University hosts Teachers' & Advisers' Conference
January 24, 2012
Over 100 delegates attended a Teachers’ & Advisers’ Conference at the University of Glamorgan this week, focusing on information and guidance for students interested in post-16 education.
The conference, hosted by the University’s Schools and Colleges Liaison team, saw delegates, from around the UK, gathering together to discuss value for money and higher education choices in a challenging world.
Tom Hay, Student Recruitment and Events Manager at the University said: “This event provides an overview of the latest changes in higher education and helps advisers consider their impact on their students’ higher education choices. It also facilitates knowledge exchange and offers an opportunity for networking with other advisers and education professionals”.
Delegates took part in organised workshops and received lectures from high profile speakers including Mike Nicholson, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Oxford; Peter Mulligan, Information and Advice Product Owner, UCAS; and Wes Streeting, Chief Executive of the Helena Kennedy Foundation.
Wes Streeting, who has over 7000 followers on Twitter, and is a former President of the National Union of Students and is currently working with Martin Lewis of Money Saving Expert as deputy head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information, delivered a talk entitled: ‘A Job to Decide: Education for life or for work?’
During his speech Wes tackled the issue of information, advice and guidance, saying: “The changing landscape of higher education and student finance makes the provision of good information, advice and guidance more important than ever.
“Too often, we focus on providing ever more information, but fail to provide independent, high quality advice to help people make informed judgement. Face to face advice and guidance is particularly important. Government should give every pupil a statutory entitlement to face to face guidance services.”
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