-and-Colleges-Account-Managers-LJMU.pdf
KU Cares: Supporting care leavers over 12 years. The challenges and successeshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-12-Emily-Hughes-Access-and-Inclusion-Manager-Kingston-University.pdf
Session 13Collaborative Data Analysis:  Developing a partnership approach to WP data usagehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-13-Saad-Mufti-Collaborative-Outreach-Officer-Go-Higher-West-Yorkshire.pdf
Mapping your strategy; understanding regionality, geography, and locality in relation to your partner and student engagementhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-13-Chris-Derbyshire-Partnership-Manager-University-of-Sussex.pdf
Sustainable Subject Specific Partnership:  The answer to strategic and vulnerable subjects?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-13-Renata-Albuquerque-Widening-Participation-Manager-Languages-Communities-SOAS-University-of-London.pdf
Session 14Disrupting worlds: changing higher education students’ approaches to learninghttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-14-Hannah-Emery-Higher-Education-Learning-Mentor-Coordinator-Blackpool-and-The-Fylde-College.pdf
Raising attainment of underrepresented groups through peer learning communitieshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-14-Julia-Millette-Student-Enrichment-Manager-Kingston-University.pdf
Community Engaged Learning: The Power of  Bringing the Community into your classroom as Co- Educatorshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-14-Fatima-Iftikhar-Development-Director-Student-Hubs.pdf
Session 15Encounters – how to promote engagement in the artsNot available 
Collaborating for fair access: developing strategic and outcomes-focused partnerships between schools and universitieshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-15-Susie-Whigham-National-Programme-Director-The-Brilliant-Club.pdf
Raising Attainment: Delivering Subject Specific Outreach without Academicshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-15-Robert-Thatcher-Widening-Participation-Outreach-Officer-University-of-Surrey.pdf
Session 16Peripheral or pivotal: further education colleges and the access challengehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-16-Neil-Raven-Consultant-Independent.pdf
Model Law Commission –  challenges of increasing access to the legal profession for WP studentshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-16-Michael-Fay-Lecturer-in-Law-Keele-University.pdf
Session 17Movement in Medicinehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-17-Michaela-OConnell-Widening-Participation-Manager-Kings-College-London.pdf
Introduction of a contextual lowered offer scheme to increase diversity in students studying Medicine at Lancaster University.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-17-Karen-Grant-Director-of-Admissions-for-Medicine-Lancaster-University.pdf
Session 18Building an effective pre-arrival and transition programme through online mentoringhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-18-Louise-Jones-Programme-Manager-Brightside.pdf
Supporting student success and wellbeing through a collaborative, inclusive and holistic approach.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-18-Transitions-Team-Student-Transitions-Officers-Lancaster-University.pdf
Session 19A new approach to securing positive student outcomes: empowering communities to make a changehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-19-Jimmy-Pickering-Widening-Participation-Manager-Post-16-Kings-College-London.pdf
The bursary question: do the use of bursaries and scholarships widen access?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-19-Krisha-Bainham-Head-of-Widening-Access-University-of-Derby.pdf
Session 20Mentoring and its positive effects on outcomes for undergraduates from under-represented groups: the Kingston University experiencehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-20-Rachel-Muir-Beyond-Barriers-Mentoring-Officer-Kingston-University.pdf
Psychology BEE: Belonging, Engagement, and Employability of our WP students: a programme of activities to support the student success and future progression of WP students currently studying Psychology at Lancaster Universityhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-20-Nicola-Power-Lecturer-Psychology-Lancaster-University.pdf
Session 21The use of Randomised Control Trials in evaluating work to widen access in postgraduate study: a case study from a consortium of five universitieshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-21-Felicity-Wicks-Student-Recruitment-and-Widening-Participation-Officer-University-of-Manchester.pdf
Careers Opportunity Funding for Widening Participation Studentshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-21-Natalie-Poole-Graduate-Talent-Development-Coordinator-University-of-Lincoln.pdf
Session 22Developing innovative collaborative outreach to support young men from disadvantaged backgroundshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-22-Rachel-Morrison-Senior-Project-Coordinator-North-East-Collaborative-Outreach-Programme.pdf
The role of Colleges and BTEC courses in supporting the progression of students under-represented in HEhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-22-Clare-Gartland-Associate-professor-of-Education-University-of-Suffolk.pdf
Session 23Life’s a Beachhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-23-Claire-Ungley-Aspirations-and-OxNet-North-East-Coordinator-Southmoor-Academy-Sunderland.pdf
School improvement – the role of school governance and how universities can address the shortage of skilled governors in state schoolshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-23-Alison-Gregory-Student-Recruitment-and-Widening-Participation-Officer-The-University-of-Manchester-1.pdf
Session 24Addressing the attainment gap and improving student outcomes for learners from BME backgroundshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-24-Danielle-Russo-Head-of-Student-Success-and-Student-Partnerships-Brunel-University-London.pdf
Lecturer perceptions of how vocational qualifications impact the undergraduate experiencehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-24-Helen-Lawson-Research-Fellow-Project-Manager-University-of-Exeter.pdf
