Thursday 30th November 2023
09:30am - 3:20pm
Virtual Conference
Student Success 2023 will explore leading solutions in enhancing student outcomes on continuation and completion. Bringing together experts and sector leading practitioners, the Conference will allow your team to examine the next steps on driving forward a student success strategy, delivering high impact interventions on engagement and attainment, as well as supporting a culture of belonging across the student lifecycle.
This virtual conference will allow you the opportunity to take a focussed look at your student success model and assess how you can drive enhancement through improved evidence-led design and evaluation.
Headline Speakers
Juliette Gaunt
Senior Consultant (Student Success)
Advance HE
Louise Banahene MBE
Director of Educational Engagement
University of Leeds
Roshana Wickremasinghe
Head of Student Success
University of Southampton
Agenda
9:30 am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Tania Struetzel
Head of Student Success
Solent University (CONFIRMED)
9:40 am
A Framework for Student Success: Meeting Expectations on Continuation and Completion
Assessing the principles and operational commitments that drive student success in line with the Advance HE Framework
Examining how to meet regulatory expectations on B3 metrics, with a focus on continuation and completion
Identifying risks in missing continuation and completion targets and how to deliver a proactive intervention-led approach
Practical considerations for university leaders in implementing a high impact student success agenda across the student lifecycle
Juliette Gaunt
Senior Consultant (Student Success)
Advance HE (CONFIRMED)
Jennie Blake
Academic Lead for Student Success
The University of Manchester (CONFIRMED)
Dr Lesley Black
Director of Student Support and Success
University of Winchester (CONFIRMED)
Javayria Masood
Student Success Manager
University of Surrey (CONFIRMED)
10:20 am
Building an ‘Enablers’ Success Strategy: Joining Up Fragmented Delivery
Sharing leading insights from the University of Leeds’ success strategy, this session will take a look at designing a cohesive strategic approach to managing student success across an institution. The session will explore innovative thinking on:
What a whole-university approach really looks like in terms of delivery
Underlining access, continuation, attainment and progression strategies with a focus on enablers
Designing cultural and system enablers through an embedded and evidence-led approach
Placing belonging at the heart of success interventions, with tailored support for under-represented groups across core transitions
Practical solutions on enhancing governance arrangements to drive the agenda forward through integrated planning and clear accountability structures
Joining up the full strategy through integrated data insight, cultural development and student voice partnership
Louise Banahene MBE
Director of Educational Engagement
University of Leeds
11:00 am
Break and Networking
11:20 am
Designing Enhanced Engagement Interventions: Solutions for Students at Risk of Non-Continuation
Key drivers of non-continuation and identifying risks before they escalate
What is an effective intervention? Developing distinct and personalised solutions
Going beyond the data: How can we better understand student’s sentiment?
Recognising common drivers of disengagement across the university environment and taking steps to adapt provision
Developing students into ‘active agents’ for driving inclusion and belonging across the community
Megan Hunn
Student Engagement & Retention Lead
Buckinghamshire New University (CONFIRMED)
Charlotte Stewart
Head of Disability and Inclusion
Buckinghamshire New University (CONFIRMED)
12:00 pm
Break and Networking
12:20 pm
Making Progress on Attainment Interventions What Works?
This session will consider evidence from the University of Southampton’s ‘Ignite Your Success’ programme and examine key learning points for improving outcomes for students from backgrounds currently under-represented at Southampton.
Determining evidence routes that will support outcomes for priority student groups
Developing a ‘pilot’ culture and using continuous feedback to develop and refine programmes
Prioritising paid student leadership opportunities to upskill, boost attainment and provide a student-centred approach
Using learner analytics to closely monitor attainment, and other indicators of withdrawal and suspension
Assessing the evaluation process through an enhanced Theory of Change to both identify what works and demonstrate rigour
Roshana Wickremasinghe
Head of Student Success
University of Southampton (CONFIRMED)
1:00 pm
Break and Networking
1:40 pm
Belonging at the Core: What Does it Take to Support Inclusion for Disengaged Students?
Making every interaction count: the touchpoints where a sense of belonging is won or lost
Understanding student motivators and how the university environment can better support inclusion
The importance of relationships and personal connections and how this can be fostered
Tackling common challenges on ‘imposter syndrome’ and confidence
Solutions on outreach for disengaged or isolated students
The role of everyone across an institution in supporting belonging and building this into a cultural ethos
Rebecca Lancett
Head of Student Participation and Success
Keele University (CONFIRMED)
2:20 pm
Break and Networking
2:40 pm
Evaluating Student Success: Enhancing Your Approach to Performance Review
Building a theory of change on how awarding and continuation gaps will be addressed through strategic interventions
Harnessing process evaluation and impact evaluation to determine the success of both delivery and outcomes
Conducting evaluation of the methodology itself to measure success and how this should be adapted over time
Using analysis to draw conclusions on causality of interventions and stated objectives
Linking evaluation processes to decision making to support progress on meeting OfS targets
Dr Ellen Dowie
Data and Evaluation Manager
University of Kent (CONFIRMED)
Conference Close
3:20 pm
* Programme subject to change
Audience
Engagement and Retention Managers
Pro Vice Chancellors for Education
Directors of Education and Students
Heads of Quality Assurance
Student Data Manager
Deans
Directors of Teaching and Learning
Directors of Strategic Planning
Heads of Evaluation
Quality Officers
Academic Registrars
Directors of Widening Participation
Heads of Student Success
Pricing
Public Sector
£395 + VAT
Access to the Student Success 2023
Private Sector
£595 + VAT
Access to Student Success 2023
HE Professional
£395 + VAT
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