Exeter UCAS ConventionTuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th March
Westpoint Arena
Exeter Convention – details•No bags available at UCAS stand
•Convention Guides available online and on the day
•Student catering in annex outside main hall
•Teacher and Exhibitor Lounge•SFE Information Stand
•Seminar programme on both days
Seminar programme• 4 seminar rooms
•Retained queuing system inside the hall
• Rolling programme of 30 minute sessions with 15 minute intervals
• No tickets - places on first come, first served basis
Tuesday
All finance talks being given by SFE
10:00 – 10:30
10:45 – 11:15 11:30– 12:00 12:15 –
12:45 1:00 – 1:30 1:45 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:00
Seminar A Student Life Student
Finance Student Finance
Student Finance
Student Finance Student Life Student
Finance
Seminar B
Gap Year Options Oxbridge Gap Year
Options Engineering Medicine & Dentistry Law Oxbridge
Seminar C
Making the best
application Studying in
London Making the
best application
Art & Design;
Preparing You Portfolio
Student Life Studying in London
Making the best
application
Seminar D
Medicine & Dentistry
Business, Accounting & Finance
Student Life Modern Languages
Sports Sciences
Performing Arts
Gap Year Options
No Student Life Stand – Video clips in student catering area
10:00 – 10:30 10:45 – 11:15 11:30– 12:00 12:15 – 12:45
Seminar A Student Finance Student Life Student Finance Student Finance
Seminar B Gap Year Options Oxbridge Sports Oxbridge
Seminar C Making the best application Studying in London Flexible & Combined
Degree Programmes Making the best
application
Seminar D
Medicine & Dentistry
Art & Design; Preparing You
Portfolio Law Performing Arts
Wednesday
Building more choice into degree programmes
A good UCAS Convention is one where students have a sense of purpose.
Feedback from 2012Exhibitors:How well prepared were the students that visited?Excellent Good Fair Poor Very poor Don't know11.3% 53.4% 33.1% 1.5% 0.8% 0.0%
Teachers:What is the main objective you want your students to achieve from visiting a Convention?•To realise that they need to take the application process seriously and to make them aware of the very wide range of institutions and opportunities available to them.
•Useful for students to compare information from universities under one roof. Helps them make informed decisions for their future.
•Become aware of the range of choice and the competitive nature of applying.
Students:Were the seminar talks helpful?Yes 48.7% No 1.7% Don't know 49.6%
Has this convention helped you decide on your future higher education options?Yes 92.1% No 7.9%
Feedback from 2012Teachers:Did you use the PREP. material provided pre-event in class with your students?Yes 66.7% No 25.0% Don't know 8.3%
Did your students use the PREP. material independently prior to attending the event?Yes 58.3% No 16.7% 4 Don't know 25.0%
Students:Did you use the PREP. facility to prepare for this convention?Yes 31.0% No 69.0%
Convention preparation and other resources• UCAStv
– Preparing for a convention– Choosing a course
• PREP materials www.ucas.com/prep
• UCAS resources for advisers www.ucas.com/advisers/guides
Winner of the HELOA Innovation & Best Practice Award:‘Thinking about University’ - University of Warwick. An online resource of IAG targeted at pupils/students in Years 5 – 13. www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/outreach/thinkinguni/
Convention preparation and other resources
Becoming a STEM enthusiast www.hestem-sw.org.uk/project?id=24&pp=184
Russell Group – Informed Choiceswww.russellgroup.ac.uk/informed-choices.aspx
Brightside - Student Finance resources & Brightknowledge www.thebrightsidetrust.org
The HE Advisers’ Guidewww.he-advisersguide.co.uk/index.html
Convention preparation and other resources