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The important bits•Fire alarms and facilities
•Coffee @ 11:30 and 2:30 to be taken into the workshop
•Lunch @ 12:45 with undergraduate students and HELOA members
•UCAS Apply demonstration at lunchtime
The important bits•No plenary session
•Evaluation forms in packs to be completed after final workshop
•Presentations will be posted on our ‘Information for teachers’ website pages Information for teachers :: Undergraduate Study :: University of Exeter
Workshop options
Oxbridge
• Progression through HE into work
• Progression through vocational
pathways
Exeter Convention
• 46 UCAS Conventions nationally
• Exeter is one of eight Category A events
• 134 Exhibitors
Exeter Convention
•Allocated slots at hourly intervals The event closes at 3:00 on Monday
1:30 on Tuesday
•Coaches will be allocated arrival times
• 8423 visitors (as of 29/1)
4231 Mon, 4192 Tues
• 68 school and colleges
Exeter Convention – details
•Very limited numbers of bags available at UCAS stand
•Student catering in annex outside main hall
•Teacher and Exhibitor Lounge
•Seminar programme on both days
Seminar programme
• 4 seminar rooms
• Rolling programme of 30 minute sessions with 15 minute intervals
• No tickets - places on first come, first served basis
10:00 – 10:30
10:45 – 11:15
11:30– 12:0012:15 – 12:45
1:00 – 1:30 1:45 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:00
Seminar A
Student Finance
Staffordshire
Student Finance
Exeter
Student FinanceEdge Hill
Student Finance
Buckingham New
Student Finance
Exeter
Student Finance
Lincoln
Student Finance
Aberystwyth
Seminar B
Gap Year OptionsThe Leap Overseas
OxbridgeOxford
Gap Year OptionsThe Leap Overseas
OxbridgeCambridge
Gap Year OptionsThe Leap Overseas
LawBangor
OxbridgeOxford
Seminar C
Making the best
applicationNottingham
Trent
Studying in London
Queen Mary’s
Making the best
applicationThames Valley
Studying in ScotlandHeriot-Watt
Studying in London
Goldsmiths
Making the best
applicationCumbria
Making the best
applicationUniversity
Campus Suffolk
Seminar D
Modern Languages
Art & DesignUniversity College
Falmouth
EngineeringBristol
Medicine & DentistryPeninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
BiosciencesExeter
Performing Arts
Thames Valley
Allied Health Care
ProfessionsDe Montford
Monday
10:00 – 10:30
10:45 – 11:15
11:30– 12:0012:15 – 12:45
Seminar A
Student Finance
Exeter
Student Finance
Staffordshire
Student Finance
Exeter
Student Finance
Buckingham New
Seminar B
Gap Year Options
OxbridgeCambridge
Gap Year Options
OxbridgeCambridge
Seminar C
Making the best
applicationThames Valley
Studying in London
Goldsmiths
Making the best
applicationAberystwyth
Studying in ScotlandHeriot-Watt
Seminar D
Art & DesignNottingham
Trent
Medicine & Dentistry
Queen Mary’s
LawBangor
Performing Arts
Tuesday
Preparing your students
Before they arrive, students should have
an idea of:
what subject(s) they are interested in
which HEIs offer that subject
which of them will be at the
convention
what other things are
important to them
Other things that might be important
• Accommodation• Bursary support• Scholarships• Transport links• Sports and leisure facilities• Location• Reputation • Support services• Security • Flexibility within the course• Subject focus• Employability rates
• Clubs and societies• Student profile• Green credentials• Officer Training Corps• Religious provision• Work experience opportunities• BUCS rating• Shopping• Travel abroad• Disability support • Nightlife • Music