Conference for Heads of Sixth Form - Thursday 23 January 2025 (The Clermont London, Charing Cross)
This conference aims to: Provide the opportunity for Heads of Sixth Form to hear the latest developments from leading professionals and to discuss issues and share good practice with peers from other schools.
Description
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Time |
Session |
Room |
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09:30 – 10.00 |
Arrival and Registration
Refreshment with Exhibitors from 9.00 |
Regency Suite |
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10.00 – 10.10 |
Welcome and introduction Sponsor: TaskSpace
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Ballroom |
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10.10 – 11.00
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Keynote 1: Leadership stories from the sea
Speaker: Vicky Ellis, Leadership Consultant and Clipper Race Skipper
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Ballroom |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Refreshment break with exhibitors |
Regency Suite |
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11.30 – 12.15 |
UCAS Updates - the latest data and developments
Speaker: Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform, UCAS
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Ballroom |
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12.15 – 13.05 |
Keynote 2: Supporting Sixth Formers through exams and reducing exam-related stress: practical ideas for Sixth Form pastoral teams. Katharine Radice's latest book - Exam Stress: A practical and positive guide for teachers (Bloomsbury, 2025) - includes exploration of the causes of exam stress in the Sixth Form and offers realistic, actionable ideas for ways to reduce it. In this session, Katharine will be sharing insights from her book and offering clear takeaways that can be implemented straightaway. Katharine has more than twenty years' experience in the classroom at school and at university: she now works as an education consultant, combining her teaching experience with pastoral work relating to the habits and dispositions which different environments create.
Speaker: Katharine Radice Education Consultant
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Ballroom |
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13.05 – 13:50 |
Buffet Lunch
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Ballroom |
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13.50 - 14.40 |
Keynote 3: The Graduate Marketplace Today The graduate marketplace is more competitive than any time over the past 20 years. With the explosion of AI in Selection, the high numbers of international students coming to the UK to study and a 98.5% rejection rate on graduate applications the future is bleak for the next generation of students. James Darley, CEO Transform Society has over 26 years’ experience heading up graduate recruitment for a number of the top graduate employers (across Investment Banking, FMCG and Public Sector) and in this session he will share all the latest research and data on the market, give delegates a chance to have a go at gamification and provide advice on how to increase the lifelong employability skills of their students.
Speaker: James Darley, Founder and CEO, Transform Society
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14.40 – 15.00 |
Refreshment break with exhibitors |
Regency Suite |
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15.00 16.00 |
Networking and sharing best practice |
Ballroom |
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16.00 |
Closing remarks and depart
Speaker: Kate Howell, Director of Education, HMC
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Ballroom |