Keynote AddressYana Williams, Principal & Chief Executive, Huge Baird Collegehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Yana-Williams-Principal-Chief-Executive-Huge-Baird-College.pdf
Laboratory Sessions
Session 25Successful partnership working and some potential pitfallshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-25-Ged-Lerpiniere-Director-LEAPS.pdf
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Session 26Mature students and marketisation of HE – Challenges for universities’?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-26-Charlotte-Barratt.pdf
Session 27Why is Primary School outreach being ignored by policy makersComing soon
Session 28Student Financehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-28-Dr-Tuba-Mazhari-Policy-and-Research-Officer-NEON.pdf
Session 29The education of children from military service families: lessons from the international literaturehttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-29-Philip-Dent-Head-of-Community-Engagement-Social-Justice-and-Impact-University-of-Winchester.pdf
Session 30Supporting access, enabling potential: Journeys to medicine
Lancaster Medical School		Coming soon
Paper Sessions
Session 31WP Game Playing: Exploring alternative pathways to ‘New Political Minds’https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-31-Matthew-Johnson-Senior-Lecturer-Lancaster-University.pdf
Programme Mapping and Measuring Impact of Outreach Provisionhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-31-Pete-Crowson-Outreach-and-Student-Engagement-Research-Coordinator-Nottingham-Trent-University.pdf
Exploring and understanding the academic and social identities of working class students in elite HEIsNot available 
Evaluation in Widening Participation, What Comes Next?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-32-Dr-Christina-Cooper-Evaluation-Manager-Research-Associate-North-East-Collaborative-Outreach-Programme.pdf
The third age of widening access: evaluating outreach effectiveness and the role of Third Sector Organisationshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-32-Ruth-Squire-PhD-Candidate-Sheffield-Hallam-University.pdf
Beyond aspiration raising: using self-determination theory to evaluate a widening participation school partnership.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-32-Lisa-Pomford-PhD-researcher-University-of-Surrey.pdf
Session 33Barriers to Muslim uptake of Higher Education. Student perspectives in Peterborough.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-33-Anita-Nayyar-Research-Director-NEACO.pdf
From Focus Groups to Madrasas: Strategies for Engaging with British South Asian Students in the North West of Englandhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-33-Eleanor-Dove-Outreach-Officer-Lancaster-University.pdf
Higher education and young unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees in the UK: dreams, obstacles and failuresNot available 
Session 34A holistic approach to online mentoringhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-34-Alice-Jone-Widening-Participation-Officer-Oxford-Brookes-University.pdf
Why quality of content is not enough, real student engagement is key.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-34-Jane-Dickinson-NCOP-Project-and-Leeds-Extension-team-Leader-IntoUniversity-.pdf
The Access Project: raising attainment and widening accesshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-34-Alice-Dee-Impact-Manager-University-Readiness-The-Access-Project.pdf
Session 35The Art of surviving and thriving’, why do mature learners matter?  – presenting a progression framework for mature learners in the Arts.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-35-Martell-Baines-Progression-Manager-Leeds-Arts-University.pdf
A Marginal Gains Approach to Building Academic Skillshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-35-Becky-Scott-Student-Success-Adviser-University-of-Cumbria.pdf
Student Development Seminars:  The Impact of the Adoption of a Collaborative Professional Services Model on WP Student Success at UEL.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-35-Jonathan-Mann-Senior-Academic-Tutor-Stratford-Campus.pdf
Session 36KUextra an online portal for extra-curricular eventshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-36-Julia-Millette-Student-Enrichment-Manager-Kingston-University.pdf
Student Ambassadors – Enabling outreach work that is youth ledhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-36-Ambassador-Led-Outreach-Mandy-Cudby-and-Eila-Limpin-Uni-of-Sussex_final-version.pdf
Sector Focused Springboards – Stepping Stones to Successhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-36-Stephanie-Lieber-University-Partnership-Manager-upReach-Charitable-Organisation.pdf
Session 37Ambient information: the effect of visiting a fun campus event on attitudes to HEhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-37-Cherry-Canovan-Research-associate-University-of-Central-Lancashire.pdf
Sharing the results: A Review of University Information, Advice and Guidance in Englandhttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-37-Jon-Cheek-Director-UniTasterDays-Ltd.pdf
Saturday Clubshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-37-Daniel-Hawkins-Outreach-Officer-University-of-Brighton.pdf
Session 38I might decide to drop out, I mean its ok so far – Evaluating how to get (and keep) Studentshttps://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-38-Ben-Copsey-Widening-Participation-Projects-Officer-City-University-of-London.pdf
Do foundation year programmes increase participation rates for under-represented groups?https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-38-Emma-Garbett-Student-Transition-Advisor-University-of-Cumbria.pdf
Monitoring and evaluation frameworks in practice: How to drive evidence-based access and retention initiatives -an example from our BAME Attainment work.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-38-Miriam-Styrnol-Senior-Research-and-Evaluation-Advisor-Kings-College-London.pdf
Session 39How long is Lifelong? The mature student lifecycle.Coming soon
The Transition to a New Beginning in HE for Mature Learners.https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Session-39-David-Murray-Pre-Entry-Programmes-Lecturer-The-University-of-East-London.pdf
Engaging mature learners in Access workComing soon